ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Lastly, the social network effect will impact success in a positive way. One way to do so is by including compelling pictures, videos, hyperlinks, text and oral prompts on the organization’s website and social media messages. This is utilized by a user attaching it to their story for all of their network to view.

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Achieve

JANUARY 11, 2016

We aren’t curing cancer here, and we don’t have any cute dogs to show people.”. Donors like simple stories told well and are always eager to hear how their donations will benefit someone (or something) else. Tries to sell an idea instead of impact. Have you ever wondered how a particular organization creates impact?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

While your virtual event does not need to change the world, it can have a lasting impact when using tactics guided by virtual experiential marketing. . An experiential virtual event might ask the crowd to reflect on something, or it might turn that on its face and force them to picture something or to put themselves in someone else’s shoes.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

Part of a personal fundraising page for the Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation ‘s Gold Gala 2021. This means your fundraising participants should be able to share their story and explain why they support your nonprofit. Additionally, they should be able to upload their own pictures. Recurring gift support.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 19, 2015

Not matter what we call them, we are only just beginning to understand Gen Z and their impact on society as well as the implications for nonprofits. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2014

Take Pictures. Talk About Impact: If you want to turn heads and drop jaws, begin talking about the change you’re inspiring in your community or on a global level. Did your event raise $1M more this year for cancer research? What does the impact of your mission look like? What are the stories of your beneficiaries?

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AccelEvents

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

While your virtual event does not need to change the world, it can have a lasting impact when using tactics guided by virtual experiential marketing. . An experiential virtual event might ask the crowd to reflect on something, or it might turn that on its face and force them to picture something or to put themselves in someone else’s shoes.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 27, 2017

There’s a lot of talk about the ways nonprofits can use Facebook to raise money — live streaming fundraising events, breaking news, impact stories, and more, directly from their Facebook Page. They were busy covering stories on flooding and snarled traffic. The hour was 7:30 p.m. You can do this too.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

According to the CEO of Achieve and researcher for The Millennial Impact Derrick Feldmann, “What motivates millennials is a desire to affect THEIR cause through YOUR organization with their friends.”. Why turn away something positive and impactful just because it’s not the way you’ve always done things? Tell stories.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Not matter what we call them, we are only just beginning to understand Gen Z and their impact on society as well as the implications for nonprofits. And there is Jack Andraka , a high school student who got obsessed with finding a cure for cancer and created a test that can detect pancreatic cancer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

.   In an email interview, Laura Zaks, Public Affairs Coordinator, shared with me this sad story of devastation and the urgent need for funds to help PROFAMIL resume services through a temporary static clinic and Mobile Health Units to deliver services in tent cities where displaced persons have gathered.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. And like photos, they can also paint a picture, especially when transformed into charts, infographics, dashboards, etc., Donors want and expect their gifts to result in positive impact. or combined with photos of the communities you serve.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2013

There is much talk within the nonprofit sector of how organizations should measure their impact, and there doesn’t really seem to be a right or wrong way to implement a measurement strategy. Some measure impact through the number of programs offered, the number of resources handed out, or the number of people helped. Like this article?

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The methods can vary — video, emails, special events, pictures etc. — but the concept of the constituent/user/consumer telling the story is the common thread and can create an even bigger impact. Here are some great examples of how nonprofits are sharing UGC to the masses: American Cancer Society: [link].

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Content is one of the best ways you can connect with your audience, ask donors for a gift, and share the good news about your organization’s impact. A testimonial, for instance, could include a standard list of questions for a staff member to use when interviewing the client to help craft their story.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. That’s kind of a part of my story. And I think this day I took this picture was the day that I really started to ask this question. However, my story didn’t end there, and I want to kind of quickly tell you what happened next.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Show the impact of each donation. Add a sentence about how you can provide direct impact along with suggested giving amounts.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It’s nothing but drool-worthy living rooms, picture-perfect bedrooms, and stylized mood boards on my Pinterest page. This allows them to connect their own beliefs to our mission and their personal fundraising pages become a way for them to express their story to others. I love interior design. That and food.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Show the impact your donors are having. Emphasize your gratitude for their past support and use impact statements to convince them that their help is critical at this moment in the calendar year. After all, with the opportunity to double their impact, donors will be excited to make their contributions go further. Be descriptive.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Peer-to-peer fundraising catapults your supporters and donors into your organization’s narrative; it is powerful and increasingly popular because the fundraisers become the heroes of the story. Multiplies The Impact Of Limited Resources. As they do, they’ll spread the word and share your story.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising catapults your supporters and donors into your organization’s narrative; it is compelling and increasingly popular because the fundraisers become the heroes of the story. Multiplies The Impact Of Limited Resources. As they do, they’ll spread the word and share your story.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Peer-to-peer fundraising catapults your supporters and donors into your organization’s narrative; it is compelling and increasingly popular because the fundraisers become the heroes of the story. Multiplies The Impact Of Limited Resources. As they do, they’ll spread the word and share your story.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

Neff and Jordan Viator -- had the great opportunity to lead a session entitled " The Real Housewives of Social Media " Funny Photoshopped pictures were displayed of us, we sported aprons to hype the theme, and we shared information and case studies on various aspects of social media campaigning. BAM, time to tell the story.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Tell a great story. What Winfield likes about this example : The picture and the challenge pull you in. The Colon Cancer Alliance created a compelling end-of-year appeal,” says Lead Client Success Manager Kate Seale. “It I’m Too Young for Colon Cancer.” Jarring and impactful. Their advice? Make it relevant.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if that’s out of balance, that could be a reason why somebody may stop giving because they just feel like, “All you’re doing is asking me for money, and I’m not seeing the impact of my gift.” So I get this, I take a picture of it, I text it to her right away, and I’m, like, “How about now?

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We love how quickly orgs like Stand Up 2 Cancer can turn these out on Instagram. ThrowbackThursday is the perfect opportunity for nonprofits to illustrate impact over time. Lung Cancer Foundation of America does this with their #LivingWithLungCancer series, highlighting the human face of a disease they’re working to cure.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Since many of your board members are professionals in the charitable space, they likely know other high impact supporters to contact and request gifts from. Want to see this in action, check out the Brandywine Valley SPCA Picture Pawfect Pet Photo Contest ! Have them take pictures and post them on social media with a dedicated hashtag!

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