The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 5, 2022

Download this case study today! The post How to Write Your Best Fundraising Letter appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. Want to see some examples of high performing fundraising letters?

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

You’ve probably heard that creating a multi-channel marketing strategy tends to be more effective than focusing on just one communication method. Once you’ve put all of these elements together into a cohesive catalog, print out physical copies and save the catalog as a PDF for digital download.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Make your emails are unique and effective with these email storytelling tips. The Power Of Storytelling For Fundraising. The most powerful tool you have to build a connection with prospective donors is storytelling. Learn how you can use storytelling to help you fundraise.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Library Giving Day branding should be used across all channels to give a sense of legitimacy to the campaign. Download the Toolkit Good news: Library Giving Day has created a free online toolkit to help you plan your campaign. Day-of Communications Who knows storytelling better than a library staff? Need inspiration?

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

Communication Channels Have Changed. Download the Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. Storytelling allows donors to form an emotional connection with your cause. Client testimonials, video messages, inclusive language, and impact data are all some of the features to consider in your storytelling.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Channel The Storytelling Mode Of “ Once Upon A Time ” . Download this Culture of Philanthropy Checklist loaded with action tips to determine if your nonprofit has one in place, and how to get started with adopting a culture of philanthropy. Don’t make your loyal major donor have to say “no.” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

The challenges: Explosion of online media channels. Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories. A multi-screen world. Every organization, individual has the opportunity to be a media organization.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Digital channels have made it affordable for brands to communicate their message to a broad audience. Email marketing is an effective channel but your message is often isolated to people who already know you exist. In this case, Online Fundraising Ideas (7 Strategies & 63% More Donations) has a downloadable checklist.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

Download this free eBook for more details about Peace Arch Healthcare Foundation’s journey mapping experience as well as case studies from other healthcare organizations. It’s the perfect middle ground between data, empiricism, emotion and storytelling – a perfect fact and fiction that needs to be combined.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. Download our free Nonprofit Editorial Calendar to get started! More engagement results in higher visibility for your content, so it’s worth creating video content for your social channels. Nonprofit Editorial Content Calendar. No problem!

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

After all, email does have the highest return on investment of any marketing channel. Download the templates now! Donors don’t need a full background history of your nonprofit at this moment, but they do need you to paint a clear picture of how they can help through concise storytelling. Keep it personal.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Download your #GivingTuesday planning guide. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone. Is storytelling a big component of the campaign?

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

Multi-Channel Campaign: This campaign is featured on the Education Foundation website, has a unique landing page, is being promoted on various social media platforms, includes a text-to-give component, rallies community partners, and more! Zoom: Some virtual events require expensive software or fancy apps attendees need to download.

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Care2

AUGUST 28, 2013

In my experience, the biggest difference in the varying payback on a Care2 multi-channel donor acquisition campaign (or any online acquisition) tends to be the total number of fundraising appeals that an organization sends to its supporters. You can download the Breakeven/ROI Calculator here. Email marketing is mainly a numbers game.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 10, 2010

In addition to using Foursquare and Gowalla for conference attendees to check in and leave tips, the conference will also experiment with Whrrl, a geo location crowdsourced storytelling application. Conference attendees will be asked to download and join the Emergency Data Society.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat gathered nonprofit video experts and other experienced storytellers to share what works, what channels are best and more when it comes to sharing videos over social media. The guide also includes a handy, downloadable cheat sheet for reference.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

TechSoup's Global Content and Community Coordinator and resident digital storytelling expert Ale Bezdikian says: If you're just embarking on your journey into social media visual storytelling using photos and videos, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the depth of information out there. Where do you start?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Expand your reach by partnering with a media organization and advertising your event through external channels. Download our Virtual Event Planner to boost your fundraiser’s success! Pictures are the perfect storytelling tool, and they will help your donors feel more connected to your cause.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement? Be sure to provide a full picture of the expenses you expect to incur, not just snapshots at different points along your timeline.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

We find that it is highly valuable to utilize every channel in which we engage with supporters so that we can have a variety of stories to select. Most importantly, the contest now provided us with pretty some fabulous user-created content that we could utilize on various communication channels. Don’t Forget.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 24, 2013

Download this listening GUIDE to help you organize your thoughts (Thanks @chadnorman for this helpful resource!). Listening will help you understand the way your nonprofit is portrayed in the market and show you opportunities for change that will improve the way your nonprofit tells its story. Step One: Lay the Groundwork.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat gathered nonprofit video experts and other experienced storytellers to share what works, what channels are best and more when it comes to sharing videos over social media. The guide also includes a handy, downloadable cheat sheet for reference.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Assume podcast listeners are also receiving updates from you via other channels, like eNewsletters, print, blogs, and other social media such as Facebook messages from your org’s group page. Podcasting is a storytelling medium; use it as the voice for your organization’s most compelling stories. Tools and Resources.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Connect with your friends through good storytelling, and some of them will grow into big fans. Give them downloads and checklists they can use at home, work, or in their community to advance your cause in their own small way (it will feel big to them). Fans: People Who Love Your Organization. Ask them to volunteer for an hour.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Storytelling That Illustrates Your Mission and What Donations Will Fund You’ll use storytelling in your annual appeal letter, and it will reinforce the rest of the activities in the overall campaign. You can learn more about creating effective emails by downloading The Nonprofit Email Report: Data-Backed Insights for Better Engagement.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Know Your Audience Storytelling for Impact Leverage Social Media Harnessing the Power of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Optimizing Your Website and Donation Forms Participate in GivingTuesday Don’t Leave Out Your Board! What channels resulted in the highest levels of support? Consider that your first giving season tip.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s no secret that storytelling in the digital age is essential for nonprofits , but the efficacy of stories depends largely on how clearly and strategically they’re communicated to each unique segment of your audience, also sometimes known as a persona. Oscar One-Off Donor 2.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

Email is one of the most popular fundraising channels: 48% of donors prefer to receive updates and appeals in their inboxes, and email beats out social media, phone calls, and other digital channels in terms of fundraising performance. Download your copy today! Lots of elements work together to make a great fundraising email.

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Media Cause

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Instead of continually trying to create bigger, bolder, more immersive reports every year, we recommend doing the opposite: p aring back your annual report effort into a simplified, downloadable PDF, or even an “always-on” website page like we’re doing at Media Cause. Links to your annual report PDF or impact page should also be included.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

Impressive to read that some videos were downloaded 100,000 times! The Art of Storytelling. How can you use social media as a research channel or radar? Jeremiah Owyang posted this case study about how they used YouTube and Flickr to share their media and encouraged the community to create content. Andy Goodman). Conversations.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

2011’s $FG II looked at how individuals, foundations, and advisors research nonprofits, and what information packaging or channel might result in more giving to high-performing nonprofits. $FG Download and read the report. ” If it hasn’t already, that approach to doing business will stifle or stop your growth.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 3, 2022

Shift to data modeling with aggregate, cross-channel data. Relying on analytics solutions that ingest aggregated data from across channels and model conversions with approaches such as MMM (marketing mix modeling) provide for more privacy-durable solutions to directionally understand campaign attribution and marketing impact.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

We used storytelling to engage people and motivate them to take action. All they have to do is grab the code off the badge page - no downloading or hosting needed. A smart tactic we added to the badges was in the code, we added links to the badge download page as well as a link back to the HSUS profile.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Instead, it’s an opportunity for storytelling, donor cultivation , supporter engagement, and a way to build awareness around your organization and mission. Download your #GivingTuesday planning guide below: 2. VP and Chief Development Officer Russ Hargrove says, “The week before Thanksgiving is all about storytelling and thank yous.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For more details about this process and examples, download the free eBook “Discovering Your Nonprofit’s Unique Value Proposition: A Step-by-Step Guide.” Use storytelling to bring the UVP to life. Here’s what that might look like on your various channels: Record an interview with a child and parent who receives your services on video.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Download Your Crowdfunding Campaign Checklist. Tap Into the Power of Storytelling. Overlap the content you create between various channels to expand your reach with less effort. Use the analytics and insights available in your social media accounts across various channels to see when your unique audience engages the most.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. When you use your donor data strategically, you can set attainable goals, identify new donor pools, choose effective communication channels, and personalize your appeals. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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