Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This week, I was fortunate to get a sneak peek at two of the nonprofit sector’s leading tech experts musing on their technology trend predictions for 2016. In 2016, we’ll stop succumbing to mission drift when donors feel a consistent, authentic, and purposeful brand story from every tweet, email, text, video, blog post, anywhere.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

This week, I was fortunate to get a sneak peek at two of the nonprofit sector’s leading tech experts musing on their technology trend predictions for 2016. In 2016, we’ll stop succumbing to mission drift when donors feel a consistent, authentic, and purposeful brand story from every tweet, email, text, video, blog post, anywhere.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 12, 2008

From the story: He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start making a real difference in the world. The creative brains in the Valley have a lot to offer when they are motivated.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain. Creating a sense of urgency helps your donor’s brain prioritize your email as something that needs to be opened. Then pick your favorite!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Unfortunately, stories like mine are common among changemakers. These breaks allow our brains and bodies to recover from the stress of being constantly connected. I realized that even if I worked myself to death, the work wouldn’t stop. The emails would keep rolling in and the projects would keep moving ahead—this time without me.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

They want their content to tell a story and to use data to show that their activists and donors are making a real impact on the ground. Coleman says “content is not a feature, it’s an experience,” a concept that has also been discussed by Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. Here are 6 ways to tell your stories with data that you can apply to your own web and communications work: 1. Focus the Story We touched on this principle above.

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CauseVox

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re organized, actionable and tell a complete story of how you’re going to achieve your goals. Study Past Fundraising Trends. We have found that the process of listing your resources in a clear, organized manner can help you wrap your brain around how you can go about raising the funds needed.

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Tech Soup

JULY 25, 2013

The trend has a name: BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device. Feel free to throw some hacker-related horror stories out there so that staffers actually listen. Donate your brain and join the TechSoup forums to talk about BYOD policies at your organization. Nevertheless, BYOD workplaces are harder to control and secure.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Share Your Story: ROI, Social Media, Nonprofits. But it is always a good exercise to make your brain think in a different way. Above all you must pick the right metrics to measure what your doing and look for trends that can tell you what works and what doesn't. ROI Story Telling. View more presentations from kanter.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 31, 2017

But my realist brain never got the full attention of my cheerleader brain. I should have taken a break from cheerleading to identify the likely outcome of the trend of construction delays. And now in construction, I’ve been telling the community how great the project will be when it opens. And let’s be clear: it WILL be great.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

However, another trend that is emerging is that we'll be discovering the limitations of social media in fundraising. If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. This has been a steady upward trend since 2008. This is an international trend. This past year, U.S.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2014

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just finished up on January 10 th so we thought we’d call out some of the products and trends that we hope are fun and interesting to nonprofit techies. NPR did an amusing story on this biometric device. It got a CES 2014 Innovations Award.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Day 3 Plenary: Ignite with Ideas, Part 2 : You Can Change Your Story Speaker: Debra Askanase, Digital Engagement Strategist, National Brain Tumor Society. They are created from stories we tell about ourselves, and stories affixed to us by others. Our identities are created as we live.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 19, 2019

If the donor retention trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%. First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference. That’s shocking (and pretty scary). Third, behave accordingly!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2007

I still feel like I haven't totally wrapped my brain around all this. I like how you are weaving together both number data and qualitative data and how you plan to collect stories. And, it will make your brain hurt! You talk about aggregating content, but what about comments/conversation on the blog?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. So, the folks at NMC who build objects on Hakone might be creating a big, huge, global brain that when clicked will open up web links of some of the best crowdsourcing on the future technologies and how they will impact the nonprofit sector.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They represent gray areas which may not be true today, but their tomorrow is an unwritten story. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. That makes understanding current and emerging trends critical. Here is my disclaimer. Most of these concepts are up for grabs.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 23, 2011

I promise to fill you in on all the messages and inspiring stories from out key note presenters once my brain restores from the mush it currently is today. Along with Michael Johnston of hjc and Alanna Scott of EFD Toronto, listeners gained valuable insight into the donor trends of today’s changing generations.

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Byte Technology

JUNE 20, 2016

Of course website trends and fads move quickly these days, so it’s vital that any and all non-profit organizations be proactive about page design in order to put their best face forward in successfully attaining their goals. This is a fantastic way to convey important information in a way that doesn’t require a user to wade through text.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 27, 2015

Reading through 400+ session proposals made my brain hurt, but at the same time pumped me up. Great Stories Grant Wishes: Using Audience Personas to Update Make-A-Wish’s Messaging : Learn how to identify your target audience based on learnings from Make-A-Wish’s audience persona development. Nearly impossible. Social Media.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 30, 2013

I could consider an external look at tax legislation, demographic trends or movements in giving. You’ve got life experience and stories to tell. You direct interested inquires to your planned giving webpages that offer articles, donor stories, tax calculations and other tools by which a potential donor can learn about the techniques.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. Constituent Relationship Management tools), and you have the makings of a good content strategy.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Tell compelling stories. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2014

In the Nonprofit Content Marketing Benchmarks, Tools and Trends Report of 2014, nonprofit marketing and communications professionals who rank themselves as “Most Effective” at content marketing have a written content strategy. Constituent Relationship Management tools), and you have the makings of a good content strategy.

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The MatrixFiles

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Brian Tarallo from Lizard Brain led us through a two-hour reflection and asked us questions like: What has been your overarching mood in 2021? The media is full of stories about CEOs wanting their staff to come back to the office, CEOs deciding to go fully virtual, CEOs creating a hybrid work environment. What are you grateful for?

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2011

us to not only tell our story, but also get an honest understanding of. "Is our story being told? Scheduling your day will save your brain from the oh-so-common 'what. Keep Records and Identify Trends. communication function for many socially-focused organizations. the perception of our organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2009

I have a hypertext brain. It also refers to the reach of your content/story - the process of spreading word-of-mouth referrals or sparking new and related conversation threads. Suggests that authority can also be measured by tracking trends of RSS subscribers - not just for your blog, but all sources.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 6, 2014

If the ten-year trend continues, we’ll eventually end up with donor retention rates under 20%. First, believe deeply – in your heart and then in your brain – that donors matter. Sharing the stories of how your donors’ gifts are making a difference. Today it’s 27%, and even lower in some industries.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I’ve also noted a growing trend of organizations tossing my name around as if it were a magic incantation. You are appealing to the analytical side of my brain and ignoring the side where my compassion and empathy are located. Some of that impatience has to do with all the numbers and statistics I’m asked to process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 8, 2008

When I'm asked questions that I don't know the answer to, I admit it and use it as opportunity to demonstrate the value of the social brain or having a good network on Twitter. No real hard data in them though, more trend/zeitgeist-type analysis. I got hit with a question that I could not answer on the spot - a very good question.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

You need to begin with sharing some stories about how other nonprofits are getting value from listening. Pattern Analysis You'll want to be look for patterns and trends. Your tools are social bookmarking and the excel spreadsheet and, of course, your brain. This is how the American Red Cross started.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Given my right brained, non-linear and visual way of presenting ideas, I thought it might be helpful to write up a few notes about the above talk. Even better is getting your constituents to share their stories about your organization with others or “user generated content.”. More information here.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. So with that, what we wanted to do is start our conversation by understanding your understanding of key trends in philanthropy. Okay, so positive trend. And so I would think about your own personal story, why are you here?

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

As new marketing trends emerge and old ones fall away, it can be challenging to know what to prioritize when creating compelling auction marketing materials. Telling engaging stories about your nonprofit requires more than just broadcasting an overview of your mission and history to the world. Understand your audience.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Russell James of Texas Tech University, Green explained that when the human brain was studied in relation to legacy gifts, subjects showed activity not in the empathetic part of the brain, but rather in the autobiographical part. We have a ton of Canadians for whom their legacies will be charity”. See” you next year!

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Check out this post: Nonprofit Content Marketing – Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends for 2014 and don’t miss the associated Nonprofit content marketing infographic. Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Curious about what other findings are reported in the study? And you have to tell them well.

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