sgEngage

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re like every nonprofit on the planet, you’ve got one thing on your mind: acquiring new donors! And with donor retention rates on the decline, new donor acquisition is a constant topic of conversation. We can’t just wish mission-driven donors out of thin air. Let’s think about your non-donor records.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In addition to overall giving increasing these next two months, the number of your donors giving online and via social media channels is growing. 2) Explore YouTube Giving Tools.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 1, 2022

In his latest blog, Duke Haddad talks about how he learned a long time ago that video is vital to nonprofit storytelling to educate prospects, donors, and other constituencies by showing the impact a nonprofit makes on a community.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In addition, when women give, they are more likely to give more and to be more loyal donors. You can directly pin your videos from YouTube and your photos from Flickr.

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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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Bloomerang

MAY 16, 2023

Cultivate a better fundraising experience—for you and your donors. Many board members may not understand the complexities of fundraising or how to effectively communicate the organization’s message to potential donors. The focus should be on building relationships with donors, rather than asking for donations.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Every nonprofit website visitor is a potential donor. And we all want more donors, right? The video does not have to be professionally made – thanks to YouTube and Facebook, people are used to raw videos and honestly, an unpolished video is more authentic. You will lose prospective donors if they have to wait.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 17, 2013

According to Google , planning ahead is the best strategy in addition to the following digital strategy tips: Donors start giving earlier than you might think. Donors start out with a search for nonprofit information. In fact 76% of donors started searching for nonprofit information after seeing an online ad.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. Your goal is to make storytelling decisions for your video that will elicit arousing, high-dominance emotions with an element of surprise in the viewer.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

By targeting specific audiences, you can also tailor the type on content you’re posting to increase the likelihood of viewers turning into donors. Your donors want to know how their money is being used. You can also upload shorter video content to YouTube Shorts to expand your reach on the platform. Transparency.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. You’ll get to meet some of our local judges , see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Check out the full playlist of videos on YouTube and gallery of photo sets on Flickr. You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 5, 2022

These fundraising efforts with your donors are key for your non-profit goals. Show donors they’re part of the change 1. We can either write a letter to an individual donor, to a foundation or a corporate founder and the style of writing, the tone of voice varies. Sometimes it's difficult. Sometimes we run into writer's block.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

So when it comes to inspiring your donors to support your cause, you might consider creating a nonprofit explainer video for your organization. Examine your donor database, social media channels, or even survey data to answer questions, like the following: Why is your mission relevant to your audience’s direct interests?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. Share these videos to inspire potential donors and attract more volunteers who want to be part of your organization’s mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

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. Needless to say your donors will not be happy if you’re not spending your funding appropriately. What platform are you putting your video on? eventid=1774734.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

When hand-written notes are as personalized as most people get these days, a thank-you video can help your nonprofit stand out from the crowd while making your donors feel extra-appreciated. Otherwise known as the “Before and After” video, journey videos are a great way to show how donor dollars are making an impact.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . Whether you choose one animal’s story to highlight all year, or you highlight a different story every month, this is a great way to communicate impact to potential donors and encourage sharing. The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So without further ado, meet our judges, a collection of storytelling experts who will be choosing our awardees. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. Vanessa Chase. Mikey Leung.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While focused on selling products, many of Ogilvy’s principles and “rules” around research, messaging, and motivating action remain surprisingly relevant today, especially for nonprofit organizations seeking to engage donors and volunteers. Survey existing donors on what compelled them to support you before.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 20, 2016

2016 Donor Engagement Study :: Download. Identifying the Crowdfunding Donor: 2014 Donor Demographics :: Download. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. Published by the Public Interest Registry and Nonprofit Tech for Good. 2015 World Giving Index :: Download. Published by the Charities Aid Foundation.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

We started by discussing what actions some of our clients were taking to transition their annual fundraising efforts to a virtual environment, and how they were engaging with their donor audiences while under social distancing orders. Fundraisers are taking the time to make more personal connections with their donors. Tangible Gifts.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Stories about the impact that a nonprofit has on people’s lives can engage, recruit and solidify donors and members. Why limit yourself?

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2013

These apps can give your volunteers, donors, and constituents an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the important work that you do. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. But don't write Montaj off; the app packs some powerful storytelling tools. What's New.

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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. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Austin, Texas: Engaging the Millennial Donor.

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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. 90% of nonprofits miss this very obvious opportunity to convert their online donors into social media followers. Yeah, right. Social media is in a weird transition right now. We’ve all heard it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

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. Highlight Special Donors, Fund-Raisers, and Volunteers. Blogs are a great platform for highlighting donors, fund-raisers, volunteers, and other supporters through “of the month” posts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ask for your raise first, and then ask for a budget for graphic design work (avatar, Twitter background, YouTube Channel background, Facebook banners, etc.), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. The era of winging it in social media is over.

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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 We’ve got a playlist of explainer videos on our YouTube channel. Post the donation link and let donors know exactly where their money will go. There are different types of videos, and many do not require expertise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

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. Personalization is a technique that uses your donor data to automatically insert the supporter’s name in the video. Utilize YouTube Annotations. Explore Personalized Video.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 9, 2018

For example, if you have monthly donors, you’ll be able to send them personalized thank-you notes or invite more donations. YouTube donation cards are also a great way to raise funds if you’re in the US or UK. It offers ready-to-use applications for donor, volunteer, and event management. Zoho Creator is one of them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Also, in my upcoming webinar on How Nonprofits Can Successfully Launch and Maintain a Blog on WordPress , I will give concrete examples of the nonprofit blog content ideas below as well as how to set-up and design your blog and craft your blog content to ensure that your supporters and donors will actually read your blog.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

2015 Donor Engagement Study :: Download. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. Most of the reports listed are based on U.S. nonprofit research, but Nonprofit Tech for Good would also like to add similar reports from other regions of the world. For Nonprofits in the United States: 1. Published by M+R and NTEN.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The problem is that we can only get so far by teaching ourselves through YouTube videos and endlessly searching Google. Storytelling. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Storytelling tracks include: The fundamentals of nonprofit storytelling. Direct mail storytelling. Online storytelling. Leadership.

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Achieve

AUGUST 28, 2016

I was asked this question recently by a reporter who wanted to know why why so many legacy nonprofits (that is, those that have been around a while) struggle to stay relevant and keep the interest of their donors and supporters. But there are powerful new storytellers on the scene. People who organize and bring others to your issue.

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Achieve

MARCH 11, 2015

We’re great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but, other than that, we are useless to fundraising efforts. Shockingly, LiNK actually raises most of their funding from donors under the age of 30. Are you invested in raising money from your next generation of donors?

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