Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. They speak to supporters with authenticity and display your story in a way that easily grabs the viewer’s heart. I don’t like the way I sound or look on camera.” Videos show as well as tell.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

stories are the currency of community and they can bring about great. up a camera. Cisco Flip video camera. Cisco Flip video camera. A big cheers to our friends at Creative Commons, Free Range Studios, Wakingstar story consulting, See3 Communications, Escondido Public Library, Global Fund for Women, Lights.Camera.Help.,

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

Having a mission-focused nonprofit video can help boost donor giving and volunteer involvement. You’ll need to determine what you are trying to convey to viewers: Are you trying to tell your story? Or are you simply trying to show your appreciation to loyal donors? Story and mission video. Story and mission video.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Stories are powerful. It’s incredibly important for nonprofits to tell stories about their organization and the people they serve. Storytelling for nonprofits is an avenue to connect with donors and help them relate to your work. Tan urged nonprofit storytellers to avoid adding their own commentary on the people in the story.

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Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, fundraisers have struggled to engage online donors with the cause. This frustration with waning donor interest isn’t an isolated challenge. But embracing low-cost technological solutions can help. During the transition to virtual events, nonprofit event planners simply didn’t have a playbook.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

Ask any mobile expert and they'll tell you that camera apps are blazing hot right now. These apps can give your volunteers, donors, and constituents an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the important work that you do. What's New. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest.

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Classy

APRIL 30, 2021

Videos continue to be one of the most powerful marketing tools to make an emotional impact on your donors, which makes them an especially effective format through which to thank them. You can create thank you videos for both individuals and groups of donors. Record a Personal Message for Your Recurring Donors.

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Kindful

APRIL 26, 2021

When it comes to donor communications , we often spend hours writing and creating the perfect appeal. However, for your donors, photos and videos can actually be even more powerful in informing their decision to give than the words you choose to use. Go through the stories and testimonials you have. Your donors are busy.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2012

Your organization is doing great work, but you may not always be telling that story in a way that resonates with potential donors and other supporters. Storytelling Isn't Enough – You Have to Tell Good Stories. The key, Daigneault argues, is telling a certain kind of story. Stories That Compel.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 21, 2023

Once you know what worked and what didn’t, you can start looking at the current trends in fundraising to create the best GivingTuesday campaign to maximize your donor acquisition and retention. A tiered ad campaign can help hype your donors and get them into a giving mindset. Use these 10 tips to kickstart your GivingTuesday prep!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 7, 2021

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to encourage their Development Director to take meetings with major donors. . Dear Charity Clairity, Every time I attend a conference or webinar on the subject of major donor development I learn about the importance of meeting with major donors in person.

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Greater Giving

JULY 8, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, fundraisers have struggled to engage online donors with the cause. This frustration with waning donor interest isn’t an isolated challenge. But embracing low-cost technological solutions can help. During the transition to virtual events, nonprofit event planners simply didn’t have a playbook.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 4, 2022

You’re so focused on the money that you’ve forgotten about your donors. Between feeling desperate for money and your To Do list being a mile long, you’re counting the dollars that come in but forgetting to give donors a great experience. When you give donors an amazing experience, they want to stick around and give again.

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Greater Giving

JANUARY 28, 2022

Build your donor database from online registrations. On top of automatic payment processing, online registration also collects attendee contact information that can help your nonprofit continue the donor relationship long after the event ends. Find out more about creating a micro-philanthropy campaign.

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Achieve

APRIL 29, 2020

We are jumping for joy because in addition to fundraising through Donation Stickers on Instagram Stories or a Donate Button on your nonprofit Instagram profile – now ANY Instagram user can fundraise for eligible nonprofits through Instagram Live. (If Tap the camera in the upper left corner of Feed (or swipe right). . leonatusume.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. As a nonprofit, you’re always looking for new ways to engage your supporters and donors. Just imagine what that would look like taken by a 35mm camera and boom! A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Note from Beth: The American Red Cross launched a user generated ad campaign featuring unscripted stories created and filmed by real people helped by the organization. 1) So, you’re encouraging your donors/stakeholders to create their own content or user-generated content. What is your definition of success? Why are you doing?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

An Animoto video created by the American Cancer Society is good example of how photos, music, and simple text can tell a story and convey a message of gratitude to donors and supporters: The first step is to create an account. Then click “Create Video&# and upload 15 photos for a 30-second video.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

After all, you want to make sure prospective donors and current supporters can easily find your information when they need it. Luckily, with a little homework, you can improve your nonprofit’s virtual visibility, which will keep your donor drives, your mission outreach, and your online advertising in good health.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 4, 2021

They reinvented their yearly strategies, learned new technologies, and reached out to their donor community in new ways. In order to get the most out of it, planners should focus their efforts on building connections, with the donor community and the team that will produce and execute the event. Marketing for a Virtual Audience.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In fundraising campaigns, powerful visuals can help drive donor behavior by enhancing an emotionally compelling message. What’s better than cute puppies and doleful dogs staring into the camera? Read and watch how this story unfolded.). One of Achieve’s clients, Big Dog Ranch Rescue. So we started with copy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

For very small nonprofits, this may not be true, but for medium and large nonprofits—or small nonprofits with a desire to grow their brand recognition and donors base—it’s becoming widely understood that new media managers have a unique and valuable skill set. Being behind the camera takes confidence and a familiarity with digital equipment.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Donors love being part of that last push that takes you across the finish line and that’s just what happened for my friends at Love Not Lost , who had a $30,000 goal and sent this update email out Wednesday morning which helped them exceed their goal, raising $31,150! 1,960 needed from donors in Illinois. Samira is exhausted.

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Classy

JULY 14, 2021

Make sure speakers’ cameras are at eye level to create a natural look. “ The top takeaway or learning moment from an email marketing perspective was that email is, and will most likely continue to be, the number one way to get information out to your donor base and promote the event. This is a lot more enticing to journalists.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

It couldn’t be done without professional (and expensive) camera equipment —and a tech-savvy cameraperson and editor to boot—so we had to pick our video topics wisely. If no one at your nonprofit is comfortable being on camera, never fear! I remember when I first started my career in nonprofit marketing. Get animated. The big reveal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

One thing we discovered through the conversation, is that they could connect with each other easily to share stories. So, stay tuned. Sue Paulson tells the wonderful story how her small community foundation met a $50,000 match in less than 30 days. A fabulous story.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Through Stifter-helfen.de, the organization received donations from Microsoft, SurveyMonkey, as well as 18 Flip Video Mino-HD cameras. The Flip cameras are used to capture glimpses into the organization's day-to-day work. They offer support and services to both foundations and donors. in partnership with TechSoup Global.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Nonprofits are starting to embrace inbound marketing methods as a way to attract and retain donors. It’s a two-way conversation you have between you and your donors. of your social content should share ideas and stories from thought leaders in your industry or like-minded organizations. ? Donors want to support a winner.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

This is the story of the hybrid fundraiser. It also addresses the general societal shift to socializing online, while at the same time continuing to retain a personal connection with the donor community. Their ingenuity and persistence paid off when they successfully reached their annual fundraising goal and gained more donors.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2014

In a perfect world, everyone would give freely and often and social media would be our platform to tell stories about how our donations are making a difference and encourage others to join our favorite causes. But, as of Tuesday, the national office of The ALS association had received donations from 71,000 new donors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Millions of nonprofits worldwide have been asking supporters and donors to “Follow Us on Facebook!” Facebook’s organic reach is equivilent to sending 100 donors a fundraising email and having 98 of them classified spam and consequently blocked. ” or “Like Our Facebook Page!”

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Furthermore, mobile innovation influences the information consumption habits of your volunteers, staff, donors, constituents, and so on. Video-Sharing Apps and Super Smartphone Cameras. We're all about photo- video-sharing apps here at TechSoup and think it is a great way for nonprofits to tell their story. Tablet Explosion!

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Watch her recent webinar, 6 Types of Stories You Should Be Telling on Social Media. 80% of the time, you should be just providing information, value, stories, and inspiration about what you do–putting those deposits in the bank. If you have a great post or a great story, you can share it lots of different ways.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2012

But a lot of what nonprofit folks do is similarly performance-oriented: every time you present on a panel at a conference, every time you pitch a prospective donor or funder, every time you talk to a reporter. You prepare (or not), and then you perform well (or not).

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OneCause

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

When hosting any fundraising event, the attendees themselves (read: potential donors and supporters) are likely at the forefront of your nonprofit’s strategic planning. If you’re selling superhero memorabilia, your branding and stage design should inspire the magic realized in those stories. .

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Events are a staple in the nonprofit sector, helping to meet various purposes like fundraising, donor acquisition, and supporter engagement. Common ideas for in-person nonprofit events include fundraising galas, donor acquisition lunches, and community engagement events. Stronger connections. Sponsor involvement. Multiple audiences.

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