Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

How can we make storytellers feel safe and trust that their stories will be told with the utmost respect and in a way that they would want them to be told? Below we have outlined a few key strategies for ethical storytelling, along with some specific guidelines on the full video production process that you can consider.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

When leveraged with other communication channels, direct mail can generate significant engagement and gift-giving from donors. Additionally, holding onto physical mail may remind them to make another gift in the future. Consider incorporating these strategies into your preliminary concepts for the campaign: Leverage storytelling.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

Your ideal peer-to-peer platform should offer integrations with CRM platforms, email marketing services, and matching gifts databases to make collecting donor data, communicating with your peer-to-peer participants, and raising more money easy for your organization. Let the read-a-thon begin.

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Qgiv

MAY 6, 2021

Even without the resources of a larger organization, your organization can use a reliable text-to-donate tool to collect gifts, send quick communications, and provide convenience for donors. The guidelines are based on each organization’s size and mission. Both text-to-donate and text-to-give can be valuable for your organization.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

With more of your donor engagement taking place online due to social distancing guidelines, it’s a good time to take a look at your nonprofit’s website and determine if it’s doing all it can to support your virtual fundraising efforts. It’s important that no matter what, your website content stays true to your nonprofit’s values and mission.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If your nonprofit is part of a larger national organization, it’s essential to ensure your event’s branding is consistent with your national organization’s branding guidelines. Pictures are the perfect storytelling tool, and they will help your donors feel more connected to your cause. Creating a logo isn’t always easy on your own.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

By reminding them that you put their money to good use, you build trust with that donor and position your organization to receive another gift, maybe even a bigger gift or a commitment for monthly support. After you ask supporters for money to support an initiative, you need to let them know how it turned out.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They Need More Guidelines Whether or not your new members have been on a board before, your nonprofit’s fundraising strategies are unique to your mission and operations. 9: Get Them Talking If you’ve been in the fundraising world for a while, you know the importance of storytelling. It’s a match made in heaven! #9:

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2020

Engaging supporters (and attracting new ones) with storytelling techniques. If someone comes to your site already wanting to give a gift, you should make it incredibly easy for them to go straight to your donation page. Your organization’s website should be fulfilling a few vital functions: Communicating your mission and work.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A corporate sponsorship usually involves a sponsor supporting an event, donating auction items, or giving a monetary gift to help you meet a fundraising goal. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling. Use corporate sponsorships to their full potential. Coordinate with HR departments to connect with retirees.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Or purchase gift items from a socially responsible retail store like Ten Thousand Islands that helps support local artisans and Fair Trade in developing countries. Nancy White got herself an early holiday gift ) It's November, crunch time for nonprofit fundraisers looking to take advantage of the holiday giving. No worries.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We’ve all heard it before: storytelling is at the heart of nonprofit fundraising. As you build out the content for your campaign and start to plan your marketing, storytelling should be at the heart of everything you do. We like to use a few guidelines to help us write any fundraising appeal. Tie gift amounts to impact.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. Guidelines For Good Stories. We like to use a few guidelines to help us write any good story that drives donations.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. Guidelines For Good Stories. We like to use a few guidelines to help us write any good story that drives donations.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Will you be be asking any corporations or other partners to either fundraise with you, promote your campaign, make a matching gift, or sponsor your fundraiser ? Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. We like to use a few guidelines to help us write any good story that drives donations. Easily Set Up Your Campaign Site.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

They’re processing matching gifts, following up with first-time donors, cashing checks, and more. But, most follow the same general guidelines. And consider adding video, which is great for storytelling. That’s where reporting comes in. Why is it important for nonprofits to showcase the results of year-end giving?

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. Meaning on average 8% to 10% of unique visitors to a website will make a gift. Once you’ve refined your brand, document all the pertinent details in nonprofit branding guidelines.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

They’re processing matching gifts, following up with first-time donors, cashing checks, and more. But, most follow the same general guidelines. And consider adding video, which is great for storytelling. That’s where reporting comes in. Why is it important for nonprofits to showcase the results of year-end giving?

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 22, 2021

It’s evident that when you can show a donor the tangible return on investment (ROI) of their gift, you get a higher average gift and more frequent giving. That way, they have a tangible number on how many people they have reached from their gift. Data Storytelling: Tell the Story About Donation Dollars.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2022

Use your brand colors and fonts for infographics you post and if you save Instagram stories to your profile, create custom story highlight covers with those same guidelines to make your whole profile match. Focus on visual storytelling. Requesting verification. Instagram Fundraising Best Practices. Create a content calendar.

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