Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

All About Your Brand: Logo, Typography, Colors, Photos, and Tone What do you want the look and feel of your site to be? and it is communicated through your logo, typography, colors, photo style, and tone or voice. Let’s break it down: Logo: Your logo is an image that gives people a feel for what your organization is about.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

One undeniable trend is that people are increasingly attracted to images and videos and much less interested in unadorned text. Images bring life and interest to anything. But can you get in trouble by posting images of people without their consent? Rules of Thumb for Using Photos of People. You can indeed.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

Then build the email so that every word, every image, every bit of formatting supports them to take that action. Once you identify the message of your fundraising email, you can add the stories, photos, and videos that drive the message home. Your list might look something like this: Andrea’s success story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

ChildFund International just rebranded from the Christian Children’s Fund last week as an effort to demonstrate a singular commitment to children’s welfare today and tomorrow (image: Faith Smiling by ChildFund, NZ ). These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. receives.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

Interest Keepers: Post photos and videos of your work in action throughout your campaign. Tell stories about how lives have been changed and show powerful images of your work. Use powerful images to tell your story. If you’re trying to feed children in Africa, show a photo or clip of those kids.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. They speak to supporters with authenticity and display your story in a way that easily grabs the viewer’s heart. There are many ways to tell your organization’s story without asking the people you serve to appear on camera.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. Adding holiday filters, stickers, or music to social media stories promoting the fundraiser. It’s not thanks to the holiday alone.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

According to a guideline published by M+R, a useful quick test for your own messaging is to simply answer the question: If the subject of this story were to read it, how would they feel? The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Using a specific story and words from one of their alumni, Fiver effectively and emotionally conveys the impact their organization has on participants, and asks their audience to donate today. This is your opportunity to draw donors in with your story and get them personally invested in your cause. Tell A Story.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Include an engaging header image . Displaying too many images on your donation page is distracting and creates a cluttered look. Narrow down your content to feature one “hero shot” or photo that captures what your nonprofit is about. Offering the option to dedicate a donation helps connect donors’ stories to your cause.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Our team recommends employing appends such as age demographics, number of children in the household, interests and hobbies, and communication channel preferences for maximization. Reach out to LYBUNT donors in November and December – a good story can always prompt someone to give again!

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2014

To kick off our new success stories. section of TechSoup.org we launched a contest last month for great digital inclusion stories. We called it the TechSoup ‘Digital Connector’ Story Challenge. The challenge was that organizations had to tell their story with very few words – under 1,000 characters to be exact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

Visual marketing is becoming an important part of the online marketer’s tool box – especially because images are global, easy to digest, and distributable. Others are using Instagram by sharing visual stories about their programs using a branded profile, like Children’s LA and Unicef USA.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Ask a volunteer to share a personal story from their time serving the organization, or ask one of your clients to share an example of how your organization has benefitted them. Add a visual element with images and videos. Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. As of 2019, 90.4%

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Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

For example, if you’re raising money for cancer research, tell stories about how cancer has affected fathers in your community. Use hashtags, post photos, and hold contests to get people engaged with your campaign. Find a way to connect your donors to the cause they’re supporting. Use social media.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, if you have someone who always gives to causes related to children and someone who always gives to research, you’d create two different groups for those individuals. Group 1 would get appeals related to children, while Group 2 would receive appeals based on research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2012

Ash Shepherd wrote a guest post earlier this week that offered fabulous templates and steps for developing the graphic images for your Facebook Page. As of March 30, your organization’s Facebook page will be transitioned to the new timeline format, featuring a engaging cover photo (if you do it right) like Surfrider Foundation (see above).

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

You can review the page edits here: [link] ) Links to news stories were included as they emerged and the occasional personal edit of sentiments like “no one knows what’s going on” contributed to the live action growth of the page. The same with live information, personal stories from witnesses, and so on. Examples from Haiti.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While doing research, I found myself digging back into old arguments on museum listservs about photo policies and I want to add my two (very opinionated) cents on this. Revenue Streams: Museums want to maintain control of sales of "officially sanctioned" images of objects via catalogues and postcards. But what about visitors?

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. Our story challenges get lots of attention. It is a moving one and a half minute video about the struggle of untouchable caste Dalit children in India to grow up and be as successful as more advantaged children.

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Tech Soup

MAY 10, 2016

PicsArt is a free photo editing app that gives anyone the tools to be creative. Overlaying Messages on Personal Photos. Live A Great Story already used PicsArt to create images and wanted to spread its awesome message to the global community of 65 million users. Image 1: Out.com. Image 2: PicsArt user @smallday.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2015

Magic is part of the Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses , a Florida charity that visits more than 35,000 adults and children each year with its team of tiny horses. The organization visits hospitals, hospice programs, and children who have experienced traumatic events. " Use Images That Support Your Mission.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Image: American Red Cross. I remember him telling me stories about his experience there , one poignant story about going into a rural village and finding it destroyed. Yesterday, Veteran’s Day, was a sad day for me. I remembered my Dad, who passed away this year, who was a WW2 Vet and stationed in the Philippines.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. Die Wille is a Berlin-based nonprofit organization for children and young adult services. Supporting Families of Visually Impaired Children. Making More Time to Educate Youth.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Individuals reflected on why they gave to a certain nonprofit organization and then shared these personal stories in a contest form on the #GivingTuesday website. All the submissions were shared in a public gallery and entrants were encouraged to share their stories more widely to garner votes. A story length of only 500-600 words.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The neat thing about Fiver is that there is time is built in for program staff to collect and story bank client testimonials, which means they’re not scrambling at the end. A good story is an incredible tool and whatever quote or story you decide to use, make sure it’s relatable and clear. Your donors want to hear those stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Either way, Save the Children UK’s page is a great example of a custom Google+ banner: 4. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story? Photos and slideshows. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.” Does it inspire?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Either way, Save the Children UK’s page is a great example of a custom Google+ banner: 4. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story? Photos and slideshows. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.” Does it inspire?

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 7, 2011

They have all kinds: cards that go in your printer, cards you can paint on with watercolors, photo frame cards, and "green" cards made of hemp, bamboo and recycled fiber. You can also re-use old cards by cutting along the fold and reusing the side with the image, if its backside is blank. Photo from Secret Agent L 5.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Last week, I received an inquiry from Mary Maher, editor of Hand to Hand, a magazine put out by the Association of Children's Museums , about Museum 2.0. Why, Mary asked, were there no posts about children's museums on this site? Why aren't children's museums represented on Museum 2.0? stuff naturally.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

If we want to get our story out there in a form that will get attention, videos are the ticket. But with so many charities and libraries working with children, the weird new security threat in 2016 will be smart toys. Children love it. The NPR story on mobile recruiting is a good place to find out about this new trend.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Basic peer-to-peer planning looks like this: [This image describes the basic steps of a peer-to-peer fundraiser: 1. In a recent study with Campaign Monitor , it was revealed that members are more likely to give outside their regular cadence if fundraising appeals include real stories from the community members who will benefit from the gift.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. Storymakers 2014 surpassed our expectations in terms of the quality and number of submissions.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

The process of becoming a donor typically looks more like this: A local resident, Stephanie, sees an interesting story about a family your nonprofit helped keep warm during the winter on her friend's Facebook feed. Watch a video (could be a training or story of impact in the community). She likes your Facebook page. Watch a video.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2016

The visual image is strong, there are multiple places to donate, all clearly labeled, and the message is concise: “You’re here to help animals. On the international front, Catholic Relief Services has strong imagery and a simple message, “Help children and families around the world.” Guiding you through the process, St.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

Image Source: ntegrity. I also donated to Save the Children and if you are an Orbitz customer they are matching donations. PLEASE MAKE A RECURRING GIFT : I’ve donated to the GlobalGiving Earthquake Fund – the money will go to a vetted network of NGOS – and they have a donor who is matching all recurring gifts.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Photos and video will help your passion will come through. Our friends at Epic Outreach do a GREAT job of telling their story on Facebook using photos and video. Memes, stories, photos – anything that causes a laugh or a smile. This platform is all about images. Talk about the impact of your work.

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