The Storytelling Non-profit

JULY 25, 2020

In the survey responses many of you shared you’re trying to figure out angles for messaging, content, storytelling and fundraising asks. Rather than focus on each of these topics individually, what I’m going to do in upcoming content is share with you my framework and process for making strategic decisions and planning.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We Spouses, kids, roommates, and pets all shared a workspace. We learned that having a history of shared values and expectations for behavior makes for healthier virtual environments.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

At 12pm EST on January 16, participate or follow the discussion on Twitter at #nptech19 : Ask questions or share relevant information during the tweet chat by using the hashtag, #nptech19. Reply to comments and questions posted during the tweet chat to share your thoughts or ask follow-up questions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

There are a few important tips that you should follow when having a conversation with a prospective member; Answer questions as directly and succulently as possible. This will allow you to set-up pre-programmed responses for the most commonly asked questions. 4) Encourage your existing members to share their experiences.

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NTEN

JULY 6, 2011

Include a question or encourage readers to share their thoughts in every post. Ask open-ended, rather than yes/no questions, to get the most thoughtful, personal responses and open up the room for others. It can be as simple and subtle as “What are your questions?” vs. “Do you have questions?”. What If They Ask ?

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The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. Many attendees expressed surprise over the trust statistics that we shared. Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 1, 2019

During the tweet chat, we will share insights on how your supporters can create successful fundraising campaigns, use their personal stories and social networks to inspire giving, and how to convert these new one-time donors into dependable regular donors. Retweet what you’d like to share with your followers.

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Candid

MARCH 14, 2024

At the Nonprofit Marketing Summit earlier this month, I shared how we do this—from how we rethought why we are on social media and our process for repurposing content (without getting too repetitive). We highlight trends in the sector, drill down into nonprofit data, offer tips for fundraising and grantwriting, and share free resources.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

We’d love to hear what questions you have about integrating AI into your social media practice, whether you raise your hand at NTC or send us a message later. We’ll share more after the session and dive into some of the questions we’ll tackle here: Everything’s changing so fast, is everyone already using AI? Template creation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 25, 2024

She shared a few highlights from Microsoft’s recent nonprofit sector research. You can watch the video here as well as the human curated resources shared and a Copilot created summary transcript here. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization?

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 10, 2010

In those conversations, we realized that we probably had some good examples to share and case studies to provide; but we also realized that there were many, many more people we wanted to be having the conversation with! Looking forward to sharing with you there! Check out Bonnie’s announcement, too! Join & Contribute.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

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Candid

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Find the posts from the last year that had the most likes and comments. This is a great way to get some easy content ready to share, while also reminding your audience of the amazing things you’ve done over the last year. Trivia-based questions are another fun and informative way to engage your followers.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The opportunity to share challenges, in confidence, with the brightest colleagues in the business is an invaluable resource. Silence that inner commentator whose chatter is louder than any voice in the room. Ask open-ended questions that invite feedback and follow-up. “Association executives are really lucky. Listen actively.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

I was interested to hear Allison’s comments on managing an organization specifically for women across such a broad canvas. Asking questions is another great way to make connections. Allison captioned her LinkedIn photo like this, “The start of amazing begins with the right question.” Consider your association’s voice.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2016

Note from Beth: I’ve been a big believer in shared knowledge and learning for the sector. IssueLab has been working for ten years to apply the age-old knowledge management question, “what if I knew what others know?” That’s why I’m so grateful they are sharing it in this guest post.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 25, 2021

These are just some of the questions we get when we meet with BeSpeake clients each week to plan their virtual meetings. They created their own questions about their standards and accreditation process, invited three attendees to go live in the virtual studio, and then played the game. We’re sharing these ideas to get you inspired.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks? Knowledge is a lofty word. Some are huge.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

In today’s post, I’m sharing 10 engaging non-profit newsletters ideas that you can use in your next newsletter campaign. As long as the issue or the cause of the news is aligned with your organization's efforts, then it would be a great idea to make a newsletter commenting on the news. 10 ENGAGING NON-PROFIT NEWSLETTER IDEAS 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 12, 2021

By going virtual and asking your current supporters to share your campaign and cause widely, your 5K, gala or auction can reach people just about anywhere around the world, helping to advance your cause and bring in more new donors. 2) Nonprofits Can Raise as Much (or More!) 6) Sponsors are Supporting Virtual Events.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., — Opportunity about to be missed Dear Opportunity about to be missed, You’ve actually named the problem in the way you’ve framed your question. Try asking yourself a series of “why” questions to get to the root of what your real problem is.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2012

And that’s just what happened to the HSUS Farm Animal Protection campaign, an effort to call attention to and reduce the suffering of farm animals raised for eggs, meat, pork, and milk. The above photo and statement was posted on Friday and within 48 hours was shared over 21,000 times, 18,000 likes, and thousands of comments.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Here are questions you can ask yourself and your team to go through a similar exercise. Not having clarity on the answers to these questions can easily tack on several days to a week to your thank you letter’s journey. Where do checks go first?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As you are noshing and the other volunteers trickle in, you’re invited to take a live quiz on Slido asking you several questions about yourself, what inspired you to volunteer, and what skills you might like to contribute to the organization. Enable them to enjoy themselves after their hard work by sharing a pizza.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When someone makes a comment about gender inclusive pronouns or other recent restructurings that they believe impact program delivery or agency optics, we need to be prepared to share the why. As we talk to donors, we need to share with them in a way that shows respect for them as lifelong learners—not as endless pocketbooks.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 10, 2009

We know you wrote about some really interesting things, shared great ideas and even captured conversations and presentations on your blog or website this year. Share your best blog post from 2009 one more time! Topic: What was your favorite, most read, most tweeted, or most commented on blog post from this year?

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this webinar follow-up, Kristal Frazier answers your pressing questions on DEI donor best practices. Question: I am preparing to take on a leadership role in DEI for a large organization. Question: Should we be striving to achieve diversity among our individual donor pool? Best of luck!

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Media Cause

MAY 30, 2023

Her TikTok calling for uterus owners to share their menstrual cycle updates to anti-abortion politicians received over 51k views and generated thousands of tweets trolling high-profile GOP extremists such as Greg Abbott, Mitch McConnell, and Majorie Taylor Greene. Prepare for angry comments to flood your video if you hit a nerve.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

But the holiday is also a way to rally your community together in the spirit of giving to share their support for causes they care about. Many NTEN Members are taking part in #GivingTuesday this year, and we asked our Members to share their campaign plans. Let us know about your plans in the comments.

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Media Cause

JUNE 27, 2023

Because your paid social efforts are running on social platforms, your target audience can react, like, comment and share your ads. Additionally, the response you get from your audience through comments on your paid social ads can help you address any concerns or confusion about your campaign.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

The tagline, “Everyone Leads” also spoke to me because I had always questioned my capacity as a leader and what I could offer to other individuals. I heard all of the questions, concerns, and comments, but for me it was a done deal. at least on paper. at least on paper. I had decided this was the change I needed.

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Candid

APRIL 4, 2023

If your organization has a Candid Seal of Transparency , consider taking a similar approach to further showcase your nonprofit’s impact. Share and interact with funders’ social content Most people appreciate receiving a “like” on content they post on social media. Ask interesting questions or give thoughtful feedback on funders’ posts.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 16, 2014

At the SHARE Conference last month, I spent time watching venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and techies praise how the sharing economy was the new way to make money and catalyze sharing and change. Where Are Nonprofits and Libraries on Sharing? Does the Sharing Economy Enable Social Good?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s a home run to show donors their cumulative annual or total giving because it goes beyond individual transactions and builds a narrative of shared impact, recognition, and trust. You can share this link with your donors. Share a success story, donor testimonial, or an update on projects funded by their generosity.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 11, 2011

Last week, I had a lot of fun test-driving Qriously , a new application that replaces advertisements on smart phones with questions, creating real-time feedback about the topics you are interested in. I had so much fun, in fact, that I shared screen shots and some thoughts around the way organizations could put a tool like this to use. (If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As early adopters, they shared valuable insights on the early stages of AI adoption for nonprofits. It is also important to create feedback loops for staff to share their experience with others and provide professional development opportunities for those whose jobs tasks change and evolve.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2021

But navigating the best way to share your message on Facebook can be…overwhelming. Here’s the long and short of it: if you want to share personal information, make a Facebook page. If you want to have one spot to share posts from a business or organization, make a Business Page. What is a Facebook Business Page?

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