NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

But even when the stories we love aren’t rooted in fact or based on history, we connect to them on a real, human level. That’s where we, as nonprofit storytellers, need to begin. Perhaps the most important component of a good story is development. Some of our favorite stories are fiction, and some of them are nonfiction.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

When we develop donor personas, we’re essentially painting detailed portraits of our ideal supporters. For instance: Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs): help us track donor interactions and giving histories. Let’s imagine you are the Director of Development for an animal welfare nonprofit.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Perhaps it is a combination of a few different storytelling elements. Our Storymakers 2014 challenge kicks off August 26, so to get you inspired, I've compiled some great examples of digital storytelling in crowdfunding campaigns. Storymakers2014 fundraising crowdfunding digital storytelling causevox' Cool photos?

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. To achieve this, March of Dimes and Forum One worked together to develop Compass by March of Dimes.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

While ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI , is the most well-known, each AI program has its benefits and can help your organization in different ways. Divide your donor base into groups based on demographics, giving history, engagement levels, or other categories relevant to your organization. For example, ChatGPT is easy to learn and use.

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Tech Soup

JULY 13, 2015

The museum and library preserves the rich history of the Northern Neck through its collections, exhibits, tours, and educational programs. Celebrating a Region Rich with History. New stories surface, like arrowheads long buried, providing constant shifting of information that gives vitality to history." spanhidden.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. To provide tools and guidance to empower people’s journeys and inspire conversation about race, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) developed “Talking About Race.” Fighting Polluters Since 1970.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Another great topic is the history of your organization. Here are a few more articles to help you develop your blog and your digital storytelling: Nonprofit Storytelling Nonprofit Website Design: 13 Best Practices for Killer Sites 5 Nonprofit Writing Tips for Fundraisers (That You Can Start Now!)

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Forum One

AUGUST 3, 2023

Forum One partnered with March of Dimes to consolidate their more than 40 web platforms to develop an easy and streamlined experience for audience members to engage as they like, as well as create a website that could clearly communicate their mission.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. As you develop community relationships, you can leverage your network to run a larger campaign down the line. Instead of jumping into the fray, develop an online marketing plan ahead of time. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Rely on established relationships.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Personal fundraising coach Each grantee gets to work with a personal fundraising coach with deep development experience to help them more effectively engage community, strategize, and craft their impact story. We have the first complete development plan in our history, and a real strategy to execute it.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Share Their Stories: Launch storytelling campaigns to showcase the success stories and challenges Latinos face in your community. Honoring the Pioneers: Dedicate time to spotlight Latino figures from history, highlighting their enduring impact on American society. These narratives can inspire and educate.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2022

Similarly, they found that donors with household incomes under $40,000 prefer the storytelling of direct mail (40%) to email (17%) more so than donors ages 65+ who prefer direct mail (36%) over email (30%) campaigns. After you define your audience, develop a unique message and strategy tailored to them to increase response rates.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On a beautiful location in a former jazz-era night club, a committed team works on storytelling activities to bring different communities in the city together, and contribute to a happier, more engaged city. The neighborhood is a mix of people and communities by design and has a rich social history. But the location proved perfect.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One received 12 awards in six categories in this year’s awards for excellence and distinction in website design, development, and digital strategy across the categories of environmental awareness, health, art, cultural institutions, and associations. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Engagement Meter looks at giving history (recency, years given, upgraded gifts), interactions (event attendance, volunteering, communication preferences, website visits), and e-mail (subscribes, opens, clicks) to give you a temperature reading on each donor in your database. . Use storytelling to encourage donors to give. . “I

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2022

During Women’s History Month, we are excited to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. At Forum One, we’re about half women and we’re working to address biases and increase gender and other aspects of equity through training and development of Staff Managers and reviewing the equity of our compensation.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In our 25-year history, Forum One has developed thousands of digital platforms and websites, campaigns, brand strategies, and custom tools that help nonprofits and government agencies communicate, deliver programs, and cultivate financial support. Branding: The storytelling of strategic communications continues through branding.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

Hairston, vice president of institutional advancement and development at Miles College, said, “[This report] will be one of those seminal documents that will allow us to get in rooms we might have been excluded from.” Panelist Dr. Steven E.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Through the combination of visual and auditory elements, video storytelling effectively drives connection between your organization and the audience to inspire them to support your cause. Storytelling techniques Storytelling is one of the most engaging techniques that your nonprofit can take advantage of when planning your marketing strategy.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

develop donor personas Donor personas are fictional, yet data-driven profiles that represent your ideal supporters. Create distinct personas Develop several distinct donor personas that represent the different segments of your target audience. Based on your research, create profiles of your ideal donors.

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2021

During Women’s History Month, we are excited to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge because a challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions, but we can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Classy for Salesforce gave me time back in my day to start thinking about how we can actually apply all of this data to our fundraising efforts.” – Liz Liston, HOPE Atlanta’s chief development officer. Gain a 360-Degree View of Donor Activity. Hannah Durbin. Content Specialist at Classy.org. .

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Perhaps around passing one of the most important legislative bills in your organization’s history? " Great example of digital storytelling and community engagement. Admitting Failure – "“All my successes have been built on my failures.&# – Benjamin Disraeli Human and economic development are complex.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

When I develop messaging on urgency, the key question I want the message to answer is, why does donating today matter? For the first time in our 54-year history, we have been overwhelmed with requests for support and cannot keep up with the demand. The urgency you create in a fundraising appeal must be genuine and true.

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Blue Fox

APRIL 6, 2020

March seemed like the longest month in history. Time for storytelling and building on the bonds that folks already have with your organization. Devote some of the development staff to looking just for emergency funding. (3) Here we are. April 2020 and working our way through a global pandemic. April probably will, too.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Caitlyn Cawthon, Development Coordinator Caitlyn is a Certified Nonprofit Professional with 10 years of development experience. with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. GivingTuesday 2021 Storytelling. She has worked in social services, as well as with a rare disorder nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Using a tool like Animato can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. However, storytelling isn’t enough. Storytelling is key for shares.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Here's a brief description of the elements to include in your case statement: Mission + History. You may also want to include any notable moments in the nonprofit’s history, changes in mission or vision, strategic partnerships, and other information you consider relevant to the campaign. Start with who you are.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On social media, storytelling is a powerful tool that can draw in people who have stumbled across your platform. The story should come out of your mission, but the way that you approach it will vary depending on your nonprofit’s history, who you work with, and why you do what you do. Everyone loves a good story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

It was created in 2010 and purchased by Facebook in 2012 (more history here ). It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. Here’s the collection and annotated version is below. As of March, 2014 Instagram has 200 million users.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

CA: As an “accidental” fundraiser originally focused on securing an advanced degree in art history, I can say without hesitation that you do not. If you can get “real life” experience with a mentor(s) by volunteering for a nonprofit in the development office, do it! News & World Report’s Best Nonprofit Management Programs blog.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. So, again, it’s board roles and fundraising and resource development. This is not a trick at all and you all are really in for a treat.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

#GivingTuesday is the biggest generosity movement in history. Storytelling can play a key role in a #GivingTuesday campaign, so here are eight tips to consider. By spending time thinking of the narrative and how it can develop, it becomes easier to use your storytelling skills to build a connection with your supporters.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The 5 key points from “Ogilvy on Advertising” Do your homework – Study the product, its competitors, and research consumers’ views before developing advertising. ” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Develop your brand voice. If you work to maintain a National Park, for example, you may want to develop resources about how to get around or prepare for a visit. Some items—like a whitepaper—will take a bit more time to develop. So, how do you create a content strategy? And what should it include? Start writing.

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