CauseVox

JUNE 6, 2023

With a user-enhanced item catalog, you can captivate bidders, increase participation, and drive up those bids to maximize your fundraising potential. Our Featured Item section ensures that hot, popular, or selected auction items grab the spotlight, driving up bids and raising more funds for your cause. Transparency is key!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

You have an amazing array of tools at your disposal to amplify your cause, streamline supporter activities, and shine a spotlight on your advocacy efforts. Let’s embark on this digital journey together, exploring six tech strategies that transform your supporters into a formidable force for your cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

By Paige Kutliek , SEO Manager at GoFundMe ––a free fundraising platform for charities, people, and the causes you care about. Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way. 4) Write a captivating fundraiser story.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We hope that you will be able to take part in one or more of the many exciting events that we are offering this year and experience firsthand the pride we take in supporting our cause. Tell a Compelling Story: As Jeff Brooks emphasizes in his book, “The Fundraiser’s Guide to Irresistible Communications,” stories are key.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It also solidifies their first impression of your organization and influences whether they’re interested in further exploring and supporting your cause. Be sure to incorporate your nonprofit’s guiding principles and why these values are important to your cause on your homepage. Impact stories.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing refers to all of the different strategies your organization uses across the various channels of communication to spread awareness about your cause and gain new supporters for your mission. Nonprofit marketing content also needs to consistently tie back to your cause and the work you do.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With its billions of users, Facebook has been a beacon for nonprofits—especially small ones—looking to spread the word about their cause and raise funds. Moreover, foster a relationship with them through updates, newsletters, and acknowledgment, ensuring they remain connected and loyal to your cause.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

Giving Days bring together individuals, businesses, and organizations to rally support for non-profit causes and amplify their impact. Giving Days not only generate financial support but also help build long-lasting relationships between organizations and their supporters, fostering a sense of trust and commitment to their causes.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Event branding not only enhances your organization’s identity but also helps convey the mission and impact of your cause. Set clear goals for your event—whether it’s raising a certain amount of funds, increasing donor engagement, or creating awareness about a specific cause.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

Their lives change, they move away or get a second job or decide to support another cause. Tell a Clear Story. " This means the images, text, and layout should all tell a clear and consistent story: what your organization does, why it matters, and how people can engage more deeply with your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story? What is happening in your hero’s life?

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Tell prospective donors your story and mission to show them why your daily operations are important. Knowing that they’re helping to sustain and grow the daily operations of an organization whose cause they support can give them a feeling of inclusion and significance to your cause. Plan kickoff and wrapping up events.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 8, 2023

Your donors are at an event, phones in hand, sharing the experience, live-tweeting your powerful speech, or simply engrossed in a captivating presentation. Their connection to your cause is peak at that special moment, their hearts pulsing with the desire to make a difference. Imagine this. This includes philanthropic giving!

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to raise more money for your cause, a benefit concert is a perfect solution. A benefit concert is a musical event used to raise money or awareness for a charitable cause through ticket sales and other donations during the event. Crank up your nonprofit fundraising with a benefit concert!

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. This provides an immersive and interactive way for supporters to experience the impact of their contributions, making the cause feel more tangible and real.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

With the captivating visuals and persuasive copy that come from the work of a nonprofit, these messages are naturally compelling and have the potential to motivate donors to act. The Brand Story. A brand story relays the history, character, motivations, and other defining qualities of your nonprofit, from conception until today.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

With DAFs, your donors can contribute to your cause in a way that encourages long-term support while benefiting from tax deductions. Whether your collaboration works as a sponsorship or a cause marketing campaign , find a business that aligns with your nonprofit to boost awareness with strategic collaboration.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Throughout all the planning for the event, there’s one important question that can cause a lot of worry: will there be enough people attending the event? Newsletters can be used to send updates on projects and captivating stories so donors can see how they are directly impacting your organization.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But what really makes a story shine is a strong, concise message, told in a way only your unique perspective and voice can. Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? How Can I Captivate? Who Am I Talking To?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 9, 2017

To me, the words “content marketing” are a mouthful of sand for something that’s supposed to be so captivating and delicious. The heart of content marketing for any company or organization is to tell captivating stories and add value to the reader to relay the impact of your efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 6, 2010

The App allows users to listen live to public radio stations coast to coast and create a playlist of stories to hear in any order or to save for later. Users can also download stories for offline reading. Watch captivating video stories produced by HSUS award-winning videographers on their HumaneTV App.

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Givinga

APRIL 6, 2021

You should take a broad look at your company to understand its mission and values – including what causes and charities it currently supports. Which cause areas and specific charities are important to you? When you offer employees the ability to give to causes they care about, you will see higher participation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The final stages is the bonfire or what Parr calls long attention or your audience’s long-term interest in an idea, product, message, cause, or whatever. Let’s look at one of these triggers that nonprofits and social good causes might leverage. It is based on reciprocity.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Below are some of the primary issues I see from nonprofits when trying to tell their stories through online videos: What? Even if you do have a highly complex program, you can highlight your best case study, or one compelling story from your most beloved advocate, volunteer, client, etcetera. YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, oh my!

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CauseVox

MARCH 13, 2024

Here at CauseVox, we love a good success story. These elements were carefully designed to captivate and motivate donors, ultimately leading to a significant surge in engagement. And we couldn’t think of a better organization to highlight than Spur Local.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Tell stories about the people you’re helping. Highlight a few ket statistics of your cause. Write short bits that your website visitor will be captivated by. Tell stories. Tell short, human-interest stories about the people your organization serves. Make it sticky.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Tell stories about the people you’re helping. Highlight a few ket statistics of your cause. Write short bits that your website visitor will be captivated by. Tell stories. Tell short, human-interest stories about the people your organization serves. Make it sticky.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Your reader has a low attention span so you need to have a strong opening that captivates the attention of your email, deliberate messaging to convey your needs and goal, and then a strong Call To Action at the end of your email that drive actions. What Is The Story? You have a story to tell -- why you need the help of your donors.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2015

Or you want to create an attractive and engaging poster for your cause. Refresh it with these 10 tips for creating captivating websites. You Want to Tell Better Stories. Stop online threats before they happen with practical tips from our Safer Online Guide. You Want to Draw Sweet 'Staches on Cats.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 1, 2014

You want to put out messages that captivate, resonate, and then inspire action. Why should others join your cause? What are the stories of your beneficiaries? See how International Justice Mission is doing this by updating their website with numbers and personal stories: People want to be involved in things that are progressive.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Captivating blog content is a prime opportunity to engage supporters and get them more invested in your cause. Your nonprofit blog can be much more than just a newsreel—your blog can spread awareness about your cause, find new donors , and strengthen relationships with current supporters. Think again!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2015

In order to attract talent and support, a story that engages and inspires is required. I was recently visiting a youth shelter and they were telling the story of a lady that has worked for their organization for 20+ years. Matt, my coworker, asked if her story had been shared with their donors and they said not yet.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

An athlete is still, after all, a donor and wants to fundraise for the causes she cares most about. If her cause or charity is not designated by the event as a “preferred” organization, she will simply choose not to fundraise. Now even more folks can take the reins and start their fundraising journey as they run for a cause.

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BoardAssist

AUGUST 26, 2014

This personal touch reminds the donor of the people behind the cause. To take advantage of a captive audience, small nonprofits can ask people attending an event to fill out a short survey before they leave. A story, however short, isn’t very satisfying without the ending. Share Results to Ensure Your Whole Team Learns.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

I think what is most captivating, and something that Slaughter and I discussed, is the statistic on Wikipedia searches. The ALS Association happened to get the most attention, but they are stewards to the cause and the mission of ending ALS. Web Traffic: In August 30 million visitors in total to alsa.org.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2019

They follow you on social media, donate to your cause, rally their Facebook friends, and participate in your events. Multichannel donors are your most valuable donors, but more importantly, they are firm believers in your cause. Your most loyal donors are your multichannel donors. Multichannel donors support you in every way possible.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Videos not only let you tell the story of what your organization does, but they are window into the impact of your work. Fundraisers may not value “shares” and “likes” as much as donations, but evangelizers for your cause are essential. Captivating messaging has motivated 23% to promote a charity cause on social networks.

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