TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

According to a recent study published by the Harvard Business Review , a “trust chemical” is produced by your brain called Oxytocin, when you meet new people who you can identify as trustworthy. According to this study, the amount of Oxytocin the brain actually produces effectively predicted how willing people were to help others.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

So, you want to write new content; or maybe you need to write new content. You’ve heard how important storytelling is for communicating your mission and message but let’s face it – you haven’t written a story since high-school English class. Now that you have your story content , you can go back and revise. Happy writing!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This is part one of a series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller. Good communication is the key to being an effective fundraiser, building strong relationships, leading well, and serving the people you’re working to help. Storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of communication. I have good news!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

That’s where storytelling comes in. In this article, I’m going to talk about the common challenges of explaining non-profit impact and go over the action steps you can take to explain your non-profit’s impact through storytelling. All we’re doing in this step is aligning that message to the story content.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your nonprofit relies on storytelling to forge emotional connections with potential supporters and spread awareness of your mission. Understanding Why Podcasts Work for Nonprofits Aside from gaining access to the millions of podcast fans, employing them as part of your content strategy allows you to: Enhance engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. A content calendar is the link between posting daily on social media and a social media strategy. It will help you stay organized by planning your content in advance, without being overwhelmed by last-minute deadlines.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

But for any of that to happen, you must have content to put into your newsletter. Content is the backbone of your newsletter and it’s in your organization’s best interest to select great content. A great strategy that I recommend is to create a list of broad content ideas for your non-profit newsletters.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

For example, if one of your goals is to make your organization’s join process better, your action plan might have these steps: Look at Google Analytics to see what kind of traffic the join page gets and where people abandon. Is old content dominating the results? Resolve to make some decisions about 5 types of content, eg.,

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. Your role as a grantmaker could involve providing guidance on ethical and trauma-informed storytelling practices , ensuring that an individual’s story is shared with dignity and respect.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Working with NGOs, thought leaders, and policymakers in DC for the last decade, she specializes in getting people to care about complex issues that might otherwise get ignored. While building this community takes time, it will ensure you always have a full pipeline of people interested in engaging with your cause. Say their name.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This storytelling framework asks you to answer three basic questions: Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?

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Qgiv

APRIL 13, 2021

Keep reading to learn how your nonprofit can use social media to drive people to your donation form! The same content goals exist for nonprofits! Fundraising asks should be part of your overall social media content strategy. Across all social media platforms video is the most engaged with type of content. Conclusion.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Join us and learn the four key elements of community storytelling: Inclusion, Attention, Reputation & Validation, and Action. Attention: In today’s attention-seeking digital landscape, user-generated content through storytelling is more effective than traditional promotional advertisements.

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VisionLink

JUNE 19, 2012

Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Make every page a home page You never know where people will end up, so say who you are and what you stand for on EVERY page. If you fail, try try again!

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Content tends to be an all-encompassing word these days. You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. So, how do you create a content strategy?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Join us and learn the four key elements of community storytelling: Inclusion, Attention, Reputation & Validation, and Action. Attention: In today’s attention-seeking digital landscape, user-generated content through storytelling is more effective than traditional promotional advertisements.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Only recently has a definition of content marketing been widely accepted. Before, content marketing was a loose collection of ideas, thoughts and conjectures about the way consumers MIGHT respond to a new marketing models. According to the Content Marketing Institute , consumers reject banner ads at a rate greater than 99%.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 5, 2015

One of the major reasons people use Facebook is to see what is happening on their newsfeed. When people see content that they consider relevant to them and their interests, they are more likely to engage. The types of posts that interest people range from photos […].

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

For example, if one of your goals is to make your organization’s join process better, your action plan might have these steps: Look at Google Analytics to see what kind of traffic the join page gets and where people abandon. Is old content dominating the results? Resolve to make some decisions about 5 types of content, eg.,

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Anecdotally, Cylinda found that by reaching out on a personal level, people are more inclined to provide their email address, which in turn steadily builds her donor email list. Invite People To Like Your Page If They’ve Liked Your Post. Every dollar donated strengthened the people of Ukraine and helped with refugee relocation.

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Here we share how we turned an expensive print piece into a simple, online PDF with multi-purpose content to maximize the return on our investment. We started to consider what changes we could make to speed up the process, cut staff time and costs, and make better use of the content. Do you have to produce an annual report?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. This is the key to getting noticed by people who will be interested in joining your organization. For example, some people might regularly use forums to meet with others online. There might also be smaller sites.

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Elevation

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

When was the last time a piece of NGO content moved you? Whether it came in the form of an email, a Facebook post, or a website homepage, chances are it told a story and involved real people. The best nonprofit content marketing and storytelling can freeze time, if even for an instant. What about it was compelling?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If your nonprofit has yet to start a blog or already blogs but struggles with ideas for fresh content, then hopefully the 11 blog content ideas listed below will help. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. That said, mix it up! A first-person voice is best.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While it can be confusing and hard to understand, ensuring you know how to optimize content for search will set you up for success. billion visits per month ( blog.hootsuite ), and AdEspresso reports that 200 million people visit an Instagram business profile everyday, with 66% of those visits coming from users that do not yet follow them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. High video engagement should be your goal because social media algorithms prioritize content that get lots of reactions, comments and shares.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Still, understand that the content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a breaking news story. Though most of them won’t come right out and say it, many people appreciate public recognition for their contribution.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

More people are giving, volunteering, and being inspired to participate than ever before. Launch a Storytelling Campaign Studies have proven that storytelling is much more effective than fact-sharing alone. The easier it is to share, the more likely people are to do it. billion that year.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

Audience personas are fictional people that you create who represent your audience, based on real aggregate audience data. By putting together a comprehensive profile of your audience, your nonprofit is better able to create personalized content that speaks to your audience and drives them to action.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

—– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I think there’s huge potential for organizations to use multiple mediums, content, and locations to help document and advocate for the change they want in their communities and around the world.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Nonprofit marketers are doing more with content marketing – and feeling more confident about their effectiveness. They’re trying more tactics, using more social media platforms, growing in their internal knowledge and skills, and focusing on becoming better storytellers. What is Content Marketing? Everyone is searching.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

To run a successful nonprofit organization, you need to convince people to support you and help you raise funds to further your cause. However, that’s often easier said than done: what are the best ways to convince people to lend their support to your cause? Where Should You Use Nonprofit Storytelling? Social media posts.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling. Each piece of content should represent your organization’s brand. Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords in the nonprofit industry, and in marketing in general.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

” The new product seeks to seamlessly blend digital content with your physical space, offering both Virtual and Augmented Reality capabilities. On one hand, I’m concerned about its impact on society—will people lose touch with reality? This will be a major deterrent for arts and culture organizations.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Nonprofit marketing content also needs to consistently tie back to your cause and the work you do. Inbound marketing often help you draw people in through content such as: blogs, videos, social media, SEO, and other organic marketing channels. Digital marketing is more and more common because that’s where the people are.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. 3) Tweet content that inspires engagement. To get engagement on Twitter, you need to tweet the right kind of content.

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