CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

Your nonprofit can use Giving Days throughout the year to rally individuals, businesses, and organizations to drive significant change in a short amount of time. A Giving Day is a focused and time-limited event dedicated to inspiring generosity. Drive awareness around an issue? What Is A Giving Day? Expand your program?

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? They can also use their connections with local businesses and organizations to help you reach new audiences.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

It goes without saying, but calendar year-end is a critical time for many nonprofit organizations. 3 Tell Stories that Make You Stand Out from the Crowd In episode 3 of “Year-End in July,” guests Dom Spinosa, Alyssa Boger, and copywriting expert Cathe Hoerth discuss the power of storytelling in fundraising.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

Here are the top three:  Increase awareness of your cause. With the number of podcast listeners ever-increasing, you can strategically use this media form to bring awareness to your cause. If so, it’s time to purchase the equipment you’ll need for your podcast. It’s time to sit down and record your podcast!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Consider the hours of time you spend reading articles and books, attending webinars, conferences and meetings, watching videos, and whatever else you generally do to explore and develop new skills. That’s an important shift in stance, and it can have a huge influence on how your approach your work moving forward. Values are powerful.

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Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 16, 2023

Fundraising serves as a way to raise awareness and money towards your mission. If you want to increase the impact of your organizations fundraising campaigns, it is key to ask the right question, at the right time, in the right way. Gen Zers are influenced the most by social media when it comes to fundraising.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Your nonprofit sells bracelets made by youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods and 100% of the proceeds go to raise awareness about polluted water for endangered species in third-world countries with evil dictatorships. Are you looking for general awareness, petition signatures, donations? They are willing to donate time and money.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Note from Beth: December is a time when start to reflect on the past year and future online trends for fundraising. Now, instead of relying on brands to market to us as consumers, we’re using the influence of friends and family to make decisions. When’s the last time you made a purchase without checking Amazon for reviews?

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

Include the start and end time for bidding, as well as additional information about the order of events at your auction, such as the names of any guest speakers and whether food will be served. Videos are more engaging than text or images alone, hold supporters’ attention for longer, and provide a multimedia storytelling experience.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Specifically, what to do before and during the campaign to generate additional awareness. One of the tactics I frequently use is storytelling to increase awareness of a campaign (surprise, surprise). Using Stories to Increase Awareness of a Year-End Fundraising Campaign. Some might call this marketing the campaign.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

We develop our skills by seeking, absorbing, questioning, adapting, and experimenting, oftentimes bringing diverse influences together to create something that’s unique for our clients’ needs, but with connections to other relevant spaces. Like the title of the AIGA article states, small budgets are a big challenge for many nonprofits.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Given this, articulating your mission can help fuel your peer-to-peer campaigns, which means it’s time for you. volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Millennial donors are often influenced by quick, seamless, and easily accessible experiences. Millennial Impact Report. Build a strong narrative.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

In particular, the building of platforms that allow for (1) storytelling and communication, and (2) effecting and demonstrating impact, allow for continuous commitment to the movement. Creating a sustainable engagement platform within your existing structure takes time, creativity and dedication. 2) How will you create connection?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

He donates time, money, and items multiple times a year. Loyal Lucy is among the most highly educated of the segments and stays engaged in a bit of everything—she is equally likely to donate money, time, and items. NEXT GEN PERSONAS. Compared to other personas, she is most likely to volunteer every month.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 16, 2022

For example, you might decide to consistently calculate the value of your employees’ time or forgo this value, instead counting it as a total overhead expense. 6 marketing tips for improving ROI Your marketing activity can directly influence and improve your campaigns’ ROI. Spread these touch points across multiple channels.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities. Feb 19 - 20.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

Engage influencers and free agents. A significant outreach campaign to raise awareness of the nonprofit community and the local event. Pick a campaign and platform to experiment with integrating social fundraising , but build your network and get organized first. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We’ve already seen significant fluctuations in US giving behavior over 2017, with the change in presidential administrations , natural disasters and several moments in time in between – all which would otherwise point towards a more precarious situation for Giving Tuesday and end-of-year fundraising efforts.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

By developing a creative giving platform, you can intensify donor momentum, increase funding and heighten awareness. Engage your donors through storytelling by sharing how you are utilizing their money. By the time your auctioneer reaches the $100 donation, everyone in the room should be able to give.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2015

Whatever tools we use, however technology evolves, our task (to raise awareness and funds to enact the change we want to see) is to tell the story of the problem as we see it and what we’ve done, are doing and are going to do to solve it. Were we in the business to cover the news, or to disseminate spicy New Orleans-influenced recipes?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event offered an interesting example of a great tweet in that the campaign kicked off with a question posed on Twitter that gave followers an opportunity to share information and resources, opening up an engaging conversation on the topic of using video for nonprofits and libraries.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

As it turns out, people are 7 times more likely to visit a nonprofit’s website in a search result then they are through social media. isn’t bad when you consider the average online one-time gift across sectors is $104.00. But turning your website into an inbound lead generating and branding machine takes time and commitment.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2015

But, services and fundraising were not the only methods used to create awareness. We often frown upon the act of slacktivism because although awareness is being created, individuals are not actively making a difference, whether it be through volunteer work or donation. Immediately, funds were created and services were held.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 17, 2016

These include the drop dates for direct mail and email sends, social media posts, in-person events, and influencer activation. Finding a great story can take time. Ideally, you’ll tailor the appeal for the various channels and coordinate timing. Set aside some time this week to strategize for your success!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

The business world has recognized the power of word-of-mouth testimonials, turning them into an almost $10 billion industry known as influencer marketing. As a beloved cause to many, you can find willing and effective influencers among your own ranks and volunteers. This is not the time for brand policing.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Instead of collaborating on a single event, your nonprofit and its corporate partner merge marketing stra tegies for an entire campaign to spread awareness of your cause. corporations, restaurants, or retailers), your nonprofit could work with influencers, web shows or podcasts, online-only brands and businesses, and more.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In a time when photographs circulate around the globe at an unprecedented scale and speed, and revolutions are propelled by viral images, it has become more important than ever for mission-driven organizations to create impactful visual media that can drive action and fuel awareness. www.photophilanthropy.org.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

When was the last time you received a handwritten letter ? Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. Each of these communication vehicles influences its readers in some way. It’s all very humbling.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Representatives from Energy Action Coalition were present at the hearing and were using Twitter to send updates from the White House in real time to those on the outside following along. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story. Raise awareness for your cause and projects.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 20, 2023

Online fundraising allows your supporters to: Give at any time. Supporters can hop on their computer or phone and give immediately at any time of the day. Increase brand awareness. Even if they don’t give right away, they’re more likely to remember your nonprofit in the future and potentially donate at another time.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Between social media marketing, nonprofit storytelling , and direct outreach, your efforts to cultivate a base of committed volunteers are never-ending. Promote volunteer opportunities Once you’ve identified your audience and planned engaging activities, it’s time to get the word out about your opportunity.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Foundations that elevate their grantees are often able to increase their own influence. Ensure you have a clear understanding of the time and resources needed to effectively create, produce, and disseminate key messages. Your storytelling strategy. Your media & influencer partnerships. Your digital content strategy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Online fundraising allows your supporters to: Give at any time. Supporters can hop on their computer or phone and give immediately at any time of the day. Increase brand awareness. Even if they don’t give right away, they’re more likely to remember your nonprofit in the future and potentially donate at another time.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. For example, research shows personalized emails deliver six times higher transaction rates. This means you’ll be more likely to hit your target every time, instead of taking a shot in the dark. Don’t forget about direct mail! Use social media. Consider other media outreach. Look for grants.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In surveys from past #GivingTuesday campaigns, many organizations noted they anticipate spending more time preparing for their campaign in future years. Consider setting any one or more of these goals: Awareness: How many people do you want to educate about your cause? Donors: How many donors are you looking to get overall?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 27, 2023

While you may not invest money at first, it takes time to create social media captions, graphics, and videos and interact with people who comment and send messages. This especially comes in handy when you’re running fundraising campaigns, trying to increase brand awareness, or participating in big, global giving days like GivingTuesday.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A bit of extra effort and awareness can go a long way. If we as individuals commit to learning how to recognize our own biases and how to interrupt them, we can start to shift our culture one photo at a time. The first step is to start acknowledging our biases and to realize when and how they influence our actions.

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