The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As End of Year Fundraising quickly approaches we've started to think of what you can do now to ensure a successful fundraising season. With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

There are many reasons why direct mail donor acquisition can be a compelling fundraising tool that produces results that digital methods simply cannot. As you plan your direct mail donor acquisition campaign, keep the following tips in mind. Fundraising Nonprofit Email Marketing: Is Email More Effective Than Direct Mail?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There are a lot of elements that make a fundraising appeal work. While the elements of a fundraising appeal matter, what forms their foundation is the messaging. Every decision you make about elements of your fundraising appeal will come back to what message (or messages) you are trying to communication.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. They simply need to be good storytellers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Kyle Gregory is CEO/Co-Founder of Give Back Nation , a nonprofit serving other nonprofits with vetted tools, knowledge, coaching, strategy, implementation, and concierge support to help maximize efficiency, increase fundraising, and expand impact across the country. Branding & Storytelling.

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Whether you’re running a marathon to raise money for mental health or you are a nonprofit considering hosting a peer-to-peer birthday fundraiser , building an effective personal fundraising page is the first step towards creating positive change in the world. What is Peer-To-Peer Fundraising?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of nonprofit fundraising, having a branded and compelling online presence is more crucial than ever. A captivating fundraising site and donation page make all the difference, but not every nonprofit has the resources or technical know-how to create an eye-catching digital home.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 8, 2021

By: Jas Finnell, Digital Strategy Manager at Riley Children’s Foundation. This post offers five ways you can optimize your fundraising campaign and create winning emails as we all prepare for the biggest season for nonprofit fundraising — end-of-year giving. How have they engaged with past email campaigns?

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Getting started with nonprofit fundraising can be a thrilling journey. To succeed, it’s important to grasp the basics of three strategies: email fundraising, direct mail fundraising, and fundraising events. These proven strategies will lay a strong foundation for your organization and pave the way for future growth.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

When a door closes, a window opens… at least that’s how it seemed to the BHcare Foundation team! Rather than cancel the event, they worked to create a new two-week long, virtual fundraising event and rays of sunshine beamed through the newly created window they opened. Like other organizations, they heard the buzz about virtual events.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

What draws you to one crowdfunding campaign over another? Perhaps it is a combination of a few different storytelling elements. Our Storymakers 2014 challenge kicks off August 26, so to get you inspired, I've compiled some great examples of digital storytelling in crowdfunding campaigns. Is it an inspiring video?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, your year-end fundraising campaign. CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. You Can Incorporate #GivingTuesday Into Your Year-End Fundraising Plans For Optimal Results!

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered. And one of the biggest event-driven fundraising models shuttered their doors. Then, once nonprofits recovered their wits and resumed asking, fundraising initially rebounded big time.

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Pamela Grow

MAY 25, 2023

Whether you’re planning a 5k fundraiser , dance-a-thon, or social media campaign, you know a lot goes into preparing for a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative. But one of the most challenging aspects of peer-to-peer event planning is recruiting supporters who will act as volunteer fundraisers. Offer incentives.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 5, 2022

As non-profit organizations we write and send lots of fundraising letters or appeals every year. These fundraising efforts with your donors are key for your non-profit goals. HOW TO WRITE YOUR BEST FUNDRAISING LETTER By following these 8 key steps: 1. Sometimes it's difficult. Sometimes we run into writer's block.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

For some things, spontaneity is highly desirable, but any fundraising professional will tell you that planning a campaign isn’t one of them. Having a detailed strategic plan in place before embarking on a fundraising campaign can be a huge determinant of its success, even before the first dollar is raised.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 31, 2021

The Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation has raised nearly $50 million dollars for equipment, facilities, and programs since it was established in the mid-80’s. During the month of January, this Basics & More Alum ran a campaign called “January is Our Thankuary Month.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In August 2018, Erin Turner, Product Manager for YouTube Giving, announced that they are rolling out a new suite of fundraising tools for nonprofits , including: Fundraisers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

That said, organic reach has been dropping slightly for LinkedIn Pages over the last year and will likely continue to do so, but the recent growth in its popularity, the demographics of its users, and the ability to connect with donors and engage corporate sponsors and foundations have made LinkedIn a must-use social network for nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. We are here to talk about capital campaigns, specifically counting the costs where capital campaigns often miss the mark.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you’re unsure of where to start when it comes to taking advantage of this giving day, we’ve got good news: We compiled these Giving Tuesday resources to help you prepare for fundraising through the end of the year. Campaigns & Ideas. Virtual Fundraising. Giving Tuesday Campaigns & Ideas. Thanking Donors.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Invest in Bonterra’s Jumpstart Program, which allows grantmakers to equip nonprofits with the technology, coaching, and technical assistance they need to fundraise more confidently. We had the best fundraising year we've ever had last year and raised $250,000 more than we expected.” Success stories “Jumpstart has been AMAZING.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Hatch for Good.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Your marketing strategies and the marketing channels you use can drastically affect your fundraising success throughout the year. Investing in marketing helps you build a foundation for growth, community engagement, and impactful change. Expands visibility and credibility in the community by showing your impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

During the chat, @GivingTues will start with welcomes, and then lead a discussion about storytelling best practices. Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me. Blog Posts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Every dollar counts in the fundraising world, so the free marketing that social media provides can be crucial to raising awareness for your cause without breaking your budget. From sharing your mission to advertising fundraising campaigns, social media offers plenty of opportunities to help you boost your fundraising efforts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

“We have so much going on right now – how can we even find time to fundraise?” . Understandably, many nonprofit professionals are raising the question: “Should we be fundraising right now?” If you stop your fundraising efforts what will that mean for your organization in the long term? To which my answer is a resounding YES!

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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. Social media by itself is not a very effective channel for direct fundraising. Baldrick’s Foundation’s Facebook.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

When other organizations post-pandemic had crumbling capital campaigns, PSRC reached its $5.35 He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. The organization bought a building and began a capital campaign. million goal.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

When other organizations post-pandemic had crumbling capital campaigns, PSRC reached its $5.35 He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. The organization bought a building and began a capital campaign. million goal.

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Classy

MAY 17, 2021

Finding the right corporate partner for your Giving Tuesday campaign requires research, preparation, and persistence. As the largest fundraising day of the year only continues to grow, now is the time for your organization to begin mapping out its strategy to make the most out of your December. Campaign and Cause Marketing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a follow-up to Five Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries , below are five social media best practices specifically tailored for small NGOs in developing countries. Donors and supporters are increasing overwhelmed by text-heavy storytelling – especially on mobile devices.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Library Giving Day is an international one-day fundraising event that could significantly boost your library’s fundraising potential. Inspire your supporters by creating a campaign that engages your community, promotes your brand, and encourages generous donations. How can you plan a more successful Library Giving Day?

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Candid

MAY 2, 2022

Throughout the campaign, they focused on a few key topics to make the case with their members: . Fundraising: It was easy to encourage nonprofits to update their profile as a legitimate way to put their mission and work out there for funders and donors to see. . An updated Candid Profile checks all those boxes. .

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