Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Incorporate Storytelling There’s no doubt that stories are powerful and evocative—we have plenty of books, movies, and TV shows as proof of that. While auction item descriptions should be concise, you can still incorporate storytelling elements to entice guests into bidding on your items.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JULY 8, 2021

What is their giving history? From there, identify and align variables like stories, voices, ask ladders, donation form appeals, and aesthetics that align best with each segment of your target audience. Pose a question, tease a story, or make an offer like a matching donation campaign. Embrace Storytelling.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. As a best practice, use a constituent relationship manager (CRM) such as those included in EveryAction’s guide to picking a nonprofit CRM to help organize and monitor your campaign’s success. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Your story should have a beginning, middle, and end.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success! Divide your donor base into groups based on demographics, giving history, engagement levels, or other categories relevant to your organization. Embrace ever-evolving social media trends.

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OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

Join cutting-edge nonprofits for two full days (September 11 – 12, 2023) of trends, best practices, and sessions to unlock the innovator in all of us. Share your story with fellow Raise attendees. Raise 2023, presented by OneCause, is for nonprofit and fundraising professionals wanting to raise their fundraising game.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

Impact measured through storytelling Finally, as we look at the year ahead, I would be remiss if I did not mention impact. There is no shortage of frameworks and methodologies for measuring, assessing, and articulating social impact; however, one element that we must not lose sight of is our qualitative data and stories.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Types of nonprofit marketing Nonprofit market plan Marketing best practices What is nonprofit marketing? Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. Storytelling techniques Storytelling is one of the most engaging techniques that your nonprofit can take advantage of when planning your marketing strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 8, 2018

Someone sent out a tweet wondering if London’s Natural History Museum and Science Museum went to war, which would win. Here’s a powerful example of personal storytelling using the threads by Charlotte Clymer on depression and suicide. A Twitter moment is a collection of Tweets from different users that tells a story.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

“As a people, we have to tell our own story.” – Evans Okinyi, CEO, East Africa Philanthropy Network Coming from a family of storytellers and strong matriarchs, I was interested in “Black (Women’s) Power: Our Voices.” The first way I practiced self-care was with my out-of-office message.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

This is the seventh post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits. The best practices below should help if you’re nonprofit is noticing a decrease in engagement and exposure.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years to mark its anniversary. Our team partnered with NRDC to conceptualize how to capture these highlights in an engaging and informative story. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History DIY Exhibits.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When managing your social media outreach, you should: Tell a story. Tell a story. Everyone loves a good story. In fact, we are 22 times more likely to remember information if it is told to us through a story format rather than plain facts or statistics. How do you know which story is the right one to tell?

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

with a BA in history and a minor in nonprofit management. We want to ensure you’re prepared to share your nonprofit’s story and successfully navigate this worldwide giving event! GivingTuesday 2021 Storytelling. It’s also one of the best ways to celebrate giving and to share your organization’s story, mission, and values.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is well documented, and even the history of people describing themselves as white goes back to the slave trade. It’s not their story. And so I can echo Amy in that, in saying that I made a conscious effort to try and keep the stories of the black people in the forefront. Danielle Coates-Connor : Powerful, Amy.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Focus on your donors Tell a story Include a donation form Engage your donors Thank your donors. Demographic information, giving history, event attendance records, and volunteer engagement are all great ways of categorizing your donors so you can write more specific donation asks. Tell a story. Focus on your donors.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When you understand the reasons they’re not willing to help, you can start putting together some practical solutions that will change your board members from “reluctant fundraiser” to “enthusiastic supporter.” Instead, help your board members tell a story. This is where your board packet will come into play.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. CA: As an “accidental” fundraiser originally focused on securing an advanced degree in art history, I can say without hesitation that you do not. You can tell the story about your nonprofit’s work through its budget.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

This can help set the tone, style, and best practices for writing (capitalization of certain words, the oxford comma, etc.). Or maybe you work with women and want to amplify your programs or efforts during Women’s History Month. This provides a good ground for comparison on what speaks to your brand and what does not. Start writing.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

How can you design an effective email if you don’t know the story that you’re trying to tell? However, none of these attributes should prevent you from telling the most important story about your event to your potential attendees. Once you have your story, you can effectively design an email that matches the aesthetic.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2016

Our Digital Storytelling Challenge. TechSoup organizes an annual event called Storymakers ; organizations from around the globe participate in a multimedia contest for a chance to win exciting prizes and learn how to effectively tell their story. Check out our resources on great nonprofit storytelling and learn more.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you’re impatient and hate history here’s a sneak peek at what’s planned for 2014. In the coming months Net2Local will also be participating in the Digital Storytelling Challenge and more social media surgeries. Read on for our review of the last six months. Stats Time! Regional Ambassadors.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. 21 End-of-Year Giving Best Practices To Help Your Campaign Succeed.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Nadia Lopez—a woman who has made it her personal mission to show the students of Mott Hall Bridges Academy that, despite their turbulent circumstances and tough histories, they matter. Touched by the story, Brandon mobilized his passionate base of supporters in a fundraiser for Vidal, Ms. People connect through stories.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Consider a store, filled to the brink with consumables, one day decides that its inventories are collections, its merchandise is no longer for purchase, and instead it will practice as a museum. Our archeology did not aim to uncover the hidden voice of my grandmother, but instead to begin an ongoing practice of recreation.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2014

storytelling session, talking about how I built confidence identifying as an activist. Mistakes Were Made" on Tuesday at 3:15 is always a fun, honest story-sharing experience if you need a break from the content-focused presentations. Tuesday at 1:45pm in the "I wish somebody had told me." they want people to RSVP ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The United Nations Development Programme is bringing #GivingTuesday to many countries and they are working in to celebrate local community heroes and highlight their giving stories- showing the world that everyone, everywhere can give back to their community. Here’s an inspiring example from India.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India. Kids can go online an build stories. How is the notion of gaming and practice of game part of a larger system. defining/refining research agenda - What constitues a good social change practice? The history of gaming. Important to test.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. To get the most out of your email newsletters, invitations, and updates, you need to have some best practices top of mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

If you're short on time, read the abtracts and dive deeper into Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship. This early holiday gift from the good folks at Care2 and SeaChange Strategies, " A Procrastinator's Guide to Year-End Fundraising " will give you a crash course on best practices for maximizing online giving.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

There are many ways you can group your donors for donor segmentation, but it’s best to find donor groups that are meaningful and practical for your nonprofit. Email: For your donors who prefer to be contacted through email, you can use longer storytelling appeals and link directly to your donation form.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

Then around being an advocate, share their personal stories. You have to teach them to share their personal stories, and we’re going to get into that in more detail in what I’m talking about around sharing the personal story. They share the history, they share the finances, all of that. . not a jet.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. That’s kind of a part of my story. However, my story didn’t end there, and I want to kind of quickly tell you what happened next. So number one, step one, craft your core story. Essentially, what do we do? I just know it.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. It also won the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture a Silver Vega Award!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

To avoid common blunders, follow these six foolproof practices during your feasibility study: Know the feasibility study process like the back of your hand. Let’s talk it through with these best practices. Stressing your nonprofit’s heartfelt mission and story to integral donors also never hurts.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Multi-channel marketing is the practice of communicating and marketing across many channels. Digital Layered Campaigns with Paid Search, SEO and Display Ads – by Stephanie Tippitt, BDI Essential Nonprofit Marketing Best Practices and 3 Marketing Channels to Try – by Scott G. Why is it important for nonprofits?

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. It is our turn to make history. Opportunity Collaboration.

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