The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

February is Black History Month and while there are countless ways to honor and celebrate black history throughout the year, we’re giving you a place to start by highlighting eight nonprofits that are making major waves in their communities. Black Public Media emerged out of a need for more stories from Black storytellers.

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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. Uplift Voices in Your Community. Embrace Storytelling. Storytelling requires creativity, vision, skill, and practice.

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Candid

MAY 23, 2023

.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). Using the power of our voices Speakers stressed the importance of using our voice to create change.

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Forum One

MAY 3, 2021

Help them win the People’s Voice Award by voting today. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. To provide tools and guidance to empower people’s journeys and inspire conversation about race, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) developed “Talking About Race.”

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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2022

During Women’s History Month, we are excited to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. Amplifying the voices of female peacemakers. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias. Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Through the combination of visual and auditory elements, video storytelling effectively drives connection between your organization and the audience to inspire them to support your cause. 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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Forum One

MARCH 8, 2021

During Women’s History Month, we are excited to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. Amplifying the voices of female peacemakers. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge because a challenged world is an alert world. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Let’s dive in!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Let’s dive in!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

For example, when I travel to a new neighborhood or city, I open the app as I walk down the street to explore photos and stories of my exact location across history. And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create. You do need a Twitter account to use it.

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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. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in. And so I never wanted to compete with her voice but rather just have this quiet undertone beneath her, to kind of convey a sense of space.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Develop your brand voice. Before you get started in building a content strategy, you should first ensure you know your brand voice. A brand voice is your reference point for how your organization speaks to various audiences, both internally and externally. So, how do you create a content strategy? And what should it include?

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

B-roll is footage that is shown over interviews or voice overs. This personal thank you video should be a more in-depth look into their contribution—possibly mentioning their giving history with you—and a sincere thank you for continuing their support. This will help build trust in your nonprofit. Here’s an example of one such video.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

” For nonprofits, this shows the value of thoroughly researching your donors’ demographics, history, and motivations before crafting appeals. A relatable human voice connects. This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.”

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Lincoln is famous for having only received roughly 18 months of formal education, yet he became one of the most important figures in American history. Be a Storyteller. Lincoln was known as a great storyteller. When forming your leadership team, don’t be afraid to put in a voice that will share their honest opinions.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I was impressed by her expertise, and the example that Raven and Amanda are setting in strengthening their own voices as emerging leaders in this space. Betty Reid Soskin - Rewriting History in the National Parks Yes, I DID save the best for last. She writes about race, history, parks, culture, and politics. Want to know more?

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 6, 2012

This post is the third and final in a series of reactions to Blueprint , a book chronicling the rise and fall of the Dutch Museum of National History (INNL) in 2008-2011. Information on a label and a short video clip informs the buyer about the history behind objects including a tulip, fishing boat, licorice and tea towel.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 24, 2011

When I worked briefly with the Balboa Park Online Collaborative to conceptualize a mobile phone-based game to connect visitors to the park to its cultural institutions and history, I knew Ken would be the perfect person to make it happen. It’s a great storytelling arc, but. Now, that game, GISKIN ANOMALY , is live.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Our archeology did not aim to uncover the hidden voice of my grandmother, but instead to begin an ongoing practice of recreation. Over time the movement and arrangement of things trails a layered aesthetic that convey histories and narratives of changing communities passing through this unfolding three-story artwork.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

The Internet is awash in a flood of digital storytelling tips. Here are four good ideas to incorporate into your own digital storytelling from two digital storytelling gurus: Michael Hoffman is the Founder and CEO of See3 Communications where he is the leading authority in online video for nonprofits. Look no further!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris. Recently, overcoming a freak October snowstorm in Washington DC, I went to the National Museum of the American Indian , and then to the National Museum of American History.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

The use of an "objective" authoritative voice makes it hard for visitors to assign value or significance to items with which they don't already have a connection. of storytelling in passion, people, and purpose. Tags: storytelling design. As visitors walk through galleries, it's easy to wonder: where does this stuff come from?

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2007

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A position on an event committee can keep your sponsor happy with their decision to work with you, as they’ll feel they are truly involved and can make their voice heard as you work together to do good in the community. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Striving to make storytelling work given the constraints of time, space, the boss’s demands, evolving trends, and how dang hard it is to draw horses. I am furious , <FirstName> We are on the verge of passing the most significant climate legislation in history, and one single senator is blocking the way. This is my home.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2011

Without an explicit "I" voice, the museum's perspective on humanity is oblique to say the least. It is, in short, the best multimedia history project I've ever seen, and I wish more museums were pursuing projects like it. The subjective "I" voice of Michael drives the whole story. What makes Welcome to Pine Point so amazing?

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling. Up your storytelling game. It’s universally known that humans respond well to stories, which means you should be using storytelling to connect with donors.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 18, 2017

This month, we opened a new exhibition at the MAH, Lost Childhoods: Voices of Santa Cruz County Foster Youth and Foster Youth Museum (brief video clip from opening night here ). it uses art, history, artifacts, and storytelling to illuminate a big human story and an urgent social issue.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 12, 2010

Thrivability is our path out of unsustainable practices toward a world where all people have a high quality of life, a voice, and a nurturing earth supporting them. And it gives rise… to this book. I expect that you, the viewers and participants, are a wide range of people too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

Facebook Fans can ask the bot for information about the museum, such as opening times and where to buy tickets, or about Anne Frank herself and her history. But what makes this bot most engaging is good storytelling shared in a conversational way, matching the pope’s tone of voice and illustrated with photos, video, and audio.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It is our turn to make history. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended. New voices energizing conversations. General / #NI16 / @netimpact. INBOUND 2016. INBOUND 2016. Nov 8 - 11. Nov 10 - 11.

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Achieve

JULY 23, 2017

The most successful fundraising campaigns start with robust, clean and accurate data, and a history of donor stewardship. Strong campaigns utilize needs-based storytelling, which starts with the beneficiaries your organization serves. Tired of high email bounce rates? Lists plagued by duplicate or outdated entries? About the Author.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

So the direct voice got straight-jacketed into a frame of museum methods that did not exactly fit. Finally, the third issue is about storytelling. When no one voice is regarded as authoritative or objective, how does the story get told? Tags: storytelling design Book Discussion: Civilizing the Museum usercontent.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And your voice and your unique personality that no one else has. And then what’s your voice? In a very loud world where there’s a ton of competing voices, what’s your voice and how has it kind of stand out in that space? That’s your organizational story as in like that’s your history.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Bloomerang also provides peer-to-peer features that make it easy for supporters to get involved in your next campaign, event management capabilities for your in-person or virtual events, and a donor portal that supporters can use to see their donation history and update their credit card information.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

After all, donors may avoid voicing their concerns and hesitations if they feel they may disappoint someone they know and recognize. To achieve this connection, set up a storytelling strategy in advance full of examples of your nonprofit’s origin and success stories to win over donors on a shared human level.

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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. You might collect contact information and record donation histories. Messaging and voice. Also of note: Google’s “ABCD Framework.” Make your ask specific and genuine. Typography.

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