CauseVox

JUNE 3, 2024

6) Compelling Content and Stories As with all fundraising, it’s really important to have compelling content and stories on your donation pages – remember that giving is an emotional experience, and you want people to feel emotional about your cause. Explain why you need them?

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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. 1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. 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.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A nonprofit CEO reader writes: “My inbox and mailbox are flooded with fundraising appeals from causes using the words ‘terrifying,’ ‘alarming,’ ‘emergency.’ “Yes, One important study shows that a positive image of a child leads to a higher average gift donation than a negative one. Yes, we’re in deep sh*t on many levels.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2023

Investing time into creative content like blogs, videos, images, and animations can help your organization to stand out. You can use these methods to tell your story more effectively, to be discovered on search engines and social media, and to encourage people to engage with your cause.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Sponsored by Give Lively Increasingly, donors are turning to social media to find causes to support. Set Up a “Donate” Button on Facebook When one of Facebook’s billions of users searches for your nonprofit, you want to provide the easiest possible path for them to contribute to your cause. Imagery can help with this too.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

So what exactly is this website that’s causing such a stir? But quick technological advancements can be overwhelming, causing many people to feel uncertain about where to begin. This could include fundraising email templates, motivational copy for peer-to-peer fundraising pages, and social media posts centered around your cause.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

It’s crucial that your online donation forms and landing page match the story you’re telling. Add impactful images or videos and text to your donation form and landing page! An impact statement is your organization’s story about your influence on the community. What connects donors to your cause? Use this space!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Coordinating these channels cohesively – for example, telling one community member’s personal story over email, social media, and direct mail – promotes consistent messaging that reinforces the nonprofit’s brand in the supporter’s mind.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. The Power of Nonprofit Storytelling In a world inundated with information, your nonprofit’s story is what sets you apart. Know Your Audience Before penning down your story, it’s imperative to understand your audience.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 16, 2024

Individuals raising money for a cause they care about deeply want to surpass their donation goals and build enthusiasm for the mission. Once you hit your target, why not raise it another 25% for the cause you support? Tell a Powerful (and Personal) Story Humans are hardwired for narrative. Stories help us pay attention.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The word “gala” conjures images of glittering ballrooms, elegant attendees, and a night dedicated to supporting a worthy cause. Inspiring speakers that resonate with your cause can captivate the audience. Increased brand awareness: Galas generate publicity and visibility for your organization and its cause.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Giving comes more easily when the cause is close to home. Not to mention, this approach allows for a much larger pool of bidders to drive up bids and raise more for your cause. With social unrest weighing heavily in recent years, online fundraising has helped donors amplify the causes they care most about. Consulting services.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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CauseVox

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whether you’re a small nonprofit aiming to make a local impact or a larger organization orchestrating a grand initiative, giving days offer a unique platform to amplify your cause. Amplify your organization’s story and impact, drawing attention to the critical work you do. Take a page from success stories like St.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For example, the “Reusable Goods Collection” from Heal the Bay : Tell your product’s story in the caption. Don’t miss the opportunity to directly tell your product’s story and how that ties into your organization’s mission in your caption on social media. Tag your products in Stories and Posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. When the college admissions scandal broke, College Bound, an organization that helps low-income students secure college scholarships, they leveraged their expertise on admissions to share their story and build their online reach. Use keywords in image titles.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

Supporters won’t read your blog just because they have a relationship with your nonprofit—they want to engage with informative, interesting content that actively furthers their understanding of your cause. You could write longer posts to share a beneficiary’s story or explain a complex issue relevant to your mission.

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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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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, donors from around the world contribute to causes they care about—and many even discover new organizations and missions they want to support. Use compelling, emotional images and video to get across the importance of your cause. Spotlight a story that must be shared.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Anyone else edit the content until it’s just the right number of characters so it looks just so with the background image? Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. There are some websites that try to break these trends, but this can cause confusion.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Use ads to promote major fundraising campaigns, events, or cause awareness days. Facebook Ads help your organization raise awareness both for your cause and specific projects by allowing you to create unique campaigns. Are you just trying to raise awareness for your cause? How do nonprofits use Facebook Ads?

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Socialbrite

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Image by Cam Miller (CC BY NC ND). That may even leave us feeling powerless, especially as we see the harm these crises cause to the world and the people around us. Tell compelling and relatable stories of people who have engaged constructively and how they found it rewarding and impactful. Post by Eric Anderson.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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Media Cause

JUNE 2, 2024

Additionally, write alternative text for your images and designs to help ensure all audiences can receive your message. That doesn’t include the thousands of other images, posts, blogs, and emails they encounter that are not promoting anything! Are you telling a story? What’s the story, and why is it important to your audience?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Intuitive user experience. A fast load speed.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

It’s an easy, free way to mobilize current supporters to spread the word about your cause and encourage their networks to donate on a day dedicated specifically to giving. We recommend running a story-centric campaign that leads up to GivingTuesday. And it’s a huge opportunity to get your cause in front of new faces.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories. Page Fundraisers.

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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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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Just look what happens over the course of five years when donors have an 80-90% retention rate (right-hand image) versus a donor retention percentage in the low-40s: By improving your retention rates through multi-year commitments, the lifetime value increases by almost 3x! There’s also the possibility of upgrades within the payment schedule.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The Brand Story. A brand story relays the history, character, motivations, and other defining qualities of your nonprofit, from conception until today. The key to producing an effective brand story video is treating it like a novel. Producing an awareness video is about creating a story of change. The Awareness Video.

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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. Ways to get involved.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 27, 2021

This surprising data suggests average households responded to the crisis by giving what they could to causes they care about, even if they could only afford to do it in small amounts. Activate young donors’ social networks to spread your story and encourage collective action. Embrace small donations!

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

Showcase Stories and Impact Products can tell a story. You can personalize this online store with your branding, colors, logos, and images. The Flipcause platform empowers you to manage all your products, pricing, descriptions, images, and inventory, all within the same dashboard as your other fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Personalize these email campaigns to make donors feel appreciated and connected to your cause. Tell compelling stories Telling compelling stories through marketing outreach is essential as it humanizes your mission and makes it easier for potential supporters to understand your organization’s value. Problem solve.

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