Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

With video storytelling being their preferred medium, what better way to help nonprofits than raise awareness and engagement with a young audience? More than 500 million hours of video is watched on YouTube every day and viewers retain 95% of a video message compared to 10% when reading it in text.

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

Recent statistics show that GivingTuesday revenue reached an all-time high in 2022, with supporters donating $3.1 It’s an easy, free way to mobilize current supporters to spread the word about your cause and encourage their networks to donate on a day dedicated specifically to giving. billion that year.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We put together some charity donation form best practices to help you raise more money for animals! Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Your donors will be encouraged to give more if they know their donation will go further! .

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Some platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, offer donation features, such as donate buttons, that make it easier than ever for your supporters to contribute. You can also run fundraising campaigns directly on social media, encouraging your followers to share and donate to make the fundraising process more collaborative.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action. posted by Chris Giarratana Digital Strategy Consultant.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The contest is presented by YouTube and See3 Communications and generously sponsored by Cisco and us, NTEN. The four best videos will each receive: $3,500 in prize donations. The winning videos will be announced at this year's Nonprofit Technology Conference and featured on YouTube's homepage on Thursday, April 5th.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Leverage Social Media Meta, Insta, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and the recently rebranded X. If you have lots of subscribers who’ve been with you for a while but have never donated, think about sending them to a unique donation form with reduced, one-time giving levels. It requires minimal time and effort to fill out.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The contest is presented by YouTube and See3 Communications and generously sponsored by Cisco and us, NTEN. The four best videos will each receive: $3,500 in prize donations. The winning videos will be announced at this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference and featured on YouTube’s homepage on Thursday, April 5th.

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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

The focus should be on building relationships with donors, rather than asking for donations. Storytelling is a great way to reinforce an emotional connection with your mission. It’s important to help board members shift their mindset from fundraising to philanthropy. You can also visit my website at www.supportingworldhope.com.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After all, our goal is getting people to come to our website to take some sort of action for us, preferably a donation. We'd long since launched Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages, but our approach seemed like obligation and maintenance rather than active outreach and engagement. For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Chapter 1 Websites, E-newsletters, and “Donate Now” Campaigns. The Power of Donate Now Campaigns. The Importance of Selecting the Right Donate Now Vendor. Five Must-Have Characteristics of a Donate Now Landing Page. Eleven Donate Now Best Practices for Nonprofits. Chapter 5 YouTube and Flickr.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Video Can Help Boost Donations in End-Of-The-Year Fundraising by Michael Hoffman. More than 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute, and there are as many people over 55 watching video on YouTube as there are under 18. Embed Video on a Donation Page. Video can compliment a donation page.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

Experts say that Gen Z: Wants to see impact through storytelling, primarily through social media videos. Prefers to discover and engage with nonprofits via social media , particularly TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. Views giving in non-traditional ways , including a strong preference to donate time.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 5, 2022

Most likely your call to action is to donate. The writing really speaks to their identity and what it says about them when they make a donation. Strive to demonstrate to donors how they’re agents of change in the cause, to show how it is that they’re supporting us, and what it is that we're facilitating through their donation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Plus, unlike the upcoming Generation Z, Millennials have billions of dollars to spend -- or donate. YouTube, Facebook, and Snapchat, oh my! Long form videos perform best on YouTube and if you run your video as pre-roll, you can target exactly who sees it. Are you looking for general awareness, petition signatures, donations?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 28, 2016

Emotional Storytelling. You’ve heard it a thousand times, “Tell stories to receive more donations.” Add subtitles to catch viewers’ eyes when you share YouTube videos on Facebook. The post How to Create Video Content for Nonprofit Donations appeared first on Nonprofit Hub. Something you’d like to add?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Virtual gala: Host a live-streamed gala event with performances, guest speakers, and donation appeals. Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. But it’s not always an effective path.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Always provide your audience with a clear way to support your cause by including a call-to-action at the end of your video—whether it’s through donating, volunteering, or sharing the content with their own networks. Prioritize imagery and narration. Some people get so excited about creating a video that they forget to plan for the launch.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, Vine, Tumblr? Storytelling is the buzzword of 2016 – and for good reason. All nonprofits – no matter their size – should donate to themselves every six months to experience the donation process for themselves. Facebook Donations. Yeah, right. Get ready!

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Storytelling through strong imagery has always been around as a fundraising best practice, but we are seeing nonprofits take this a step further by adding visuals to impact statements, such as setting up a peer-to-peer storefront to purchase products. Some inspiring and unique ideas followed four common themes: 1. Tangible Gifts.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

Despite the fact 57% of people who watch a nonprofit video go on to make a donation, video still seems skill- and cost-prohibitive for strapped fundraising professionals. You might even use “World Storytelling Day” (March 20 th ) to tell the stories of those your organization has been able to help! Time to get festive. The big reveal.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Or if a certain donation thank-you gift reliably increases donor retention, offer it in campaign after campaign. Having monthly giving programs with regular donation reminders. Creating an always-on text-to-give campaign for impulse donations. Focus on optimizing donation channels for mobile. Lean into what works.

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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. If you can tug at their heartstrings during those critical first few seconds, a well-designed site will lead your nonprofit website visitor straight to your donation page, where they will feel moved to contribute.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Fortunately, TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat gathered nonprofit video experts and other experienced storytellers to share what works, what channels are best and more. As the second largest search engine and the number one video sharing site, YouTube is a good place to begin sharing your digital story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2015 Text Donation Study :: Download. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. Published by Blackbaud. Giving USA 2015 :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. Money for Good 2015 :: Download. Published by the Giving USA Foundation. Published by mGive. 2015 Diversity in Giving Report :: Download.

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Tech Soup

JULY 5, 2013

Digital Storytelling is in the air around TechSoup these days, and thanks to a grant from Symantec we have been able to experiment and create some new videos. I wanted to share some behind-the-scenes information on how we made the product demo video for one of our donation programs, Mobile Beacon. Camera and Lighting.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Mark shared his progress around the country in YouTube videos (he’s been featured on the YouTube homepage, blog posts , and his Twitter feed. They shared updates on the tour blog , Flickr , and YouTube. Another alternative is to ask people to fund your hotel stays or donate their points in various hotel reward programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Next week, Michael Hoffman will be participating in the WeAreMedia Webinar - you can take a deep dive with him about storytelling in video and get your questions answered. A few months ago YouTube announced that organizations that are in the YouTube Nonprofit Program. So, invited to guest post again.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

TechSoup is particularly proud that Adobe products , available through our donation program, were used in the video's production. This is storytelling at its most sophisticated as we see animations and voices come to life. Together, they are wonderful examples of the uses of digital storytelling for advocacy and fundraising.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 9, 2018

In addition to expending time and energy to your cause, some of them go even further by making financial donations. Volunteers donate their time and energy. For example, if you have monthly donors, you’ll be able to send them personalized thank-you notes or invite more donations. Make them feel like they belong.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Thanks to YouTube, videos can be raw, without heavy editing, and still strike the right chord with audiences. “We As you get more comfortable with sharing videos on your website and social media channels, you will see how effective nonprofit fundraising videos are at bringing in donations. We don’t have the budget for videos.”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. It's reasonably easy to upload videos to Facebook or YouTube even without the phone being on a data plan. " May well be. No problem.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

At least 100,000 views was our goal… not millions of views, but enough to make it one of the most popular diabetes videos on youTube (competing with Nick Jonas and Wilford Brimley). donation for each view the video got up to 100,000 between Nov. These donations go a long, long way. Tags: Fundraising storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

In addition to the adding your video to the video network of these applications, it is also important to add your videos to the very popular and highly trafficked YouTube. YouTube, for instance, offers call-to-action overlays, which can direct viewers to campaign pages on your website, and other tools for registered nonprofits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

High quality video is now well within the grasp of many consumer photographers due to the advances in DSLR camera technology and video production (under your guidance) can be a very fulfilling—and helpful—contribution members can make even if they can’t donate financially. AFS-USA arranges student exchanges around the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

A call to action can be an urgent donation pitch, a request to sign an online petition, or a call for volunteers. A day or two after the event, write up a brief blog post summarizing the event, with a Flickr slide show or YouTube video recapping the event. It’s also good to feature quotes from supporters who attended the event.

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