Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you’re new to web design and development, creating a homepage that accurately reflects your nonprofit’s mission and values can feel difficult. However, with the right strategies, you can create an attractive homepage that inspires site visitors to continue interacting with your content and engaging with your organization.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

It tells the story of one life being saved. Make them feel good about giving – The story of the dog going blind absolutely tugs at your heartstrings and make you feel good about giving. The right image or video clip can connect better than any words you can write and will hit the donor right in the feelz.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

WCAG standards are important as they provide a comprehensive framework and standards for creating inclusive digital experiences that promote equal access to information for all types of people. Here are three areas where you’ll want to check for accessibility.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. An effective story not only helps nonprofits attract new donors but also increases overall brand awareness, which can be good for landing corporate sponsorships or attracting media coverage.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 29, 2022

From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they are reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, lead, thrive, and co-create a future filled with possibility. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: Creating Equity In Education With Teach For America + Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

2) Brand your cover images for #GivingTuesday. In addition to pinning your #GivingTuesday announcement to the top of your social pages, you can also create custom cover images for your campaign. Or better yet create a UGC campaign specifically for #GivingTuesday. 3) Include donation instructions in every post.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Twitter Moments as defined by Twitter are curated tweets collected into a story. First launched in October 2015 in partnership with a select few media partners, as of September 29 all Twitter users can now create Moments. If possible, view the Moment on both desktop and mobile before experimenting with creating your own Moment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

If you cook, you know that your dishes are only as good as your ingredients. For text overlay images, you need the following ingredients: text, photo, and branding. With this simple recipe, you can create a great text overlay image to illustrate a blog post and use on social channels in less than 15-30 minutes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 6, 2023

Coordinating these channels cohesively – for example, telling one community member’s personal story over email, social media, and direct mail – promotes consistent messaging that reinforces the nonprofit’s brand in the supporter’s mind. Create your year-end campaign calendar. Define your metrics of success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Before you follow any account, ensure that your profile is complete with (1) a well-designed profile photo and header image; (2) a bio that expresses clearly your organization’s mission; and (3) a link to your website. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

1) Choose the right fundraiser images and videos. Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way. Here are a few tips about choosing photos that can lead to fundraising success : Stay away from using grainy or unclear images.

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Greater Giving

MAY 12, 2021

If that’s the case, it may be time to create a “culture of fundraising” within your nonprofit. Developing a strong fundraising culture within your organization creates the mindset that guides every interaction your team has with donors and strengthens the commitment they have to your mission. What is a culture of fundraising?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 20, 2018

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. They created a square version and landscape version of the same video using Animoto. Tell One Story at a Time. This is the story of a very special chimpanzee named George.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

and around the world to create award-winning videos that drive results. But how do you create engaging nonprofit videos? The key is to understand which emotions increase social sharing and to create videos that evoke those emotions. Emotional stories of beneficiaries. He and his team work with nonprofits across the U.S.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 17, 2024

This guide will explore best practices for creating a blogging and content strategy that drives audience engagement, encourages donations, and makes readers feel like part of your nonprofit’s community. One of the most important steps in building a productive blogging strategy is creating content that engages and appeals to your audience.

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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. Use keywords in image titles. How to Boost Your Nonprofit’s SEO.

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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. Anyone else edit the content until it’s just the right number of characters so it looks just so with the background image? In practice: 1) AMA Foundation.

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NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Tell your story (Keep it short, but get the main points accross). Tell Your Story by Filling in Your History and Milestones . If you haven’t yet, think of at least five milestones that help tell your story then hop over to Facebook and fill them in. So how do you create more engagement? Add your mission statement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

1) Creating Custom Donation Appeals in Minutes Use ChatGPT to craft a sequence of donation appeals with the goal of encouraging your stakeholders to make a donation. The tool can draft stewardship emails, create impactful copy for annual reports, and even generate speeches for stewardship events.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

It’s crucial that your online donation forms and landing page match the story you’re telling. Add impactful images or videos and text to your donation form and landing page! An impact statement is your organization’s story about your influence on the community. Adding a banner image to your landing page.

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Candid

APRIL 2, 2024

Many small nonprofits find the cost of maintaining a robust website prohibitive, but you can create a Candid profile for free. Initiate conversations to create connections Effective fundraising is built on funder relationships, which are created by engaging in meaningful conversations about the work your organization does.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. Naples, Florida: #Storymakers 2017: Creating Images and Video with Adobe Spark.

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CauseVox

JUNE 7, 2021

Fundraisers were asked to create a fundraising page, then have friends and family donate in honor of them hiking trails in the park. CauseVox peer-to-peer fundraisers see a pre-built template when they create their page. She created a toolkit with information and templates, plus shared a timeline for how they could fundraise.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The word “gala” conjures images of glittering ballrooms, elegant attendees, and a night dedicated to supporting a worthy cause. Creating a Memorable Social Cocktail Hour The Cocktail hour serves as the glamorous entrance into your gala. Create engaging activities for your guests to participate in. Balance is key.

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Hands on Fundraising

OCTOBER 19, 2021

What about images? When we nonprofits tell a story that shares the needs of a beneficiary, we don’t create the tension that the donor feels. The story just reveals the internal tension the donor holds between how the world is and how they believe the world […]. Are emotions manipulative? Is it bad if people cry?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Show the real impacts that year-round donations can have on your mission by using compelling images within your website. Choose images that show interactions between people, whether it’s your volunteers and constituents or your donors mingling at previous fundraising events. Intuitive user experience. A fast load speed.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. To optimize your advertising budget, create a marketing strategy to establish the best time for your organization to use ads. How can your nonprofit create effective Facebook Ads?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A captivating fundraising site and donation page make all the difference, but not every nonprofit has the resources or technical know-how to create an eye-catching digital home. We understand the challenges of creating and maintaining a fundraising site while juggling the myriad responsibilities of running a nonprofit.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 14, 2023

You can create and run an online campaign to support an offline appeal or an event. Here are 4 steps to creating your campaign. Tell stories about how lives have been changed and show powerful images of your work. Videos: Create at least one video for your campaign. Use powerful images to tell your story.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. The Power of Nonprofit Storytelling In a world inundated with information, your nonprofit’s story is what sets you apart. Know Your Audience Before penning down your story, it’s imperative to understand your audience.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories. Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. Storymakers presents a unique opportunity to participate in storytelling education and capacity-building with a focus on using Adobe Spark to create social media graphics.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

Before you get started, check out these ten tips for creating engaging nonprofit websites from Firespring CEO, Jay Wilkinson. In an effort to save money, nonprofits tend to rely on volunteer labor and free tools for creating and maintaining websites. Volunteers shouldn't be who you rely on to create and maintain your web presence.

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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. Build Your Content Team Creating and migrating content to your new website is a team effort.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 22, 2023

Showcase Stories and Impact Products can tell a story. Creating Your Online Store Setting up an online store with Flipcause starts by designing the storefront and choosing products that reflect your nonprofit and its mission. You can personalize this online store with your branding, colors, logos, and images.

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