Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them.

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Candid

MAY 13, 2024

To measure a collaborative’s own progress toward its impact goals, it’s important to look beyond individual grantee results or a handful of compelling stories from the highest-performing grantees and assess the portfolio as a whole. Here we’ll focus on equitably measuring across a portfolio of grantees.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. To get this reaction from more visitors to your site, you first need to tell the right stories in the right way.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format. Thus, your NGO should prioritize sharing your success stories in photo essay format on your website or blog. Finally, when formatting the essay, all five photos should be the same size and captions should be bold and at least 12 point.

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Social Media Practice NGO Stats 275

Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

I believe that our children’s generation is key to creating lasting change in equality, justice, climate change, and human rights. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. Children are teaching their parents that everyday actions can make a world of difference.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

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. Jamie’s success story. Part 1: Start your email with a success story. . Keep the story short and to the point.

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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. The fewer words you use the better, but you will need words to tell your story. Next, think about photo quality.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. As you plan your next fundraising campaign, consider how you'll use stories as a central element of your messaging. How will you tell your story to create both authenticity and urgency? Tip 1: Create a Strategy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 17, 2009

You can either share a story about how you, another person, or a group is having fun and doing good , or take a photo of a way you can have fun and do good at the same time. No photos have been submitted yet, but six people have submitted stories (see some of them below). I am a Iron Soul.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

I was part of this success story!” Photo or video of how their gift is being used. The right photo or video can really hit the donor squarely in the heart. If the donor’s gift was used to buy laptops, a photo of students on the new laptops will hit the right note. A well-written receipt is not just about a tax record.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2009

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. They will share the recipients’ stories and photos with the social web. ChildFund wants to show folks how their efforts and these items benefit children and their communities. The organization has served children since 1938 and helps 15.2

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2010

Tell your story passionately and briefly, and make sure you have a “Donate Now&# button directly inserted into the blog post. Share stories, photos, and videos from events. Share stories from the field. If your organization serves children, write a review for a new children’s book.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. This story should be short and to the point. But there is so much more to properly thanking donors.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2015

Rules of Thumb for Using Photos of People. Are photos that you take with your camera or phone yours or your organization's property to use as you wish? Well, you would think so, but there are some rules around this, especially if the photos are of minors under 18. For pictures that you use for current news stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

My kids have posed for photos in t-shirts , emptied their piggy banks , helped me make fundraising videos , contributed clothing or other items to drives at school, and have attended lots of fund raising events. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in.

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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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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. It's also got a familiar appearance, as the main feed of other people's stories mildly resembles Instagram.

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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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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. Cast A Vision.

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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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Campaign Tips Fundraising Contest 78

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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Society’s fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis. I was lucky enough to talk my host into driving me to Talkeetna so I could document this fabulous story. No matter the technology, the process of capturing and sharing a good story quickly is the same.

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Alaska Story Video Philanthropy 94

CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Setting Up Your Personal Fundraising Page A personal fundraising page, like the one seen above, is where individuals or individuals within a team can share their story, set a goal and invite their network to give. Use a personal story, explain how you first got in contact with the organization and why their mission is important to you.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 28, 2010

With the support of museum staff, children developed the exhibition theme, selected the objects, designed the space, developed interpretative materials (including interactives), managed the budget, raised sponsorship, created press and marketing materials, put on the opening party, led interpretative tours, and trained museum guides.

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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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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

For the past 25 years, Carousel Ranch has made it their mission to improve the lives of children and young adults through equestrian therapy and vocational training. “Carousel Ranch provides an invaluable service not only to the children it serves, but provides a support mechanism for their families. Who Is Carousel Ranch?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Story of Tomorrow Winner — SEEDS final. Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. Then imagine how this teaching can impact children's lives, transforming their journey through life. The viewer is left imagining the future, wondering what stories these children will tell themselves someday.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

” I think instagram is a terrific platform to do that – if you have a culture that is comfortable with mixing it up and, of course, people who like to share photos. .” 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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

This year, TMWL is raising funds that will support the work of 4 passionate women who truly believe that everyone has something to give: “ Mama Lucy &# Kamptoni sold chickens in her Tanzanian village & turned her income into a primary school that now serves over 400 children. And now I hope you’ll join me! Learn more!

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2021

Tell me a story about how or why our mission is meaningful to you. Examples: Do our donors respond better to an inter-generational photo or one with only children? We love hearing stories from our supporters about how they came to volunteer with us. This method is ideal for understanding motivations.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Participants can download an app to submit photos, videos, and text answers proving that they’ve completed challenges or deciphered clues. Send your participants their challenges or the list of items they need to find, and ask them to send back photos or videos. Ghost story contest. Pumpkin carving party.

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Ideas Fundraising Movie Contest 98

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. Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. Stick to one photo or image, and keep the text appeal short. .

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Audience Tips Fundraising Social Media 82

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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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 5, 2010

The work they have done with Mama Lucy has been incredible and the school is now serving over 400 children. For Mother’s Day, Epic Change wants to help Mama Lucy realize another dream – to build a home on campus where in-need children will live. Create a heartspace and share your story! Just imagine.

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Tanzania Children Campaign Twitter 137

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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Campaign Online Fundraising Social Media 98

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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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. If people can take their own photos, they won't buy them in the gift shop. Aesthetics of Experience: Photo-taking is distracting for other visitors.

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