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. Mark Zuckerberg’s recently announced that Facebook’s News Feed will be veering away from branded content to prioritize content posted by personal accounts.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

In general, posting engaging content on social media will help you broaden your audience, but employing Facebook Ads expands your reach even further by delivering your posts to your supporters’ feeds and showing them to your chosen targeted demographics. Photo Ads Photo ads are one of the most common types of promotion on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. That said, the number of businesses fighting for their attention in their inboxes and on their news feeds may have left them feeling a bit fatigued. Not to worry.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Upload your avatar/logo (250 x 250), a cover photo(1128 x 191), add a description and website URL, your company/organization size, industry, and city and country. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. For example: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Recently, my social media feeds have been anxiety producing, if not downright depressing. Blogger Vu Lee, who wrote the forward to The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , offers up 9 tips for self-care , including downloading a chrome plugin that replaces 45 with photos of kittens. And, of course, tons of photos of kittens and cats.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Optimize your photos. When choosing your header image, pick a photo that best represents the work your organization does. Whether it’s a photo of your volunteers in action or pictures of the communities you serve, the photo you pick should demonstrate your organization’s impact to visitors to your LinkedIn page.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The buzz word “storytelling” rings loudly here. Nothing is better than a moving story, video, and photos. Launch your crowd-funding campaign on your organization’s website, social feeds, professional networks, such as LinkedIn, and send the project to your database of supporters via email or text message.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Love of Philanthropy Photo Contest « Vivanista | Living Well. " Great example of digital storytelling and community engagement. Doing Good.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). " Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Use compelling photos and video. When the donor clicks through to the donation page, a call to action should be prominent like “Your gift helps us feed the homeless!” Make this page short, easy to read, and include photos if possible so the donor can get an idea of how their money will make a difference.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 10, 2020

especially since social networks are naturally optimized for visual storytelling. The organization has posted a photo and a question to showcase their interest in the follower’s stories. It can be something as simple as submitting photos for an online challenge and asking them to use a hashtag specific to your organization.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. It's also got a familiar appearance, as the main feed of other people's stories mildly resembles Instagram. Getting Steller Set Up.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 19, 2011

I love how simple it is to use I love how good it makes my photos look I love how easy it is to share images across networks (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Flickr) I love "reading" my feed of stories told through images each day The Instagram community has grown quickly. How many of you played with Instagram over the holiday break?

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s the seed that blooms into funding and feeds every organization’s mission. Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By keeping your branding cohesive, donors will be able to quickly recognize that the emails coming into their inboxes and the posts showing up in their social media feeds are from your organization. Including photos of the impact of your nonprofit in your communications shows your donors how their money can make a difference.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors. Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Here’s what I discovered: Genuine. Specialization.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. The rumors started rolling in around third quarter of last year – Instagram was going to fill up your photo feed with ads. Fifty-five million photos are uploaded each day. Time is money. Incredible.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

. • In her post, Nonprofit blogs: why this one works , Lisbeth of Nonprofit Execs on the Edge points to 2 keys to a juicy blog: a focus on storytelling and blog posts that aren't staff-generated. Include a photo in the post if at all possible. Flickr photo credit: Juicy! Nonprofit 2.0 Pictures have tenfold the value of words.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone. They raised $92,000 to feed families in the Seattle area, more than tripling their original goal.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Social media is an incredibly powerful storytelling tool for your nonprofit. This tool offers a way to link specific posts to pages on your website so your followers can easily find or act on what they see in your feed. One of Later’s most coveted features is its Linkin.bio tool. Bitly is a must for sharing long links on social!

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

On top of storytelling in your captions, create promotional videos and share photos—especially sentimental ones—all season long. These graphics will combine well with your live-action shots and add variety to your feed. Tell a story. People can’t get enough of heartwarming stories around the holidays, so tell one of your own.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2015

The nonprofit sector thrives on a community of rich storytelling. Whatever form that storytelling takes, from photo essay to member video, story-driven content is dynamic, shows impact, and can attract new potential donors. Live Streaming and Appropriation. HBO executives didn't know what had hit them.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA has posted a nearly 650-word story of Rani on their blog with a big headline, full-size photos, large text, and bold quotes. For the feature image, they used a photo of Rani looking directly at the camera. This eye-catching photo invited viewers to click to take a closer look.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 9, 2008

Filed under photos , unplugged. Tagged photos , walk. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. There’s nothing that compares to the majesty of trees. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Monday, June 9, 2008, at 10:31 am. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

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Steve Bridger

OCTOBER 21, 2008

Follow comments here with the RSS feed. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 11:05 am. Filed under ideas , video. Tagged colalife , video , water. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

For example, if you always want to save photos that you take with Instagram to your Dropbox folder, IFTTT will automatically do that for you. It’s a news aggregator that pulls from your social media feed to create an e-newspaper that you can send out. Snapchat is an instant messaging app for photos. If Instagram, then Dropbox.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 24, 2011

To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Make it easy to subscribe Have an rss feed. If you are using Facebook, share your blog's feed in your Facebook news feed with the Notes application. Notes, photos and presentations from events. Notes and photos from your work in the field. posts, photos, video). Post about a range topics (i.e.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

Follow comments here with the RSS feed. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2008

Follow comments here with the RSS feed. This was written by Steve Bridger. Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at 1:16 pm. Filed under flickr. Tagged charities , flickr , workshop. Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Twitter and other social media feeds. Thankfully, storytelling expert Lori Jacobwith has seven tips that can help formulate your story. Because you’re a new nonprofit, you might not have a lot of past experiences to rely on or photos to use. Here are some possible features you could include on your site: Event registration.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

I was out hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains this weekend, sans wifi, so I was not paying attention to it until I got home and saw mentions of it in my Facebook feed from technology observers like Jeremiah Owyang and Robert Scoble. It has brought augmented reality to a mainstream audience , with millions downloading the app and playing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

Known for having higher engagement than other social media, Instagram is evolving and it is becoming increasingly more difficult for nonprofits to get exposure in the Instagram Feed. 1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Storytelling That Illustrates Your Mission and What Donations Will Fund You’ll use storytelling in your annual appeal letter, and it will reinforce the rest of the activities in the overall campaign. Asking people to donate to a food pantry to feed 7,000 families is overwhelming. But that’s not always true!

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