The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

With the help of impactful testimonials, you can turn compelling narratives into a driving force for your mission. They serve as powerful tools for building trust and authenticity, showcasing real-life impacts of your organization’s work. This widespread use maximizes their impact.

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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. Expands visibility and credibility in the community by showing your impact. Investing in marketing helps you build a foundation for growth, community engagement, and impactful change.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Each episode is packed with insights , strategies, and real-life experiences designed to help you flourish in your fundraising endeavors. Behavior design strategies can help. Discover the importance of selecting diverse stories and storytellers to drive systemic cultural change, and learn how to measure the impact of messaging.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

As we embark on another year of impactful endeavors, let’s delve into the top ways you can increase your fundraising efforts in 2024. Looking at the current state of fundraising, there are a few top trends and strategies to elevate your fundraising efforts that stand out among the crowd.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Email has the highest return on investment of any marketing channel ($40 for every dollar spent!), making it a no-brainer to include in your marketing strategy for Giving Tuesday! Email Fundraising Campaign Strategies for Giving Tuesday. Focus on storytelling. Check your email analytics. Pick a compelling call-to-action.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

How can we make meaningful impact? In our 25-year history, Forum One has developed thousands of digital platforms and websites, campaigns, brand strategies, and custom tools that help nonprofits and government agencies communicate, deliver programs, and cultivate financial support. What the strategy team does.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

For non-profits and other organizations, narrative change as a strategy is an opportunity to build power and shape the conversation around their work and their values, which is part of their communications plan and strategy. Questions to ask when developing a narrative change strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Rather, they should be a vital part of the overall strategy for your nonprofit. Here are our five strategies for improving communication and fostering a stronger connection with supporters: . Utilize storytelling in your communications. Your member relations shouldn’t be an afterthought. Craft compelling messages.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Rather, they should be a vital part of the overall strategy for your nonprofit. Here are our five strategies for improving communication and fostering a stronger connection with supporters: . Utilize storytelling in your communications. Your member relations shouldn’t be an afterthought. Craft compelling messages.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 17, 2013

With the Giving Season approaching, some nonprofits are just starting planning, others are still waiting, and just a few have already developed a strategy. According to Google , planning ahead is the best strategy in addition to the following digital strategy tips: Donors start giving earlier than you might think.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

While it is frustrating and even demoralizing to be shy of your fundraising goal at the eleventh hour, there’s a powerful strategy you can employ at the last minute to boost revenue: peer-to-peer fundraising. Lean Into Storytelling Your nonprofit’s story is an invaluable tool when it comes to fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By Jess Woloszyn , Content Specialist at Classy.org – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. It’s the perfect time to nail down your strategy and decide how you’ll stand out.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Email is a major communication channel for many nonprofits. It’s a channel that functions as part of your larger digital strategy. An omnichannel strategy brings all your communications into harmony, providing a cohesive donor experience. But since emails are low-cost and easy to send, your supporters get a lot of them.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Strategies and Tips for Success What if we told you that your nonprofit’s board members hold the keys to a fundraising revolution? That’s where this blog post comes in!

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

Social media is an important channel of communication for connecting with your donors and supporters. You can show them why their support matters and how they can make a positive impact on the world. You can show them why their support matters and how they can make a positive impact on the world. Set SMART goals.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

If email or mail appeals are a part of your GivingTuesday strategy, segmenting your audience could make a big difference for return on investment (ROI.) Get specific about how a gift today will translate to impact tomorrow—and wherever possible, quantify! Greater Good Strategy. Segment your audience. That is a big difference!

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels. Segmenting new donors based on demographics, interests and preferred channels can enable more personalized outreach. This creates a more meaningful ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

Note from Beth: My colleagues at See3 had some fun using some of the ideas in The Happy Healthy Nonprofit and apply it to creating an organizational digital strategy. This post shares a useful exercise for your digital team to reflect on what not to do for your digital strategy! And that’s 80% of strategy, really.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

posted by Chris Giarratana Digital Strategy Consultant. Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action.

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Candid

MARCH 22, 2022

But how exactly do you craft a story, and digital storytelling strategy, that will draw new supporters’ interest and spur your followers to act? In this two-part course you’ll learn how to use a simple storytelling framework and decision science to enhance the clarity of your organization’s digital communications.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Getting online and optimizing your digital marketing strategy has become necessary for nonprofits of all sizes. Crowdfunding is a fundraising strategy in which a nonprofit raises many small donations from a variety of people. However, a successful social media strategy can be difficult to nail down. Share updates.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this post, you’ll learn why storytelling is a key component of your year-end fundraising campaign and how to start planning the storytelling aspects of your campaign today. . Storytelling for Fundraising – It’s a Non-negotiable. The best way to help them understand that is through storytelling. .

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Design your data storytelling products. Know your audience.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some strategies for attracting and retaining these younger supporters: Use social media to connect and engage Undeniably, social media is a powerful tool for reaching out to Millenial and Gen-Z Donors. Use social media to share your organization’s mission, impact, and success stories.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Based on survey results, we found that fundraising success is determined by the media channels nonprofits use to share their message and mission. Determining where to start and what channels are most worthwhile can be confusing, especially when staff capacity and external pressures are involved.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 18, 2023

By combining their expertise in technology, analytics, and fundraising strategy, they aim to create a formidable alliance that will better serve the needs of nonprofit organizations of all sizes. This union brings together two industry-leading organizations with a shared vision to provide comprehensive and scalable services for nonprofits.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss how to use digital marketing strategies to update your organization’s nonprofit marketing and outreach plans both now and into the future. Here’s what we’ll be covering to better utilize marketing for donor engagement: Core Nonprofit Marketing Channels . Integrating Marketing Channels . Social media.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Below are six tips for nonprofits that want to use digital storytelling to engage donors and boost giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A well produced and high quality PSA will go a long way with the media station as well as the listeners/viewers and make a bigger impact than a spot that is clearly not good. Include PSAs in Your Nonprofit Marketing Strategy. Step 4: Submit your PSA for consideration. and cable TV stations to learn how to submit your PSA.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Direct mail fundraising should be an integral part of your nonprofit’s direct response strategy. When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. This shows that appreciation for this communication channel is growing among younger generations.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Break down your goals into objectives and strategies: Objectives are the specific steps or milestones needed to achieve your goals, while strategies are the methods or tactics you’ll use to accomplish your objectives. They’ll love seeing the positive impact they’re helping to create!

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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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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

billion social media users in 2021 – an increase of five percent from a year ago – it’s a valuable communication channel that should be part of your mix. Your social channels should reflect your mission and values. Showcase Your Impact What does your nonprofit do and how?

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

What is a good social media strategy for nonprofits? Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Why should nonprofits use social media? Fundraising.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 11, 2023

By combining their expertise in technology, analytics, and fundraising strategy, they aim to create a formidable alliance that will better serve the needs of nonprofit organizations of all sizes. This union brings together two industry-leading organizations with a shared vision to provide comprehensive and scalable services for nonprofits.

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sgEngage

JUNE 30, 2023

This article covers the nuances of nonprofit marketing, exploring the different types, channels, and challenges. Table of Contents The Impact of Nonprofit Marketing Types of Nonprofit Marketing Nonprofit Digital Marketing Breakdown What Challenges Do Nonprofit Marketers Face? billion emails in that year alone.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

For some clients, we only contributed to a particular channel or two, while for others, we orchestrated their entire effort across channels. In this blog post, we’ll compare performance, creative approach, strategies, tactics, and process. One unique storytelling approach they used was giving handles.

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