Forum One

MARCH 5, 2024

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the work that the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum does each and every day to bring women’s stories alive and into focus. We invite you to explore one of the initiatives we’ve been honored to be part of creating to expand access to women’s stories in our nation’s history.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 12, 2019

You can also comment about news stories that relate to your mission. When the college admissions scandal broke, College Bound, an organization that helps low-income students secure college scholarships, they leveraged their expertise on admissions to share their story and build their online reach. Upload presentations to Google Slides.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Of the major social media platforms, Instagram routinely tops the list as one of the most important engagement channels for nonprofits looking to reach a wider, younger audience. These tools allow your nonprofit event organizers to monitor social media chatter about your events and connect with supporters who are talking about it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 19, 2024

Highlight authentic stories: Share real-life examples of the impact your nonprofit has made. Stories of individuals or communities that have benefited from your work can be powerful in connecting with your audience. You’ve heard this one a million times about social media, too!) But you can change that.

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Candid

MAY 10, 2023

Where they look for information online, such as the media outlets, thought leaders, or social media accounts they follow. To uncover insights on your audience, consider conducting surveys with your current supporters; analyzing your nonprofit’s email, website, and social media data ; or using free tools, like Google Trends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? By Julia Campbell . Pinterest is growing fast, and women love it. .

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Whatever your personal penchant in the world of all things tech—the latest in gaming and gadgets, the newest social media must-tries, cutting-edge wireless innovations—everyone can certainly agree that 2015 has been a good year for the industry. Apple Does it Again. Driven Personalities. The Friendlier Skies.

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M+R

JULY 6, 2021

Some headlines remained the same for US and UK-based organisations: Like in the US, online revenue was way up in 2020 for UK groups. Other stories required a bit more in-depth reporting. Other stories required a bit more in-depth reporting. UK groups increased spending on digital ads, increasing by 62% in 2020.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

From Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , to the Chinese New Year just after the western one, the three kings of the nativity story, the secular tale of St. Though it would still need new stories and a fresh approach even if the angle is consistent with earlier calls to action. Telling a mission success story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2012

On January 30th, I’m speaking at the Social Media for Nonprofits in New York City. If you browse through her collection, you’ll notice that she does just not aggregate links, but reads each one, adds commentary, and changes the headlines so it provides relevance for her audience.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

In your instructions, you can also include helpful tips for things like what campaign photo the fundraiser might want to use, or ideas for their campaign page’s headline. A great way to help fundraisers see how they can tell the story of their campaign is to link to past storytelling examples from other successful campaigns.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 10, 2021

to take action (sign a petition, engage on social media, volunteer). Think WIIFM ( “What’s in it for me?”) Include one success story (no more) with the focus, always, on how your donor’s support made it happen. You may be tired of a story, but chances are good that it’s new to your donor. Your Audience.

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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. Use large font for headlines and body text. To accommodate today’s Internet users, at minimum your headlines should be 18 point and your body text 13 point.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2011

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the newly released book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. The rise of social media and mobile technology has changed the way people process information. Your supporters also now expect a more social experience from your website.

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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 organization’s story stirs my heart, and the next thing I know I am on their donation page filling in my credit card number. It’s best to start with a short story.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

So, save the longer stories for your “About Us” tab or your blog and try using call-to-actions on your homepage instead. According to protocol 80 , these CTAs boast an impressive ROI—more than 90% of visitors who read your headline also read your CTA copy. Also, CTAs are great for use in other contexts, like social media and email.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals.

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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. Nonetheless, you need media coverage of all types to ensure your event’s success. Here are a few ways to ensure your event gets plenty of love from the media: 1. Find the newsworthy stories within your event. Share these.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. Here are a few images from the charity: water website that show how they employ social proof. Harrison has over 61.5k

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

One communications director shared that she scans the headlines every morning and only goes deep into stories that are relevant to their communications strategy and limits her time. In the last few weeks, we have been pummeled with disturbing headlines about the current events.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Tell stories of the impact of their gift. Tactics: Encourage a first-time donor to follow your social media. 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

MARCH 23, 2012

As a social media specialist at MomsRising.org and a Latina who has published a blog for seven years, has two Facebook pages, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn page and now a newly opened Pinterest account, easily the biggest misconception I have encountered is that Latinos are not online. MomsRising also has a social media reach of 3.5

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR NONPROFITS. 5 Nonprofits Winning At Social Media. Case studies of nonprofits winning at social media is an opportunity to see the strategies in action. Social Media Marketing Statistics. Social Media Marketing Strategies. Social Media Marketing Tools.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Dreadful disaster stories are still making headlines; isn’t the public tired of giving? Rather than seeing a decline over time, we’re seeing disaster fundraising closely correlating to media coverage of the disaster. Instead, stick to what we know works: tell specific, compelling, emotionally manageable stories.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A good story resonates with the donor, connects them to your vision, creates a sense of urgency, and gives donors an outlet to take action. Maybe you’re putting together your email calendar for December, planning out social media content, or even sprucing up your website to improve conversions. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2014

There seems to be a new social media tool or channel every week. Facebook Paper, released in February for the iPhone, is a whole new way to browse the social media network. I added "Headlines," "Tech," "Equality," and a few others. To read a story, you swipe up. The Bottom Line.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 25, 2013

10 Surprising New Twitter Stats to Help You Reach More Followers – On Buffer’s Blog, Belle Beth Cooper shares some easily implementable tips on how you can improve the way you reach your followers on social media. Pitman challenges nonprofits to reframe the slow months and use them to catapult their fall fundraising. creating content.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Resource Media. The advocacy community has gone mad for story. But stories are only as strong as the latest retelling. While compelling characters and evocative details give our stories life, it is email subject lines, tweets, Facebook posts, and headlines that give them legs. Digital Strategy Director.

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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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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 7, 2021

An effective email can entice supporters with a compelling subject line and story, inform supporters about why their contributions matter, and provide them with detailed directions to get involved immediately. Social media. Social media has a low investment cost and expansive potential audience. Direct mail.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Social media remains a powerful force for nonprofits to communicate with their stakeholders and supporters. According to the Global NGO Technology Report, 94% of NGOs worldwide agree that social media is effective for creating online brand awareness. Visuals are imperative on social media channels.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

However, Zenith Media predicts that the average viewer will watch 100 minutes of video a day in 2021. You might even use “World Storytelling Day” (March 20 th ) to tell the stories of those your organization has been able to help! Then create a video to announce it on social media! The big reveal.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 11, 2012

Post a variety of different media types, photographs and visuals get attention, shorter status updates, and curated links. The art of writing good teaser headlines is critical to getting more interaction. Human interest stories and good news from the organizations generated more interaction than others.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2008

The Community Media Workshop is a media organization in Chicago that trains nonprofits to tell their stories to the media, tips sensitive journalists to the importance of these stories, and tries to create better relationships between the media and the diverse communities in Chicago. t that bad.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Take for example the Community Media Workshop's Ning Site which is used to complement their face-to-face training session. Tell me a little about your organization's social media strategy for its ning site? Community Media Workshop???s But many nonprofits are using Ning for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and learning.

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See3

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Home • About Us Mission Team News Partners Careers • Services Overview Interactive Marketing Video Web Design and Development • Clients Clients List Client Login • Resources Overview Events YouTube for Nonprofits Guide to Online Video Video FAQs Our Blog • Contact POSTED BY Michael Hoffman DEC 12, 2007 Why you need social media marketing.

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