Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. So, what do we do when our time is limited and we need to communicate with the community and our donors? We tell stories.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. It is a stage of development in the nonprofit life cycle. Like children as they grow to independence, there will come times when you may find your relationship to the organization grows confusing and fraught. Birth is an apt metaphor for the founder years.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

Sharing real-life stories and examples will reinforce the idea that their money made a tangible difference in the world. However you choose to communicate with your donor, it’s important that they know exactly how to give again. 583 children received book bags filled with school supplies. Top takeaway: Add personal touches.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2023

Support Children’s Colorado Foundation Gold – Website Established in 1978, Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation is dedicated to advancing the mission of Children’s Hospital Colorado through family-centered care and cutting-edge research and treatment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Since that time, I’ve been involved in the sector helping organizations with a wide range of communications and technology challenges. My personal life was non-existent.

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CauseVox

MARCH 8, 2021

We’re having our first ever Virtual Fundraising Roundtable to bring life to your next virtual event! In 2020, 84% of nonprofits had a virtual event, or were planning an upcoming one.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2013

Southeast Nebraska CASA volunteers (and CASA volunteers nationwide) get to know children, look out for their best interests, and help figure out the best place for them to grow up. Expanding the Program to Serve More Children. about working with children and families and about the juvenile court. " Other Donations.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

We’ve all heard how important stories are to fundraising communications. For example, if you’re asking for coats, you should show how giving a coat changed someone’s life. Meaning, you should use the person you’re highlighting to show what happens when someone needs help and then what life looks like after they receive it. .

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

Additionally, since these personas are created based on information about your real constituents, you already know things about them – like what they read, where they work, what they like to learn about from your organization and what kinds of communications work best for them.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 30, 2020

As representatives of an institution, it can be a fine line to know how much of your personal life to share so the prospect or donor knows and trusts you while keeping a focus on their relationship with the institution. If your donors and prospects are in different parts of the country or globe, you will need to communicate differently.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Your congregation, the families who send their children to your school, and the supporters of ministry are all potential donors for your organization. The 5 phases of the faith-based supporter life cycle: Step #1: Getting to Know You. For schools, this is where the family takes a tour and starts looking at enrolling their children.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As Brene Brown says about communication, “Clear is kind. As we transition into a new phase of life with some offices requiring employees back in the office, others still working from home and some fundraisers traveling again, we are readjusting the lines of personal/professional and work/life balance. Unclear is unkind.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

6,057 donors completed the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey and based on their responses, the donor community worldwide is made up of primarily women (65%) who have a liberal ideology (53%) , characterize themselves as religious (72%), and give between ($101-$1,000 USD) annually (43%). Donors are also highly engaged in civic life.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2014

Each generation living today has come of age with profoundly different experiences concerning mass communication and these differences directly impact how they give to nonprofits. Seniors who came age during the era of print media still prefer print communications and charitable giving.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A nonprofit elevator pitch is a very brief (about 30 – 60 seconds – the time it takes to take a typical elevator ride) compelling story that communicates who you are, what you do, why you do it, and the impact a donor’s support can make. Together, we can breathe new life into our world.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

There was no doubt in my mind from day one on Myspace that online social networking was going change everything about how nonprofits and activists communicate, mobilize and fundraise online. Maybe, just maybe, the old Nonprofit Organizations Myspace community could be revitalized.

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Classy

JULY 30, 2021

Sample Email Subject Lines: Help [organization name] reach children in need. You can help feed 100 children this month. Give 50 children the gift of a better life – clean and safe drinking water. Communicate what’s in for the recipient and deliver a value proposition to them. Intrigue the Reader.

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Classy

MAY 31, 2021

This is a great marketing strategy as it provides a community feel rather than coming across as transactional. A potential downside to this approach is that it does require a larger time commitment to keep up with specific member communications, promised incentives, and other program-specific tasks. Offer a Sponsorship Opportunity.

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Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Draw inspiration from impactful introductions like the one crafted by Jules Brown for an acquisition piece for Women’s Aid: “Could you picture, for a moment, a woman on the brink of making the hardest decision of her life?” ” Find your own dramatic and exciting angle to captivate your audience. Use this space wisely.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 19, 2023

When I moved to a new city, I wanted to volunteer for an organization that supported women and children in crisis situations. I consider this experience one of the most meaningful of my life, and it was because of the time I spent with those women and what they taught me about the issues we covered. We communicated over email.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

People have been choosing to have fewer children, and that decline has significant implications for educational institutions worldwide. They will need to make financial incentives to attend—especially grants and scholarships—more robust and communicate how an education at their school prepares students for the future.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Remote learning for refugee children in Lebanon: Malala Fund Education Champion Nayla Fahed created Tabshoura, an award-winning e-learning platform that helps Syrian refugees and girls in vulnerable communities in Lebanon learn for free. Malala Fund is partnering with ACE Charity in Nigeria to provide children.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd (@ zephoria ) says though experts once thought the internet would help destroy racial barriers, “all of the divisions that exist in every day life, including those by race and class, actually re-emerge online” Excerpt from Social Media for Social Good : .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Social good organizations will be crucial in advancing economic development throughout Africa to ensure its rising population has a better life than the generations before. For NGOs to effectively communicate worldwide, they will need a multi-language online communications and fundraising strategy. billion by 2050.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Nonprofits need to invest in practices that enhance and develop skills, create career paths and take work-life balance into consideration. The benefits of meaningful, continuous and regular two-way communication are plentiful. Human resource practices play a vital role in making employees feel valuable. Create a feedback culture.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 4, 2023

Offers better scheduling and communication. Communication is key when working with people, and volunteers are no different. Because volunteers communicate with you more than other supporters, you learn more about them in turn. Here are seven tips to help you retain your volunteers: Communication. Scheduling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Also, if you are looking for a last minute gift for the nonprofit networking and data nerd in your life, here’s some book recommendations. It will help you understand how graphic elements – type, color, arrangement, and graphics can help you communicate the results of your data analysis so others will understand it.

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Classy

MARCH 24, 2021

After roughly a year of managing the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on business operations and daily life, nonprofits might be wondering how to continually keep their partnerships feeling meaningful and impactful. Maintain Regular Communication. Join Our Virtual Conference for Free.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

Connect the dots and remind supporters that libraries promote literacy by offering free access to literature for all community members. Day-of Communications Who knows storytelling better than a library staff? A day-of communication timeline could look something like this: 8 a.m.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The Buddies Wanted programme is a core part of Oranje Fond’s outreach services, supporting projects across the nation that pair up those needing help in a specific area of their life with a buddy. Bringing People Together. Once someone has signed up, keeping their enthusiasm high is key.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whether you have a #GivingTuesday strategy in the works or you’re starting fresh, check out some #GivingTuesday insights gleaned from The Fiver’s Children Foundation. About The Fiver Children’s Foundation. Fiver’s goal is to empower children to make positive life choices, to become engaged citizens, and to succeed in school and beyond.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 27, 2014

To communicate his thoughts, he uses an alternative augmentative communication device. According to his mom, this experience is common to children with Cerebral Palsy. Without Bookshare, my academic life would have been much harder for me and my caregivers,” he said.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In recent years, we have seen the growth of technology interventions that help small-scale farmers access life-saving information to protect their livelihoods and their families. What are ways of translating data to meet the farmer’s communication needs? Senior Humanitarian Climate Crisis Advisor, Save the Children International.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Riley Children’s Foundation serves as the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Askey excitedly summarized the quality-of-life improvement this automation has presented, capping her description by exclaiming, “it’s a game-changer!”.

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Cloud 4 Good

JUNE 24, 2021

It provides an opportunity to break down communication barriers and distance to solve challenges, learn from each other’s experiences, and share more globally. Blog: Blackbaud Announces End of Life for Luminate CRM: What’s Next for Nonprofits? You May Also Enjoy: Blog: Recapping the 8th Annual Education Summit.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 13, 2021

Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Grounded in the belief that all children should have access to quality healthcare, ALSAC and St. Jude, since the beginning, have provided care for children regardless of race, religion, nationality, or socioeconomic standing. Families whose children are treated at St. About the Authors.

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Classy

JUNE 10, 2021

We did a lot of planning to make this event come to life but the moments we couldn’t have planned or perfected made the experience one to remember. . Employ communication tools to grasp just how your donors explain their connection to the community you’re serving in their own words.

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