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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

3) Higher Fundraising Success: A Stanford Social Innovation Review study found that nonprofits that tell engaging stories raise twice as much money on average as those that don’t. Through their poignant, critical narratives, Feeding America raises awareness about food insecurity and engages the public in its mission to end hunger.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Worse, studies show that we’re more likely to perceive negative news as truthful. Other studies show that use of positive empathy—like a happy face—encourages donors because they either see the result of their generosity, or they want to experience the joyful mood portrayed in such an image.

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Why practicing data hygiene can benefit your association staff and members

Nimble AMS

According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study, over half of association professionals say investing in business intelligence and data analytics is a top priority, yet only one-third would rate their organization’s data as excellent or very good. What is the state of your association’s data? Use the best tools.

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Five tips to leverage change management and successfully advance your association’s goals

Nimble AMS

Research from the Community Brands Association Trends Study , also discovered less than 5% of professionals use AI, predictive analytics, or machine learning in their organization. . Gather relevant data by conducting member surveys on how individuals use technology. Create a vision for change.

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Great reads from around the web on June 15th

Amy Sample Ward

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). Feeding America has utilized numerous Call2Action Sparks. Would love to hear your thoughts.

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#shamelessplug: Take This Fundraising Survey!

Connection Cafe

Getting people to respond to surveys is a hard nut to crack. Surveys, specifically online, get lost in the deluge of work and personal email, texts, Facebook updates, RSS feeds etc. Well, here's a survey you should take as a nonprofit professional and a few good (and simple) reasons why you should participate.

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Taking a Deeper Look at the “Social” Piece of ESG (Environmental Social Governance)

sgEngage

Our diversity and inclusion efforts also feed our mission toward advancing social good. Last October we launched Blackbaud’s first Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging survey. That survey established a critical baseline that we can use to benchmark our progress in the future. It allows us to “walk the talk”!