Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By telling the right stories in the right way, you can lure visitors to your donation page and inspire them to give. Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. To get this reaction from more visitors to your site, you first need to tell the right stories in the right way.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

All About Your Brand: Logo, Typography, Colors, Photos, and Tone What do you want the look and feel of your site to be? and it is communicated through your logo, typography, colors, photo style, and tone or voice. A well-defined brand supports your marketing and fundraising efforts and lets people know instantly what you’re about.

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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. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Upload work projects, such as presentations, videos, or special fundraising campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2015

Your credibility is judged harshly if you can’t communicate your nonprofit’s success stories in a professional, visually compelling, modern format. First, the body text column is wide enough to feature photos and large font. Use large font for headlines and body text. Next City Blog. Heifer International Blog.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 23, 2013

Let’s look at ways to make your event stand out from the crowd and grab some headlines. Find the newsworthy stories within your event. Write your posts like a news story. Original quotes make your story read like news. Photos that help tell your story. Great photos can help ensure your story gets picked up.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

One of the basic tenants of successful fundraising is donor stewardship. Tell stories of the impact of their gift. Then share stories illustrating the impact their gift is creating. Share impact stories and ensure the donate button is easy to find. Regular e-newsletters are a great way to share stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy has crippled the East Coast is this morning’s New York Time’s headline. But the story is personal for me. You can only look at the photos for so long before you want to do something. Network for Good also has a page up of charities fundraising for Sandy Relief.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Photo by Fuel Relief Fund on GlobalGiving. As nonprofits prepare for the upcoming giving season, many fundraisers are understandably concerned about donor fatigue. Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. since Aug.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Their marketing has tangible results: in 2012 alone they raised $33 million, and over $8 million of that was raised through their online fundraising platform. As each fundraiser shares their campaign with their personal network via word of mouth and online, the number of people who know about charity: water quickly multiplies.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 13, 2021

This change would leave many of our donors (without email addresses) in the dark when it comes to news and feel-good stories about the organization. Here’s why: Donor retention continues to be the biggest problem in nonprofit fundraising. The stories can be tightened up. The photos need captioning.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We are surrounded by stories: our own story, the stories of our families and friends, and the stories of the work we do every day. These stories simply exist in our minds until we add language and share them with others. And, as we all know, a story you share with others has the power to change the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

These best practices serve as a foundation for upgrading your website to be compatible with the Social Web and are then elaborated upon in the upcoming webinar How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Online Fundraising and e-Newsletters. Use bold for headlines. You can view their website at defenders.org. Repetition is key.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

Writing and mailing a fundraising letter to your donors is a popular fundraising strategy for nonprofit organizations. Take a look: So, what does it take to get your fundraising letter right so you can raise thousands through the mail, even if this is your first mailing or if your last letter was a total flop?

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Care2

AUGUST 22, 2013

Share a story, donate money, sign up for a contest, watch a video, etc.). Convene online marketing meetings with key department representatives (Fundraising, Programs, etc) twice each month to plan out upcoming initiatives in the annual online marketing calendar, divide up tasks, and review progress. Media – Photos, Video, Audio.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Is it primarily educational, or are you using it as a platform to share stories? Within that, we developed expertise in areas like fundraising, donor retention, social media and more. Think about how you can incorporate these things into your blog: Sharing stories of your nonprofit’s successes and failures. Beef it Up.

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Direct mail is the most important fundraising and communications tool you have. Using the right envelope as a fundraising tool. Start with a story to draw your readers in. Use a sad story that transforms into a happy one. Use stories in your copy but only one story. Make your story SHORT but powerful.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And if you’re watching this recording, I hope you’re having a good day, no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about the four-step plan to get more donations and greater fundraising results. So like you said, the four-step plan to get more donors to grow your fundraising results. I’m Steven.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 1, 2015

Voices are constantly peppering you with how to simplify your donation form, employ stronger calls to action, and use headlines that even a 15-year-old playing a video game wouldn't be able to ignore. Watch a video (could be a training or story of impact in the community). Create a team-based fundraising campaign.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Compare the following nonprofit year-end fundraising appeals: Our year-end fundraising campaign is right around the corner. In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Tell compelling stories. Understand your audience.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 9, 2015

15 Puppy Photos That Will Make You Just Die”. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important for your organization to pay attention to some trends—hell, we even published two of those headlines above (not the puppy one). Realize right now that what you do is important to the community, and you need to let people know your story.

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Classy

APRIL 5, 2021

Offering these year-round fundraising and donation options is a great way to generate sustainable revenue, diversify your fundraising portfolio, and keep supporters engaged with your mission. Download these six quick tips to unify your offline and online fundraising. . DIY Peer-to-Peer Fundraising. Main Donation Page.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

If all you’re here for is a list of email ledes you can use for fundraising or advocacy messaging, you can go ahead and skip right to that part. In order to ground things a bit, we’re going to include an example of each type of lede from a hypothetical environmental organization sending a fundraising appeal on the topic of climate change.

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Care2

JANUARY 15, 2009

57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) Headlines should be short.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 1, 2022

Set her heart on fire with stories of real lives and real change – it’s what she wants to know after giving. ONE Success story. Kick off your newsletter by sharing one good story that shows how your nonprofit is making a difference. Check out the Fundraiser’s Paradox from Bluefrog Fundraising. Thanks to you.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you are ready to ride an epic wave of generosity with an airtight end-of-year fundraising strategy join our special guest Rachel Muir. If you’re watching the recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about end-of-year fundraising. Rachel: Absolutely. .

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Optimize your campaign, boost your organization’s visibility, and take a sizable step toward your year-end fundraising goals with this list of quick tips. . Step 1: Upload a custom image to use as your headline. . Tell your story with a sense of urgency to motivate immediate action. Reach New Heights On National Food Bank Day

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They counteract this by telling the stories of people both past and present who have connections with the American Red Cross. Don’t be afraid to share people’s stories because it will make your organization feel a lot more friendly and open. Like the American Red Cross, they know how to use personal stories to promote their brand.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Your nonprofit can also share stories of beneficiaries you’ve helped to make your cause even more compelling and inspire action. Let’s begin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries. Include outreach to bloggers as part of your online fundraising campaigns. Why not ask your supporters how many of them have a blog or web site where they would be willing to promote your fundraising campaign?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

When nonprofits marry tried-and-true fundraising techniques with social media and online networks, they are able to tap into the power of crowd funding. 9237 is the average amount raised when groups are working on a team to fundraise. 3: Socialize your content with compelling stories that inspire people to donate.

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Neon CRM

JULY 14, 2023

Visuals: Also include images that journalists can use in their pieces about your organization, like logos, key personnel photos, and event pictures. Headline: Create a clear, compelling headline that covers the most important aspect of your message. Review the publication to see how news about your story would fit.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 22, 2015

Perhaps you’ve heard the stories in the news about celebrities having their photos and other personal information stolen from SaaS providers. Nevertheless, the reasons these stories make headlines is because they are the exception, not the rule. Even the National Security Agency was shown to be vulnerable.

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