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Honoring vs Celebrating Mother’s & Father’s Day

Whole Whale

Nonprofits message out around holidays like Mother’s and Father’s day as a way to give and engaged. The truth is, the majority of nonprofits can’t afford that level of personalized segmentation. Often times when loved ones are lost to a disease, it triggers many to give in their name to nonprofits. So what is the solution?

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

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. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential.

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

Nonprofit annual reports play an important role as we head into the end of the fiscal year or the onset of giving season. In our data culture , we suggest your nonprofit takes the time to put one together as a means of showing your organization’s transparency — and bragging about your success in the past year. Girls Who Code.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Let’s just be honest right up front: in the case of many nonprofits, the staff is small and the time is limited. How can storytelling improve your nonprofit’s communication strategy?

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Slacktivism: Can Cartoons Raise Awareness or Just Make Us Feel Good?

NetWits

In an effort to raise awareness for child abuse, thousands of Facebook users changed their profile photos to one of their favorite childhood cartoon characters (full disclosure: mine was Underdog.) While there is a Facebook page setup to promote the campaign , it doesn’t appear to have organized from a particular nonprofit or cause.

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Strategic Storytelling For Brand Building: How To Identify And Share Your Nonprofit’s Brand Origin Story

Kindful

When it comes to nonprofit communications, mastering the art and science (yes, science!) As early as childhood, we’re taught to seek out stories to learn from through books, movies, music, shows, etc. Stories add value to your nonprofit’s brand because stories take an abstract mission and make it personal. The best part?

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Funders: Considering Collaboration? Start With a Light Touch and See Where It Leads

sgEngage

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. It’s common for lean funders to exchange information about community needs, nonprofits, and grantees. Funder collaboration need not be burdensome, nor does it require perfect alignment.