EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, which means many organizations are busy identifying ways to show supporters appreciation for their financial support, volunteer hours, and help promoting their organization’s purpose and programs—and showing this kind of appreciation often means communicating the impact a supporter has had.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Storytelling for nonprofits is an avenue to connect with donors and help them relate to your work. Ethical storytelling for nonprofits produces stories that not only help nonprofits share their work and inspire donors but also honor the dignity of those the story is about. What is Nonprofit Storytelling? Stories are powerful.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials Imagine harnessing the power of authentic stories to attract new supporters, boost credibility, and inspire people to rally behind your nonprofit’s cause.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Do your grant applications tell stories that catch the attention of funders and illustrate the real impact their support will have on your community? Let’s take a look at why storytelling matters for nonprofit grant writing and actionable ways you can start telling more compelling stories in your proposals. Stories make things real.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To get information that helps you tell a great non-profit story, you’ll need great storytelling interview questions. For many of the non-profit professionals that I work with, story interviews are one of the most challenging aspects of storytelling. Why do you continue to support ? I hope that they inspire you!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Digital communications have become ever more important over the last year and a half, and visual storytelling is a critical part of an effective strategy. Visual images help supporters visualize and understand what the organizations are doing, and how their contributions make a difference. Examples of great visual storytelling.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

As new thinking continues to emerge and donor positioning shifts, ethical storytelling is evolving, and a new messaging strategy, called strength-based messaging , has emerged. Example: A gift of $50 today can help a neighbor (not a hungry family) who faces food insecurity. She is not a cancer patient first.)

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 31, 2022

In our roles as non-profit storytellers, we often need others to tell us their stories so that we have material to work with. In this article I want to talk about how you can hold space for and support someone in the process of sharing their individual stories. This is an assumption that will hold you back in your storytelling work.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 24, 2022

One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. The very best advice I can give you on storytelling is to always start with the end in mind. Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals.

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The Fundraising Authority

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising. Two Types of Non-Profit Storytelling. In my experience, when we talk about “storytelling” in non-profit fundraising, we’re talking about one of two separate things.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To get information that helps you tell a great non-profit story, you’ll need great storytelling interview questions. For many of the non-profit professionals that I work with, story interviews are one of the most challenging aspects of storytelling. Why do you continue to support ? I hope that they inspire you!

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. .

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

One way to differentiate your organization and drive greater giving is through the power of storytelling. Storytelling in Fundraising is a powerful tool that can help nonprofits connect with donors, inspire action, and create meaningful impact. Emotional storytelling is more effective in fundraising than facts and figures alone.

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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. What are your audience’s key motivations for supporting your nonprofit, or nonprofits, like yours? What are nonprofit explainer videos? Craft a compelling storyline. Provide a solution.

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. For example, if a grantee runs an educational program, they could share a story about a student who improved their grades or gained admission into college due to the program.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. In a digital age where there is so much online available online and attention is your supporter’s most precious resource, are you saving or seizing it?

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

Cylinda Nickel is the Executive Director of Compassion Services International (CSi), a nonprofit dedicated to global support and change for the future. She has worked in various roles in mission oriented nonprofits and joined CSi about 4 years ago.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out nine nonprofit email marketing examples every nonprofit should have. Storytelling Email As in all donor comms — including your emails — let storytelling guide you. What you can learn about solid, empathetic storytelling from an email shows how. A clean list yields better supporter interactions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

2) Recurring Donors and Giving Flexibility Recurring or sustaining-level donors are supporters who are excited to provide ongoing support and have a long-term impact on your organization, whether this is on a biweekly, monthly, or on a quarterly basis. Subscription style spending is also the norm for many consumers.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve heard that the power of storytelling is essential when it comes to educating people about your cause and converting people into supporters. They can be used to attract new donors, to engage with community members, supporters, and other stakeholders, and to help with grant applications.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

When you invite these loyal supporters to take action, you need to introduce your campaign in a way that emphasizes their unique value and motivates them to help kick off your fundraising effort. And if your supporters don’t engage with your call to action the first time around, a well-structured follow-up is crucial. Make it personal.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Nonprofit managers face increasing challenges when it comes to promoting causes, attracting donors, and engaging supporters. Instead of solely relying on the organization’s account to post messages, empower supporters to become advocates for the cause.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Eventually, they saw the need to harness technology to help simplify fundraising, inspire supporters, and rally communities. An excellent example is CSI’s Ukrainian relief effort, which exemplifies the best of the best when it comes to running a fundraising campaign. Using The Power Of Storytelling To Sell The Need.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. But so many non-profit professionals get discouraged by storytelling because they think it’s going to require the unparalleled writing skills of a Pulitzer Prize winner. What is storytelling? I want to take a minute to differentiate story from storytelling.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. Yes, it’s 2018 and we are still talking about the power and benefits of storytelling. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 30 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 60 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

To run a successful nonprofit organization, you need to convince people to support you and help you raise funds to further your cause. These tasks require providing a compelling fundraising case for support and using it as the basis of your marketing and promotional efforts. Where Should You Use Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Storytelling is the currency of fundraising. 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. They also invite our supporters and donors to be more deeply involved in our fundraising campaigns.

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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. That’s a lot of eyes!

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Mastering Modern Grant Writing for Nonprofit Success In the dynamic landscape of nonprofit funding, grants continue to play a pivotal role, with billions of dollars allocated annually to support various causes and projects. Use real-life examples, bring your impact to life with heartfelt testimonials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Today I’m seeking out examples of how nonprofits use cute dogs, cats, or babies in their social media to feel good, but also extract a social media best practice or two so it doesn’t feel like a “waste of time.” 2: Use Transmedia Storytelling to Share Stories That Inspires InspireAction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. Nonprofit Examples and Getting Started or Rebooting A Strategic Approach. Nonprofits That Get Instagram (2014) by Kerri Karvesti – an excellent Pinterest board of great examples. Instagram Cheat Sheet.

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Candid

APRIL 22, 2024

It was a pivotal time when women began to exert more influence and demonstrate the different ways in which philanthropy could support the needs of all of humankind. It is that example of rising to the occasion and people coming together that has helped shape my ardent belief in our collective power and what guides us at the Ms.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2022

They were looking to create a one-stop shopping page for supporters that would make it easy for them to donate and learn more about their organization’s mission. For example, let’s say you had an auction event and a peer-to-peer event that were raising funds for the same new facility fund. Make the most of your additional page tabs!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

With Classy’s peer-to-peer and registration with fundraising campaign types, your supporters can sign up to fundraise on your behalf. In this post, we’ll cover eight key items to include in your fundraiser toolkit that can equip and empower your supporters while simplifying the process. Storytelling Examples.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

” For example, @WomenforWomen : It’s also recommended that your nonprofit sign up for Twitter Blue for $2.99 (USD) a month. For example, if you send a tweet on Monday morning at 8 am, retweet that same tweet the next day at 1pm. The service provides early access to new Twitter tools and a variety of unique features.

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