Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

That doesn’t mean that raising funds for your animal organization is easy! Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. In fact, Zenith Media predicted the average viewer will watch 100 minutes of video a day in 2021! .

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Lots of videos on there you can watch. And obviously, the majority of the funds are raised in the capital campaign. What’s our capacity to raise those funds? The real estate developer’s going to follow a very similar process to put together a plan to go sit down with investors or a bank to get funding.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. 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. Provide Organizational Updates.

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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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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

A few topics you might consider for your nonprofit podcast include: Nonprofit news Marketing tips Volunteer management Donor stewardship Corporate partnerships Donor-advised funds Grant preparation Capital campaigns Nonprofit sustainability On top of the podcast topic, you should also decide on its format. Plan your content strategy.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. 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. Provide Organizational Updates.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On social media, storytelling is a powerful tool that can draw in people who have stumbled across your platform. The more images, graphics, and videos you can incorporate into your platform, the better. Remember, a picture is worth a thousand words. Storytelling can help distinguish your social media from similar organizations.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Picture this: You’re about to hold the fundraising event of a lifetime. Add visual elements like videos that highlight your nonprofit’s mission and why it’s important to support your cause. Link these supporters to your event landing page and use storytelling to explain the impact of their participation in your event.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. It's reasonably easy to upload videos to Facebook or YouTube even without the phone being on a data plan. " May well be. Tell Your Story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

To keep donors engaged and maintain a steady funding stream year-round, nonprofits are increasingly turning to their websites to help drive ongoing fundraising pursuits. If you don’t know where to start when it comes to telling your story, think back to the basics of storytelling that most of us learn in elementary school.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Raising funds. Mark shared his progress around the country in YouTube videos (he’s been featured on the YouTube homepage, blog posts , and his Twitter feed. He was able to fund his trip largely through corporate sponsors that he recognizes on the UnRoad Trip website. Building buzz and press for an advocacy action.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

No matter how different we are from the people pictured, each post is an ode to the story in all of us, a reminder that—in ways big and small—we’re all in this together. Video Testimonials. Everyone’s story is unique; use videos as a way to highlight this. I urge you to watch the video in its entirety.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

In order to lead your ministry, provide valuable programming, and connect your community to your mission, you need adequate funds. The group participating in the mission trip, such as the Youth Group or Adult Ministry, are the participants raising funds for the mission trip. They can upload their videos with a specific hashtag.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. You should be regularly photographing and recording videos at important events that your nonprofit hosts. 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. Provide Organizational Updates.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Set Your GivingTuesday Goal Not every nonprofit will be using GivingTuesday to raise more funds. Create Multiple Types of Content Be sure to have photos, video, and written versions of your story, so you have many available sources for content when creating social media posts, email, etc.

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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. A generation of slacktivists? slacker + activist]. new tricks and tips for fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

By developing a creative giving platform, you can intensify donor momentum, increase funding and heighten awareness. Donation cards can be a great way to receive extra funds and contact information, and also an opportunity to educate donors on their fund allocation. People naturally look at pictures before reading text.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Thinking of shopping, maybe before the end of the year, all kinds of videos and stuff that you can check out. We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. And I think this day I took this picture was the day that I really started to ask this question. That’s what Bloomerang is.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Making a donation is a personal and emotional decision, and powerful storytelling is the best way to help a prospect form a connection with your cause. Your nonprofit should already be well-practiced at the art of compelling storytelling. It needs to be brief and compelling and you might want to consider video. Yappy Hour.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. By becoming better storytellers, a nonprofit can send out a stronger message about the impact of their programs. Pallotta, D. 2013, March).

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

One of the tactics I frequently use is storytelling to increase awareness of a campaign (surprise, surprise). Here’s an example from a recent campaign I worked on: You can view this post and watch this video here. What was it like when you got that email or call saying your child’s funding has been approved?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Although most people tend to think of videos when they think of digital storytelling, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs), powered by Lights. And many more videos submitted for the challenge integrated photos into their narratives. demonstrates the power photos also have to tell stories.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

The rise of Donor Advised Funds. Some of these topics are relatively new and still emerging ( people fundraising for you ), others seem to be exploding (Donor Advised Funds) and some have already passed a lot of nonprofits by and are here to stay (like how we use the mobile phone). It will be okay. Take a Risk.

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NTEN

MARCH 24, 2015

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Picture a potential donor. Don’t forget about direct mail! Use social media. Find more major gifts.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Raise Funds on Facebook. Providing videos and educational content to your supporters. . We’ve done the math and discovered that retaining your support is much more cost-efficient and results in more long-term funding than constantly acquiring new supporters. Provide information about how your organization plans to use the funds.

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M+R

OCTOBER 26, 2022

With the funds we raise from a pool of global donors, the IRC delivers lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, and always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 2, 2023

Social Media is A Powerful Tool for Activism and Fundraising As social media has become the go-to marketing strategy for many businesses, it has also aided in fundraising efforts for individuals seeking a creative and modern take on collecting funds. Is there a moving video or picture that represents the mission statement well?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

By including the amount of peanut butter funded through monetary donations, donors can see just how their dollars are being used. Personal fundraisers: How many individuals are you looking for to raise funds for your cause? Impact: How much impact do you want to see from the funds raised? to get the word out about your campaign.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

If their vision matches the vision of the donors, then donors can feel confident that their funding will be used as they desire. A culture of philanthropy means that everyone in the organization understands that philanthropy and fund development are critical to the organization’s health and that everyone has a role in the process.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Start promoting your campaign in the fall months so that when your supporters have funds (or the time to volunteer) to give at the end of the year, they’ll remember to give to your organization. How did the funds raised last year help us this year? Here are some storytelling tips: Tap into people’s love of narrative.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Be intentional about earmarking the funds but do leave space to discuss donor passion projects. Hone Your Storytelling Skills . Make sure to build these incentives into your major gift expense budget, so you aren’t blindsided by unexpected costs and can get an accurate picture of the return on investment of your efforts.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Photos of people are particularly compelling, so gather pictures of volunteers, beneficiaries, and community members. The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

These advocates are your organization’s booster squad; they’ll augment your ongoing fundraising efforts by raising funds on your behalf – and in some really creative ways. When your team of advocates champion your cause and raise funds, they’ll start with their family, friends, and colleagues. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising.

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