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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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

As technology evolves, your nonprofit should expand to tell your story in more engaging, shareable, and innovative ways, such as podcasting. With nearly half a billion podcast listeners worldwide today, the format is very promising for nonprofit professionals who have detailed stories to tell. Produce content for a low cost.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Asking donors to share their donor stories and including all donors’ perspectives, regardless of the donation amount, can create a stronger and more resilient community around the organization. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Bloomerang

JULY 27, 2021

Once you’ve cracked the code to the pattern, you’ll find that telling compelling nonprofit stories becomes less overwhelming and more manageable. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . Below I’ll break a good story down into four key ingredients.

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Forum One

AUGUST 9, 2023

Of the many tasks you will tackle in the course of launching a new website , one of the most important ones is content migration : the process of populating your new website with the content that is going to tell your story. Once the website is built—the scaffolding, structure, and design—your content is what brings it to life.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mastering relevant content marketing. Master relevant content marketing. That means that you must work to make relevant content marketing more readily accessible to your constituents. . Make your content something with which they’ll want to engage. Where do you find that content? Something useful to them.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

When it comes to content management systems (CMS), WordPress is a stellar choice for a variety of organizations, including businesses and nonprofits. With our guide, you’ll be well prepared to create a content strategy for your site, whether you’re migrating from a different CMS or starting from scratch. About page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Step 1: Create Engaging Content Compelling content is the cornerstone of any successful social media strategy. To captivate your audience and make a lasting impression, follow these tips: Tell Your Story : Your nonprofit has a unique story to tell, and it’s essential to share it authentically.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 18, 2023

Investing time into creative content like blogs, videos, images, and animations can help your organization to stand out. You can use these methods to tell your story more effectively, to be discovered on search engines and social media, and to encourage people to engage with your cause.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MARCH 29, 2022

Today we’re going to plan your non-profit’s stories for the next 90 days. A few more resources to help you plan your non-profit’s stories for the next 90 days. Need some fresh ideas for finding and collecting non-profit stories? Check out the Ultimate Guide to Collecting Non-Profit Stories. .

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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.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

At the heart of a strong social communications plan is relevant and compelling content. Nonprofits cannot be random with social media content as that will only lead to a very random result. Here are easy-to-implement content ideas to help fill out your social media calendar.

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Media Cause

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Here are some options that come top of mind: Social Media: Cons: Generally limited in the amount of content you can fit in a post. Can link to more in-depth content. Pros: Can tell a more developed story at once. Can push to more in-depth content. Can do a drip campaign where you tell a bit of the story at a time. .

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CauseVox

MARCH 28, 2023

Let’s demystify the content planning process. In this training, participants will gain the tools to create content with purpose and intention—that converts. And we’ll dig into tools and practices to gather nonprofit stories in a way that is ethical and trauma-informed.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

If that’s how you’re approaching the content you’re sharing on social media or in your newsletters, this blog post is for you. . Keep reading for three content creation tips to use when you’re short on time, as well as a few examples I’ve brainstormed just for you. . Tip 1: Batch your content. . Create a content calendar.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

In order to get off the fundraising hamster wheel, organizations should instead design repeatable marketing campaigns built on content that is valuable to potential donors, delivered through targeted digital campaigns and reinforced with ongoing communications to form lasting relationships.

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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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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

3 Top Nonprofit Storytelling Strategies Well-crafted nonprofit stories will help you engage with your audience and inspire them to take further action. These stories also lend authenticity and credibility to your nonprofit, as it shows the direct connection between your values and actions. Incorporate authentic and personal stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

You’ve heard many (many) times that all your nonprofit’s blog and site content should be optimized to drive traffic. But when you’re lean on resources and human power, just producing blog posts and updating your website feels like a miracle, never mind SEO or a content strategy. So, what kind of content is that, exactly?

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Attract attention with “Snackable” content. Understand your capacity. Commit to a schedule.

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Candid

MARCH 22, 2022

The answer: tell an engaging story. But how exactly do you craft a story, and digital storytelling strategy, that will draw new supporters’ interest and spur your followers to act? Next it's really understanding how to properly develop your story so it has the problem, the solution, the impact and the ask, right?

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this article, you’ll find four tips to keep in mind when building your newsletter and 14 ideas for your newsletter’s content. Consider Your Audience The key to creating a member newsletter that people keep opening and reading is to offer content that’s beneficial to them in some way. Let’s get started!

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Your brain loves a good story. There is a distinct chemical reaction that happens in one’s brain when they’re reading a compelling or interesting story. This same chemical is also created when you’re reading stories. For example, donating money to charities that are associated with that great story or narrative.

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DipJar

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Arts and cultural organizations are the sources of some of our favorite DipJar stories. Today’s story comes from the small but mighty state of Rhode Island, where The Gamm Theatre has been providing great cultural programming for almost 40 years. They are literally all over the map. It even serves as a voting location!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We all know versions of this story. I’m the director of content, and I was responsible not only for overseeing the creation of new content but editing it, building it on our website, and promoting it through various social media channels and email marketing. The good news is, the story had a happy ending.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MARCH 7, 2022

Story arcs play an important role in non-profit narrative development. We often place a lot of emphasis on individual stories and use those individual stories in fundraising and communications. Why Non-Profits Need to Think in Story Arcs. Over time, a season in the case of a TV show, a story arc reveals itself.

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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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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. It can be near impossible to measure the success of a story if you haven’t first thought about what your desired outcomes are and drivers of success.

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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. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

With a great story, you can illustrate non-profit impact super clearly for donors in a way that other kinds of writing might not be able to capture. At the basis of all stories are facts and you need to be clear about the facts of your program. Here’s my guide to conducting story interviews. That’s where storytelling comes in.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

By designing emails with clear and well-structured content, nonprofit organizations can ensure that everyone can engage in important conversations, receive essential information, and participate in your mission. Understanding WCAG Standards WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

In order to win back trust and stay top-of-mind, nonprofits must focus on establishing emotional connections with their audience through consistent, high-quality content. Instead, share your mission through stories and behind-the-scenes looks at your work. Notice what content resonates and what falls flat. Say their name.

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Forum One

APRIL 13, 2021

Their mandate is to exhibit and preserve the collection of the best assets that represent the story and chronology of a culture or a society. To do this effectively, content strategy for digital collections is a necessary piece that is able to streamline the approach of how these institutions shape and expand their roles as modern resources.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

Bill Gates famously wrote in 1996 that content will be king on the Internet one day. Despite his prophecy, Microsoft today still does not have a juggernaut content department, and is still focused on creating software. Whether his vision for what Internet content would be in 1996 was, we may never know. This happens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

How and Why Stories Can Bust Nonprofit Silos – Guest Post by Miriam Brosseau and Stephanie Corleto . Stories are for people. The challenge is to reach our audiences where they are, in that moment, with compelling content and a call-to-action… Not exactly what siloed organizations are best at. Silos are for corn.

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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. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. Share Stories from the Field. A first-person voice is best.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

You can collect fantastic, compelling stories, but if no one hears or sees them, they fall flat. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage. The key is using stories to get people’s attention on social media channels.

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