Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.” Emily and Joe recommend to begin with planning before you ever look at your data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind. 9) Browse pictures of baby animals regularly. Reading books does that.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If we can demystify the terminology around outcomes measurement and impact storytelling, could that lower the barrier to entry? As an example, a corporate foundation may have a mission statement t hat says, “We address the basic human and social issues faced by residents, prim arily women and children, in our local community.”

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

With that in mind, we’ll dive into general best practices when it comes to the pre-planning stage, venue management, staff assignments, and any tech considerations. With these questions in mind, your team can optimize the venue, start assigning and training staff members, and come up with a plan to mitigate any future issues.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

User-Friendly: Fundraising platforms are often designed with user-friendliness in mind, making it accessible to both experienced and novice fundraisers. By designing your campaign with these personas and insights in mind, you go beyond creating a generic page; you’re speaking directly to the motivations and preferences of your audience.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Editing can be a mind-numbing task and there were times I threw up my hands and said, “Why am I spending so much time on this?!”. For example, let’s say you want to write a blurb in your annual report about how your ski program enriched the lives of local children with disabili­ties during the past season. Pretty good, but bland.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Picture a potential donor. Don’t forget about direct mail! Use social media. Find more major gifts.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling. And then as I always talk to my clients about, you really need to paint a picture as to why are you uniquely positioned to meet that need?

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Neverthirst share pictures showing communities before they had access to clean water, what their facilities were and the state of the water. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. Then they show what it is like now.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These are often the first activities that come to mind when considering peer-to-peer fundraising: runs, walk-a-thons (both virtual and in-person), bowl-a-thons , golf marathons , and even gala-style fundraisers. Once you have these things in mind, you’re ready to get started building your campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Photos of people are particularly compelling, so gather pictures of volunteers, beneficiaries, and community members. The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

So keep that in mind. They have children, they’re doing all of this. So keep that in mind. That should be one of the expectations of the board members because that is going to give them a true picture of what it means to serve the clients in the community. So I gave $500 a year to the organization.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. And I think this day I took this picture was the day that I really started to ask this question. a small nonprofit who serves children with disability, raising $91,000 on a regional giving day. So this is why.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Here are a few best practices to keep in mind when developing your nonprofit’s annual report: 1. Venngage , which is a visual storytelling design tool. Primarily, they use pictures of supporters, beneficiaries, and team members to bring their mission to life. Incorporate your annual report into your larger strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

SC: I'd started working with an organization called YouthAIDS which provides services and products to children worldwide who are affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. This challenge benefited the Cambodian Children's Fund out of Cambodia. You shouldn't beat your wives and your children." I raised a lot of money. I thought, "Great.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 26, 2023

Use Storytelling With all the competing modes of communication from other brands that want your supporters’ attention, what makes your nonprofit’s communications stand out? To differentiate yourself and tie your donation appeals back to your cause, you need to leverage storytelling. Let’s begin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

"[T]hose of us who take pictures, even for our own personal trips, and share those pictures with friends, because we have that skill, also have an obligation to help people understand each other more completely. They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. And, their weapon is poetry.

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