Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Stories are tightly circumscribed with a defined "us" and an "other." Stories are for others to witness and are mainly about the storyteller.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Add Value Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Newsletters.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these six words: Your logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Holding hands around a globe.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

ADD VALUE Value doesn’t have to be a giveaway or a freebie offer for donors, according to the Forbes Nonprofit Council , “but rather information that they can utilize on a daily basis to help benefit and stimulate their lives.” When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Newsletters.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In the digital environment of email, social media, and mobile, we can use storytelling in innovative ways to inspire supporters and donors — and raise more money. Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. How will you encourage supporters and donors to make a gift?

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 3, 2021

To reach its mission and vision, Gateway Pet Guardians relies heavily on the support of community partners, staff, donors, and volunteers. If you are ready to become VolunteerHub’s next success story, request a demo today. “At Gateway Pet Guardians we take volunteerism seriously.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

For very small nonprofits, this may not be true, but for medium and large nonprofits—or small nonprofits with a desire to grow their brand recognition and donors base—it’s becoming widely understood that new media managers have a unique and valuable skill set. First and foremost, it’s a writing position. Experience.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

As a nonprofit, you’re always looking for new ways to engage your supporters and donors. The truth is internet savvy users can now identify generic stock photos instantly, which kills their efficacy for grabbing attention and telling stories. And with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), you can do just that! Public Link: [link].

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Every cause has a story. The Mission in Action Award is an opportunity to capture those stories through photography and celebrate the amazing work you're doing with 3,000 of your peers. Second place : Photography equipment ($500 value). Tell us about a digital success story in a proposal or self-nomination.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Why should a donor give to your cause? Your donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders already support your mission. Conduct research to determine your nonprofit’s story. These questions will help you understand the story that’s currently surrounding your nonprofit. Why is branding important for nonprofits?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

It set up his story about how he keeps his inspiration as a fundraiser — it is called “Bikestorming” where he rides bikes with him team, visits the people who are supported by his agency, and takes field trips. . — Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 15, 2014. This wasn’t just a gimmick.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Find out how these 8 nonprofits cracked the code with engaging campaigns that turned thousands of followers into donors. . Make-A-Wish is all about personal stories and experiences, which makes compelling content that people really want to know about, as well as being powerful to convert supporters to donors. by Zoe Allen.

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Get Engaged – Donor Engagement through Social Media. How to use social photography to drive donations, interest and action. Write A Powerful Story In 60 Minutes: The Hollywood Method. Unlocking the True value of Social Media – the Answers are in the Data. Building a Community Across Platforms. I’ve Found My Free Agent, Now What?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. The platform attracts many brands because of the opportunities for brand story telling. It may be no surprised that he is an excellent photography and each shot is carefully crafted and described. He gives you the inside story about the work of art. Visibility.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2011

As they mention on the Working Wikily Blog , they are releasing the findings of the study in a more dynamic form because they want the organizations and funders to be part of telling this dynamic story. The traditional form for these type of findings would be a whitepaper.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

But with so many success stories out there, it’s clear that virtual fundraisers can be just the right thing at the right time for the right organization. Photography contest: Ask participants to share their best nature, pet, bird, flower, or food photo. It’s harder still when so many people have Zoom fatigue.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

Don’t worry about getting their email or converting them to donors just yet. If that’s your case, see if stock photography is an option. Abstract or macro photography can be very effective if chosen carefully. Now that your user is a little more involved with your content, introduce more copy to support the story in your image.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. Erinn Andrews is the senior director of nonprofit strategy, managing GuideStar’s initiatives to carry out GuideStar’s mission through nonprofit data collection, research, and donor education, including the GuideStar Exchange, TakeAction, and Philanthropedia.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This post will give you tips for: Drawing donors in to the letter. Upgrading your donors’ gifts. Writing a letter your donors will actually read. Asking lapsed donors to renew their gift. Raising more from your top donors. Following up your appeals so donors say yes. Welcoming new donors. Guaranteed!

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Bad pictures are used way too often by nonprofit folks who are trying to tell a story in a visual format. Great photos tell a story. To tell a story, you need some detail and some interesting action in the photo. Tags: General Fundraising nonprofit photography. Here are a few points I want to share with you.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Of course you do!

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2018

For healthcare foundations, gaining and maintaining a donor’s trust is equally important. The relationships forged by connecting donors with causes they believe in must be managed similarly to patient experiences—there is both a cognitive and emotional factor. Or, just as frustrating, disagreement on how stories are told.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2008

I started with a story about how Ponzi and Chris helped me demonstrate the networked effect with flickr and twitter for a nonprofit training, then told my story about the Case Foundation and Parade Magazine's America's Giving Challenge , and then I set up a real time fundraising challenge. Donors via PayPal (as of 8.23.08).

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. But what about visitors?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Victor d’Allant, founder of SocialEdge , kicked things off with a lively presentation of seven ways to improve your social media life, noting it’s not about the tools, it’s about the story, and making an embarrassing admission: “I am not on Facebook,” Victor said. Photos: Jim Vetter photography.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2015

Be it a 140-character tweet, a direct mail letter, an eAppeal, an online video or a face-to-face visit, being able to tell a story is a game-changer. But when it comes to a head + heart experience like making a donation, a story is a vital component —not the only one, but often a necessary one. Get to know real donors.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

We've provided training on how to interview subjects, tips for photographing and video-recording, as well as best practices for writing strong stories that encourage and elicit action. It takes time to cultivate through staff, donors, and beneficiaries, and it takes additional effort to organize, adapt, and publish to the web.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 23, 2013

With no pictures or graphics employed and phrases like “User Login” and “Returning Participant” dominating the screen, the experience stopped being about the donor and their goals for the event and became all about the computer program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 4, 2012

million raised for over 4,300 nonprofits and schools by more than 53,000 individual donors. Based on our post-event survey of more than 9,000 individual donors, 67 percent heard about the event via email, 23 percent via Facebook, and 4 percent via Twitter. GiveMN 2012 by the Numbers by Jeff Achen, GiveMN Digital Strategist.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The program empowers 12- to 18-year-olds to express their opinions and perspectives about issues important to them through photography, sound, video, and digital art. The Bronx Guild in New York brings you the story of a young woman coming out to her family. students with a global audience. Employee Engagement.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By thinking through your fundraising strategy before October 1, you can collect your stories and integrate your efforts, keeping your messaging and images consistent through mail, email, social media, events, and any other channels you may use. You need stories that show the impact your organization makes in the community. Your donors.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

Crafting a strong narrative that explains your mission, why it’s so crucial, and how donors and volunteers can help is key in making a case for supporting your nonprofit. How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. That’s where your nonprofit’s story comes into play. Map out the basic arc of your story.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most charitable donations—whether from large corporations or individual donors—happen at the end of the year. They’re processing matching gifts, following up with first-time donors, cashing checks, and more. Builds trust and transparency with supporters Donors want to feel in control of their contributions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are a provider of donor management software. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. That’s kind of a part of my story. We love doing them.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Here are additional benefits of online fundraising for your donors and your nonprofit: Benefits for donors Donors want to be able to give the second they’re inspired, so asking them to physically bring their donation to you or to send the donation via mail will likely mean you miss opportunities to secure much-needed revenue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

We never seem to detach from our devices because they provide the most direct pathway to colleagues, donors, our communities, and our friends. At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

Most charitable donations—whether from large corporations or individual donors—happen at the end of the year. They’re processing matching gifts, following up with first-time donors, cashing checks, and more. Builds trust and transparency with supporters Donors want to feel in control of their contributions.

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