The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Personal stories and heartfelt messages can do what numbers alone cannot – they can touch hearts and change minds. Email Segmentation: Crafting Messages that Resonate Each supporter is unique, with their own stories and reasons for joining your cause. Let’s give your supporters the microphone and let their stories roar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

7) Tell your story. Nonprofits have the best stories to tell. Your next campaign will be more effective with storytelling, so it’s time to get everyone’s feedback when building your story. Whether it’s a good Facebook Live or an interactive Instagram Story, there’s always a new way to stay creative.

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Qgiv

MARCH 17, 2022

Consider an email campaign that will blend recognition with storytelling, mission information, and includes links to your event page or donation form. We love that they came up with a creative way to recognize top supporters with their Hand UP Hero of the Day story that was woven into their email campaign.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Reach out to LYBUNT donors in November and December – a good story can always prompt someone to give again! 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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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This post delves into the pivotal role of the Invitation and Marketing Chair, exploring their responsibilities, essential skills, and how they weave a captivating story from the initial invitation to the final follow-up. The post Event Invitation Chair’s Role Unveiled appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 24, 2022

After hearing one girl’s story and meeting her sick mother, he decided to help them. Using local materials and traditional Cambodian architectural concepts, the NCA blends Khmer culture and an environmental ethos in a building that will train Cambodia’s leaders of tomorrow.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Moment—Using your data to tell stories, make decisions, and change the world.” ” An infographic (short of information graphic) is a picture that blends data with design, storytelling, and insights that helps nonprofits concisely communicate messages to their audiences. Please share your story in the comments!

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We’ll get into more detail about the types of emails you can send, but all of them should include some story-driven content. Here’s what this email should include: A thank you message An update on what you’ve been doing Pictures or graphics to tell your story. Simply thank your donors. Let them know you’re thinking of them.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Video-first platforms like YouTube have provided auto-captioning for quite some time now, while Tiktok launched it in April of this year and Instagram is testing functionality in Stories. And when shown at low-resolution, they are easier to make out than serif typefaces, which can sometimes blend together. . Related Links.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Blend time-tested principles with bold new applications.

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VisionLink

MAY 25, 2011

National Public Radio broadcast one of those riveting stories they do so well, in part from a disaster shelter where the Safe and Well system was being used to reconnect friends and family. It''s a short 4 minute story, listen here. It is a good blend of easy to use, useful, and respectfully private.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Becoming the Décor Maestro: Qualities and Skills To excel as a Décor Committee Chair, you’ll need a unique blend of qualities and skills: Artistic Vision: A strong creative sensibility and the ability to transform abstract concepts into tangible, captivating designs. You evoke joy, anticipation, and wonderment.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

We’ve shared past blogs highlighting important figures and resources on Hispanic Heritage Month , and this year, we sat down with a few of our employees to share their personal stories about their Hispanic heritage and what the month means to them. Immigration stories can also vary a lot. What does this month mean to you personally?

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Qgiv

MARCH 9, 2022

There are many powerful stories from the homeless community. Share those stories with your constituents to appeal to their sense of fellowship. Blending statistics with true stories from people who have experienced homelessness offers a human element to hard facts. The key piece: Work on your messaging. Fact Sheets.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Think of your nonprofit’s leaders, long-time volunteers, or beneficiaries who might have an inspiring story to tell. When not blending media with software he is at home playing video games with his son or denying that he’s too old to learn a new tech stack.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 2, 2021

It is his mission to help clients transform their data into strategy and provide an integrated approach that blends creativity with technological sophistication. He is constantly searching for new opportunities clients can leverage to achieve differentiation, develop competitive advantages, and better communicate their brand story.

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NTEN

JANUARY 17, 2012

As we all learned from " The Brady Bunch ", it's not the marriage that's interesting, it's what happens when the family blending begins. That's the interesting story here. You've probably heard by now that Blackbaud has announced it intends to acquire Convio in a roughly $240 million deal.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 30, 2012

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2018

The book is filled with stories of people and organizations that have more recently harnessed new power, both well-known examples like the Pope and lesser-known examples too. How do you blend? Will the platforms we are all addicted to truly make us more powerful, or will they simply be participation farms?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2015

The Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements bundle is ideal for organizations that want to quickly enhance photos and create movies to communicate their stories and their mission. Is It Right for My Organization? Composition crops: When you crop a photo, Photoshop Elements will suggest four different options for a more seamless composition.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Holocaust Memorial Museum has a clean and effective donation page and does something incredibly powerful—it tells a story. Why not tell your story in your donation forms? This is a powerful and innovative tool to tell your story and attract new donors. Audubon Society. Fresh Truck. Reproductive Health Access Project.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

What’s your story; how did you get started with nonprofit marketing? It’s like they just want to quietly blend in, when what they really need to do with their marketing is stand out! Stories are the best way to bring to life for people what it is you do. The staying power of stories is really underestimated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. ROI Story Telling. Here's some points on that: Blend the numbers and non-financial factors into a concise and informative presentation. Numbers are important, but stories can enhance your case. View more presentations from kanter. tags: nonprofits roi ).

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Connection Cafe

JULY 19, 2018

And successful mid-level programs are borrowing and blending the best of both disciplines. The strengths of each discipline are blending. We have just released the 2018 follow up study , and the relationship between major gifts and direct marketing has evolved dramatically. Unique staffing models are emerging. Engaged Leadership.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 4, 2018

Cause Camp is the perfect blend of affordability and inspiration. This three-day event brings together nonprofit professionals from all over the world to investigate the ways stories can help your organization raise more money, attract more volunteers and spread awareness. Cause Camp. March 26-27. Lincoln, NE.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

One of the more chilling innovations in marketing over the past few years is called “predictive analytics” It’s this blend of statistical analysis, data mining and psychology which enabled Target to conclude that a teenage girl was pregnant before her father did. Imagining Supporters with User Stories.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 19, 2007

Tony's talk blended photographs from his book with key questions that we should be asking ourselves. The questions were illustrated by the stories behind the pictures shot by his students at the state school for the blind in North Carolina. Tony recalled talking to Merlett about her best friend, Reba.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 12, 2013

From the Harlem Shake to the Rutgers basketball coach abusing his players, hardly a week goes by without some video or news story going viral. Blender company Blendtec’s sales shot up more than 700% a few years ago after videos of the CEO blending things like iPhones spread like wildfire. But what makes something go viral?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2011

If you do, a story about your activity will appear on Facebook, including on your timeline (profile), in News Feed and in ticker. Your comments and likes are only visible to people who can see the original post. A friend of yours who cannot already view the photo will not see a story in ticker about your comment.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2011

NPLive, for the unfamiliar, blends virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NPLive. a nonprofit dedicated to helping and educating cause-driven organizations use video to tell their stories.

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Achieve

AUGUST 13, 2015

Historically, the media spread the generation gap story. Show them the story. They also like to blend their personal and professional interests, so leveraging a service opportunity with the availability to network and meet new people will increase participation. Show them what actions are occurring on their behalf.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Step 1: Give Them Feedback and Show Them the Story. Tell them the story. They also like to blend their personal and professional interests, so leveraging a service opportunity with the availability to network and meet new people will increase participation. Show them what actions are occurring on their behalf.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 25, 2017

But those that come to town hall meetings with thoughtful arguments, good data, and persuasive stories are more likely to be remembered. Tell a Personal Story. Whether the congressman supports you or not, they want to hear your story. They may seem to blend into the woodwork, but a sharp citizen seeks them out.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

Hightlights from a short talk with Paul Schmitz, Public Allies Everyone Leads A Leadership Story outlines the many players in the Montgomery bus boycott, which begs the question, who was the leader of the boycott? Eventually wound up in microfinance with FINCA for 6 months, which blended her passion and talents.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

The event blended virtual video speaker conferencing; online presentation and video; and live audience chatting and social networking, including conversation on Twitter using the #NPLive hashtag. Causes' fundraising platform allows nonprofits to tell their story and engage donors.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Pages 9 and 10 pull together data from the NEA, the Irvine Foundation, Dance/USA, RAND, and the Knight Foundation to tell a tight, compelling story about the demographic shift from consumptive to active participation and the extent to which traditional arts audiences are also participating in art-making outside of traditional arenas.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2012

This is a highly collaborative role, and we are looking for the perfect blend of strong design skills with a generous enthusiasm for amateur and professional co-creation. If you have thoughts on any of these questions or want to share the story of how you approach exhibition rotation and formats, please share a comment! Come to Camp.

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