Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s important to keep in front of your donors during COVID-19 (or any crisis). The good news is that a virtual event is a cost effective way to engage your donors. A quick and simple video from your organization’s leader is a personal touch that tells your story. They can broadcast the video right from their laptop web camera.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Last night, a couple of us from the VisionLink team attended another wonderfully informative Tech4Good forum on the power and execution of video storytelling. After watching a few short, low budget videos, it became clear just how effective (and inexpensive) film could be when it comes to spreading your nonprofit''s story and mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Individual giving has seen a steep decline, with donors becoming more selective about the causes they support. While paid ads and steeply-priced lead lists may deliver short-term results, long-term donor relationships are built on trust and community. Show real humans talking to the camera through videos and storytelling.

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 19, 2020

Video marketing is probably the best medium available at the moment for engaging audiences and promoting messages. According to research by HubSpot, 90% of users make decisions based somewhat on videos, and 92% of viewers on mobile platforms share video with others. Firstly, why are you making it? Don’t Forget Audio.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

You’ve probably learned a lot about leveraging the technology available to your organization, found creative ways to boost fundraising, and have identified some immensely loyal donors who continue to support your mission. . Creating a first-time donor communication plan. . Create a first-time donor communication plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Animoto is a service that allows you to create videos about your nonprofit using a selection of your organization’s best photos. Within a few minutes and a couple of clicks, your nonprofit could have a new promotional video that you can use on your Web site, your Blog, in your e-mail newsletters, and on social networking sites.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Back then, if we wanted to create a video to share with our supporters, it was a big deal. 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. 15 Types of Nonprofit Videos to Help You Connect with Supporters.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

But in addition to these webinars, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. There’s all kinds of videos you can watch. And it’s not that we don’t even have major donors, honestly. “I have donors who said they will give, but they haven’t yet.”

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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. Plan Have a very clear schedule laid out—down to 10-second intervals—outlining which videos will be playing when, and who is responsible for them.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Shoot video/be on TV. The thought of having a video camera focused on you makes many people want to run and hide. Video is a powerful tool for fundraising and being on TV is a great way to spread the word about your nonprofit. Talk with a donor about their death. Take a call from a pissed-off donor.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

An eye-catching opening, slick text animation, smooth transitions — these are all important elements of polished social videos. In all cases, video stories are most memorable when they have a core message — a "so what" moment. A few strong pieces of copy can help your video shine. Who Am I Talking To?

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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. Payment and sales, all in one place. Convey your mission and work concisely.

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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. Have a very clear schedule laid out—down to 10-second intervals—outlining which videos will be playing when, and who is responsible for them.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Storytelling for nonprofits is an avenue to connect with donors and help them relate to your work. Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. One goal you could attach to it is to attract a certain number of new donors.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Pretty well known for it, but if you’re wondering what the heck is Bloomerang, in addition to these webinars, we’re a donor database. So most of you are hoping to get strategies about how to strengthen your volunteer donor and staff relationships and sense of community. . How did you connect with your donors? .

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TechImpact

AUGUST 18, 2014

With over 150,000 new donors so far this year, and over $10M raised for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, the #IceBucketChallenge took the Internet by storm a few weeks ago and is showing no signs of slowing down. Do they require a photo or video? Image courtesy of Montreal Gazette.

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See3

JUNE 11, 2015

At See3 we’ve made hundreds of videos, many of them for gala fundraising events. And as the people behind the DoGooder Awards , we review thousands of nonprofit videos each year looking for innovation, patterns and what works. One thing we’ve learned is that lots of people make videos. We want to create videos that get results.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

Week three of TechSoup's Social Media Mondays in May focused on use of video for nonprofits and libraries. A topic covered in its Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , video can be a powerful tool for. While video is an effective medium, the perceived costs of equipment and editing tools coupled with the question of what will.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

To reserve your free copy of our January/February issue on donor retention, sign up today. . ————————————————. Don’t forget to let your donors know how much you love and appreciate them, especially your biggest and best supporters. Record a video message. Send the larger donors a special gift. Featured Fundraising'

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Connect with corporate partners and individual donors to ask if they’d be willing to donate raffle prizes to your fundraiser. Emphasize the positive publicity that corporate sponsors and individual donors can receive from donating raffle prizes to your event. Video gaming system. Where can you get raffle baskets or prizes?

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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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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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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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing. Donor-facing fundraising apps are those downloaded and used by the donor themselves in order to make giving to your nonprofit easier. Let’s dive right in!

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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. Photo and Video Editing Ability.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2010

Nonprofits, as well as businesses everywhere are jumping on the video bandwagon and using video to effectively tell stories. You can engage your current audience and supporters with compelling video that tells your organization's story while attracing donors and activists to your cause. read more.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

You have to create the videos, the graphics, the posts, and you have to understand what your audience wants and what will get engagement. I’m like, “ Make a video ! But people don’t want to be on camera, they don’t want to be the face of the organization, they want to put their head down and do the work. Making more videos.

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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. If your organization isn't already using Instagram, Vine, or another video/photosharing tool, now is the time to start experimenting. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

up a camera. First Place Video. Cisco Flip video camera. Cisco Flip video camera. Second Place (Photo or Video). Third Place (Photo or Video). Acquiring Technology Donors Software causes online community community tsdigs digital storytelling' Well, we believe that. emotional change.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 24, 2021

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. The Move to Hybrid. The Guest List.

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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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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

1) So, you’re encouraging your donors/stakeholders to create their own content or user-generated content. We sent them each kits with journals and cameras and asked them to share their stories. We sent them all a storytelling kit with video cameras, directions on filming and tips on sharing their stories on camera.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 10, 2014

TechSoup is proud to announce our newest donor partner, CDI. It features a display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and three cameras: a 2 MP front-facing camera, an 8 MP rear-facing camera, and a 720p HD front-facing webcam. It features two cameras: a 1.2 MP front-facing camera and a 5 MP rear-facing camera.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

It's no newsflash that video is -- in some ways -- king of social media visibility. The big news is (if your organization is anything like Pathfinder ) that increasingly donors, boards, and senior management are asking "why aren't our videos getting 1 million views? you never know what related videos might pop up!

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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. It helps donors and prospects understand where to categorize and classify your organization in their minds. Donors want to support a winner.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 11, 2012

It’s also true that many pro athletes are supported by extensive coaching staffs, sophisticated video recordings, and powerful analytic tools to help them understand what they did and how they might improve.

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