.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The YouTubers who manage those channels know how to tell a story and they are experts in their field. To sort your options, try creating a matrix like this. Industry events—Monitor the headline speakers and their audiences. But I have learned a few things about each of those topics. For one compelling reason.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

What creates more awareness and connects you to people who share your mission is expert content. If you serve kids with special education needs, create articles on special education. You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. Create videos on your expert content and upload these to your YouTube channel.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Create a unique event hashtag. With a little creativity, you can create one that’s unique and stands out to attendees. With a little creativity, you can create one that’s unique and stands out to attendees. These posts should aim to create a buzz and inspire a little bit of FOMO (or the fear of missing out).

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Create an Auction Item Description Template Just as you would create templates for donation requests , you should also create templates for your auction item descriptions. For instance, in a silent auction, you might create a title card for each item and display it in a large, readable font.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

How to create your end-of-year fundraising content to maximize the campaign impact. From Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , to the Chinese New Year just after the western one, the three kings of the nativity story, the secular tale of St. Next it’s time to decide on and create the all-important angle.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

They don’t need to appear all the time, but make sure your web developer has created a place for them that you can bring them to the forefront and update the content as necessary. Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. In practice: 1) “I Have A Dream” Foundation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 4, 2021

Even though you won’t be networking in person, with online fundraising tools, you can still share success stories, celebrate your donors, energize your audience, and stay on brand the same way you would at an event that’d cost big bucks to put on. Fortunately, you can easily create beautiful visuals with a smartphone and some free tools.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Step 3: Create messaging and identify channels for outreach Equipped with key insights on your audience, you can begin crafting messaging and decide which channels you will use to communicate it. When creating messaging for your communications campaign, consider this simple framework: 1. Define the problem. Outline the solution.

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The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ll want to tell a compelling story that breathes life into your cause and paints a vivid picture of the powerful difference every donation makes. Have a clear message Kick off your giving page with an attention-grabbing headline that captures your mission and what you’re asking for.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Let’s look at ways to make your event stand out from the crowd and grab some headlines. Find the newsworthy stories within your event. Write your posts like a news story. Original quotes make your story read like news. Photos that help tell your story. Great photos can help ensure your story gets picked up.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

Create a communications calendar for the year, one that includes the dates for your fundraising appeals, your monthly giving asks, your annual report, print newsletters, and more. Include one success story (no more) with the focus, always, on how your donor’s support made it happen. What to Include. Repurpose, repurpose, repurpose.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If you read today’s headlines, you might feel overwhelmed with everything that is going on in the world. Beyond the news headlines, there are great stories of people who are making a positive difference for peace. Showcase and amplify inspiring stories and what is working to build peace. I know I do.

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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 organization’s story stirs my heart, and the next thing I know I am on their donation page filling in my credit card number. It’s best to start with a short story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? They created a pin board with expert advice on how to “Green Your Home” that is filled with beautiful visuals and helpful content. Tip: Share stories about your impact and the different ways to get involved with your cause.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

headlining our first-ever Nonprofit Summit. But we’re thrilled to announce a third Summit headliner: Amal Clooney. We’re so excited to be joining Teach for America as we explore how they were able to accomplish this roll out strategy, ultimately creating a unified experience for their members and alumni.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Formal volunteer retraining: Having a system created to help guide the volunteer into the ways and methods of your nonprofit. A booklet or PDF created to help inform the volunteer on the general background and vision of your organization. Plus giving them an idea of where volunteers can constantly make the most impact. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In years past, if a staff member or volunteer added your organization to their profile and were the first to do so, LinkedIn automatically created a LinkedIn Page for your nonprofit. Once you have claimed or created your LinkedIn Page, the set up process is straightforward. For example: 1.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your credibility is judged harshly if you can’t communicate your nonprofit’s success stories in a professional, visually compelling, modern format. Create and rotate on a regular basis promotional graphics for publications, special events, volunteer recruitment programs, special fundraising campaigns, etc. but not today.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

Here is your guide for creating a non-profit website that brings interested people into your world, tells them what your organization is all about, invites them to be part of the work by making a donation, and then thanks them for doing so. How do you create this mood? You just drag-and-drop. We’re working to address this need.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Tell stories of the impact of their gift. Then share stories illustrating the impact their gift is creating. Share impact stories and ensure the donate button is easy to find. Regular e-newsletters are a great way to share stories. Continue to tell stories of the impact of their gifts and use the word “you” .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

One communications director shared that she scans the headlines every morning and only goes deep into stories that are relevant to their communications strategy and limits her time. In the last few weeks, we have been pummeled with disturbing headlines about the current events. … Read More

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water , a nonprofit that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations, is leading the way when it comes to redefining nonprofit marketing; they are exceptional at inbound marketing, focusing on creating powerful content to inspire people to join their cause. Tap Into the Power of Social Proof.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” Illustrate the concrete change created by donor support.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

Conversation starters are questions, visuals, anecdotes, stories, or other snippets of content that you share on social channels to ignite engagement. This list should be with you when you are planning out your content and engagement for your social media channels. Craft good headlines. Avoid giving it all away in the headlines.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

To assist with participants’ success, nonprofits can create fundraiser toolkits that provide guidance both technically for the peer-to-peer fundraising sign-up process and strategically for outreach to potential donors. Adding screenshots of the registration page and links to additional resources further clarifies your instructions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? For example, we saw that donations to the South Asia Floods (starting August 17) increased after Harvey Floods led the headlines in August 28-20. Instead, stick to what we know works: tell specific, compelling, emotionally manageable stories.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. The stories can be tightened up. In Bonnie’s case, I noted that a story from a parent packed a strong emotional punch, but again, could be trimmed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2013

This story became a case study in “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” to illustrate the value of crowdsourcing and how to measure the return. Taryn Degnan picks up on this them of using social media to save lives to share her observations about the use of social media to find organ donors and her own personal story.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Those who tuned in to the virtual event were treated to conversations with some incredible headliners, and heard nonprofit customers share their technology impact stories. . Salesforce.org’s second annual Nonprofit Summit, held earlier this month, attracted over 6,500 attendees from 100 countries.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A good story resonates with the donor, connects them to your vision, creates a sense of urgency, and gives donors an outlet to take action. No matter what’s on your fundraising to do list this fall, there’s one must have that you can’t afford to leave off that to-do list – stories. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Unfortunately, most email newsletters look like someone created it in a rush, throwing a bunch of random things together so they could call it done. Stay in touch with donors to create regular communications (consistency). Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In order to inspire the donor to take action, you need to create a sense of urgency around the ask. . Doing so will help you create the kind of annual appeal that your donor can’t refuse. There are only two headlines which, if read alone, give the following message: Bar pass rate continues to climb. What you want them to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Phase 2: What is the worst headline you could see about your organization in the front page of the NY Times? Create a crisis management team. Create core messaging for your worst case scenarios. I’ll summarize her points here: Phase 1: What is the worst thing that could happen? Phase 3: What assumptions will be made?

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

So, save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using call-to-actions on your homepage instead. According to protocol 80 , these CTAs boast an impressive ROI—more than 90% of visitors who read your headline also read your CTA copy. Create special blog content. Some classic examples include “Donate Now!”

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