Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

GivingTuesday is an excellent opportunity to use storytelling to draw in new and existing donors and supporters of your cause, on December 2 and beyond. One of the easiest ways to do that is through your organization's blog. Here are four ideas for making the most of this medium: 1. Set Up an Exclusive Spoiler Room.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

At some point in your professional fundraising career, you’ve probably heard the importance of storytelling when crafting your nonprofit’s donor experience. No matter your experience, a crucial aspect of storytelling is helping donors understand what your organization does and showing how, or who, you’re helping. Use this space!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Below are six tips for nonprofits that want to use digital storytelling to engage donors and boost giving.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Another topic that is of interest and can serve as a valuable launch pad for conversations and information, both for Romanian NGOs and organizations around the world, is a blog. But blogs can help your organization in a few key ways: Central Communication Hub. Multimedia Storytelling. Think blogs are boring?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. It’s a good practice to occasionally tag important partners and sponsors in image tweets, but doing so often will only annoy them. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review is now posted – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR opinion blog , or in full below. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. People can follow along via the mobile application or the website.

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Care2

MARCH 6, 2014

Did Getty Images, the world''s largest photo service just make its photos free to use? Getty Images says you can use images for free by embedding them on your website or blog as long it''s for non-commercial purposes. This could be especially embarrassing if your competitor uses the same image as you.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

There are more places than ever to get free images that are entirely OK for you to use for your communications. Here are 10 sources for images you can freely use on your website or other communications channels. Where to Find Free Images. Google Advanced Image Search lets you filter your search by usage rights.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 1, 2014

In a recent blog post by Buffer , they claim it is difficult to, or nearly impossible, measure ROI on social media marketing. Image courtesy of MediaBistro. The post Infographic: How To Measure Social Media ROI appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Image courtesy of SocialFish. The post Infographic: The Brief History Of Caps Lock appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. General npTech social media storytelling' What words and phrases are caps locked the most in tweets? Happy Labor Day! Enjoy this fun infographic!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog. You can check out her website at: jcsocialmarketing.com/blog.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

Also, don’t underestimate the power of storytelling and communications as a way to influence and amplify one’s work to impact a broader audience. Photo credit: mixetto via Getty Images The post Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships appeared first on Candid Blog.

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Image courtesy of Unified. The post Infographic: Think Mobile First appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Industry News Mobile Tech mobile Mobile Fundraising Mobile Technology nonprofit nonprofit technology social media storytelling technology'

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

But what are the rules and where can you get good public domain or Creative Commons images to spice up your website? With the rise of visual social media (like Pinterest and Instagram), a clear trend in digital communications is more images and fewer words — even if you are communicating through your website or an email newsletter.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

When you think of Make-A-Wish, what’s the image that comes to mind? We discovered a significant lack of personalization and segmentation in our brand messaging and storytelling, and personas were our response to that,” Smith said. Do you want to take your nonprofit’s storytelling to the next level?

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TechImpact

AUGUST 29, 2014

Here are more nonprofit social media marketing statistics: Image courtesy of Vertical Response. appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Fundraising Industry News Social content marketing nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling technology'

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. Image courtesy of No Kid Hungry. Let one of your staff members write a blog post about their day. Image from TrickleUp’s Facebook.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 19, 2011

I love how simple it is to use I love how good it makes my photos look I love how easy it is to share images across networks (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Flickr) I love "reading" my feed of stories told through images each day The Instagram community has grown quickly. As of right now, Instagram is only available for iPhones.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here are simple ways to use storytelling that will stick with your constituents and prompt them to support your cause. Even though we’re not all gifted storytellers, artificial intelligence can make us look like we are. Add images to every touchpoint. Tell a Powerful (and Personal) Story Humans are hardwired for narrative.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Donors and supporters are increasing overwhelmed by text-heavy storytelling – especially on mobile devices. Thus, your NGO should prioritize sharing your success stories in photo essay format on your website or blog. Your stats and quotes page will become two of the most visited pages on your website or blog.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tell Your Story Effective storytelling deepens the connection between your organization and your donors, leading to more donations via social. Setting up a blog on Medium is a great way to start telling your nonprofit’s story (and it’s free). Promote the deadline and your progress with frequent posts on Facebook and Twitter.

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TechImpact

JULY 28, 2014

Image courtesy of Home Business Rotator. Visual storytelling. The post How To: Use Social Media To Boost Nonprofit Fundraising appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. We all know that using social media to engage with constituents is a good idea. The answer is an emphatic yes.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

With all the details ironed out, all that’s left is to upload your image or video with your text copy and publish your Facebook Ad. Use high-quality images for ads. Unclear visuals look unprofessional, so be critical when selecting your images. Use moving elements that aren’t properly showcased in images.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Keep in mind good storytelling techniques. Instagram is an entirely visual platform where your nonprofit can post images and videos, which can be customized with creative photo-filters. As such, when using Instagram, it is important that you post selectively high-quality images.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Storytelling is a powerful way to connect with your followers. You can thank your supporters weekly with images and videos. Cross-Promote Your Website Content Does your nonprofit organization run a blog? How often do you talk about your blog content on social media? Show that you are grateful!

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Intuitive user experience. Simple navigation.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The word “gala” conjures images of glittering ballrooms, elegant attendees, and a night dedicated to supporting a worthy cause. Focus on storytelling. The post Demystifying Charity Gala Planning appeared first on Greater Giving Blog. Beyond these initial planning pointers, remember: Start planning early.

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TechImpact

APRIL 28, 2014

Image courtesy of Jeff Hurt Blog. The post Your Nonprofit’s Guide To Promoting Events Via Social Media appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. General Mobile Social Tech facebook nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling'

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Add donate call-to-action images or buttons on your top 20 most visited pages. Include donation buttons or text links at the end of blog posts or articles. The post 3 Proven Ways to Find and Convert New Donors first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. Don’t forget about your website footer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. For your website and blog to be compatible with desktops, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, etc.,

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. For your website and blog to be compatible with desktops, laptops, smartphones, smart TVs, etc.,

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TechImpact

AUGUST 13, 2014

Image courtesy of The telegraph. The post 4 Facts About How Millennials Use Twitter appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. General Social Tech nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech social media storytelling supporters technology'

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

Trello is a project management tool that can be used to manage so many things from blog content, content banks , PR outreach, and more. In addition to using Trello for The Storytelling Non-Profit, I use it personally for meal planning and household management. One of the tools I rely most heavily on is Trello.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Ivan Boothe pointed me over to a blog post by Lina with an intriguing tweet " Transmedia activism with a co-creation network." Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

Image courtesy of Web Business Agenda. What we do know, is that marketers around the world, in the for profit and nonprofit world alike, are turning to storytelling, content marketing, and social media to engage and connect with target audiences. Is it a blog post? This happens. Data, data, data. Landing pages. Your home page?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

The following image conveys what this looked like in practice for the same cultural intermediary that used the matrix tool above. Storytelling Storytelling has also become a prominent concept connected to data processes in philanthropy. The post Data as Decision in Grantmaking first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Provide a compelling story, images, video, and progress reports with actual data on how donations are being used for specific projects. The post Increase Holiday Donations With These 5 Digital Strategies appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. Donors want to believe in your mission as much as you do.

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