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How Nonprofits Can Raise Money Using YouTube

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Slaying Childhood Cancer: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. She regularly provides useful tips and resources to the nonprofit sector through her blog, #501SocialBlog.

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

Qgiv

From scientists to politicians, activists to storytellers, women have always played a major role in shaping society into what it is today. The theme was chosen in “recognition of women, past and present, who have been active in all forms of media and storytelling including print, radio, TV, stage, screen, blogs, podcasts, and more.

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Bright Idea: Make it Easy for Supporters to Learn About Your Mission and Campaigns

Qgiv

They work to prevent and reverse the course of childhood diseases, improve health care delivery, and keep children safe and healthy. Another takeaway from Nemours is that storytelling is a great way to reiterate your mission’s impact, so making it easy to submit those stories is a nice touch.

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

sgEngage

To meet needs, they co-fund professional development in areas like fundraising, strategic planning, facilitation, evaluation, racial equity work, marketing and communications, storytelling, and more. . One person should volunteer to schedule the meetings, ask for topics, create agendas, and facilitate to keep conversations focused.

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also like to practice my storytelling skills. One of the scenarios focused on how to use social networking/media for a campaign around childhood obesity. One scenario involved volunteer recruitment and one group came up with a strategy for using facebook group. Observations.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Sometimes it’s a matter of zeroing in on a single aspect of your organization’s work or an unexpected story, such as two volunteers falling in love while serving soup side-by-side in the homeless shelter’s kitchen. Brainstorm story angles with your Board, staff, and volunteers. See what types of stories they cover.

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5 Tips And Tactics To Become A Master Nonprofit Wordsmith

Bloomerang

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. A motivating flyer could inspire dozens of people to volunteer for your new program, and a per­suasive letter to a senator might inspire new legislation. Would volunteers benefit from a training manual?

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