Media Cause

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Whether you’re working to end sexual violence or advocating for unhoused residents, like our clients All In , the first building block of a successful digital advocacy campaign begins with telling an impactful story. . #1. Organizations can tap into the power of personal story by uplifting the voices in their network.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story. For example, you’re working to solve a problem. Use descriptive language. . When you use descriptive language, you help the audience picture something in detail.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

There’s strength in numbers, and you need to build a base of educated and engaged advocates to raise their voices with you. Make sure your ask is clear and to the point: Trade complex language for simple phrasing and remove jargon in order to make sure supporters understand your call to action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Note from Beth: How often have those of worked in nonprofits asked the question or been asked the question by funders, “What’s the impact?” The first step is identify what impact might look like as this post explains. “I I still don’t know if it had any impact at all.”.

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Forum One

MARCH 12, 2024

AI is an impact multiplier for mission-driven organizations since nearly all already do a lot without enough resources. We’re always eager to problem-solve with you. And is it so good that it will put me out of a job?) How can I learn more and get started? Of course, if you’re at NTC, join our session!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Telling a good story can also give your donors confidence that your nonprofit is making an impact and that their donations are used effectively. Nonprofit storytelling refers to narratives an organization shares (often called “impact stories”) as a way to illustrate its mission and connect with supporters on a personal, emotional level.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Impact Challenge ” is based on Google’s belief that artificial intelligence can provide new solutions to old problems and improve people’s lives. Her work is focused on how AI will affect the way people work and live and it will impact the human experience—and not necessarily for the better. AI and Workplace Impact.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

GPT and The Grey Jacket Problem At a Fundraising event in NYC, George was on a panel to talk about AI applications for fundraising and was wearing a grey sports jacket with blue pants. When you combine generic prompts with untrained AI’s and then publish it you are walking straight into a Grey Jacket Problem.

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Classy

JULY 26, 2021

On August 17, the United States celebrates National Nonprofit Day to recognize the impact of the social sector and highlight the importance of charitable organizations across the country. . This national holiday offers nonprofits the opportunity to: Spread awareness of their impact to new audiences.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Daily stand-ups give a voice to all team members and empower people to speak up. Continuous feedback loops allow for people to have an equal voice in their organization. Empathy is the language of nonprofit donation requests, annual reports and case studies. Resource constraint is an all too familiar problem within the sector.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1 We can help. #2

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

The problem lies in thinking of editing as a process of correction — where a better, more knowledgeable, or more experienced writer fixes the shortcomings in a draft. Whose voices are you choosing to elevate? Eliminate, or clarify, any jargon or Official Language that may be opaque to readers. Wonky language and jargon.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

Beyond the measurable performance impacts determined by testing, organizations must determine their own risk to employ ethical storytelling as a principle (because you believe it’s the right thing to do, regardless of impact) compared with using traditional response drivers that may maximize the revenue for your mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

But small causes here in Brazil make a very big difference in social impact. As a fast-growing developing country, this problem it’s quite real. Doare built the platform, both multi-language and multi-currency, so people can donate anywhere. Before you ask for a donation, have a clear strategy and a strong voice.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling lets donors and volunteers know that they are making an impact and making life better for real people. It allows them to have a voice in your message. Was there a measurable impact? Emotional impact is where the rubber meets the road and causes people to reach for their wallet. Focus the story.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, those most impacted by this resurgence of hate and discrimination are the youth of today. are twice as likely to have been bullied, and 91% have heard negative language about being LGBTQ+ in the past year. Solving The Problem. Moving Forward and How Education Plays a Critical Role.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Problem Solving. General problem-solving skills, as well as company specific troubleshooting standards, can go a long way in preparing the workforce for elements of the job they do not anticipate. Creating an immediate impact on your organization’s personnel. Communication Strategies.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2017

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB), for instance, has used Ushahidi to document the impacts of oil spills and other petrochemical pollution on human health and the environment. Many organizations including the United Nations have used Ushahidi's crowdsourcing tools to raise their voice. Creative Digital Inclusion Work.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Organizations’ communications strategies have more impact individually and collectively. Member Voice Proxy: How will you make it memorable? How will you get their voice? They used the social media online policy to generate their first draft, but found the language was too “lawyer like” versus encouraging.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Problems were that many survivors had no internet access, let alone electrical power, let alone computers or even computer literacy. Another problem in theory is fraud, and another problem is that many sites only included last and first names which in a mass of several hundred thousand displaced persons obviously included many duplicates.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 16, 2015

We also shine the light on the potential security problems of smart toys, predict the end of the digital divide, and discuss a health-related wearable that can't get here fast enough and some intriguing 10 year-old predictions that just happened to come true. "The emergence of big data to measure social impact.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

You need to get honest with yourself because we’re going to solve the problem here. The moment that they get your communication, whether that’s over email, if it’s a phone call, if it’s a text message, if it’s a voice memo, if it’s a personalized video, whatever it is, this is a chance for you.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 25, 2023

Use examples that your audience can identify with and relate to, and that demonstrate the impact of your work. They are easily shareable and can have a significant impact on social media platforms. Avoid using too much jargon or technical language that your audience may not understand. Use active voice whenever possible.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 7, 2023

Refining Prompt Examples Clarifying Voice of Audience Please provide more context about the previous reply – what was the intended audience, goal, and circumstances? Rewrite to craft a more suitable voice (more passionate, enthusiastic, authoritative etc). Incorporate 1-2 multimedia elements to enhance interest and impact.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Audrey Phillips , a customer success manager at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. They end up keeping the templated language and design on the page.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

While the evaluation component of the report is focused on the extent to which these various projects promote science learning and behavior change among participants, the rubric of participatory models introduces a language that can be useful to many kinds of institutions and projects. Contribution, collaboration, co-creation, and co-option.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Allow your agency team time to unpack the problem before jumping to solutions . I’ve written about this common situation before, but it’s worth repeating again: sometimes the problem you’re asking your agency to address isn’t actually the one you need to focus on solving. Are you speaking my language?

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

In addition to informing your supporters, this kind of education can encourage supporters to donate to your organization to make an impact on the world. Use appropriate language and keep aware of your tone whenever you’re posting during a sensitive time. What kind of language is used in posts with a lot of engagement?

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NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 12, 2021

And while this set-up might seem like an efficient use of limited resources, it can actually pose a big problem. By creating a slightly different donation page for this paid ad, they can better target their messaging (and test out different versions) without impacting their website’s general donation page and magazine subscription offer.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Show your organization’s plan for fixing the problem. Present the grantor as the hero who can solve this problem by partnering with your organization. An effective application demonstrates your organization’s successful track record in fixing similar problems and partnering with other grantors.

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Achieve

JULY 14, 2022

Then, over the course of 3-5 more emails, they will learn about your organization’s mission, available resources, and stories of impact. Raise the issue: Explain the problem at hand. Show impact: Donors want to know where their money is going. Demonstrate how a single donation can impact the problem.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Through the negotiation training, women began identifying particular problems that they were having in their work. I think that the way it is actually going to wind up taking place is for working class people of color to come together in unity and really begin shifting the structures that impact all of our lives.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 6, 2021

That is the problem that they want to solve. So those are the problems that they want to solve. They’re saying, “Are your eyes on the problem?” And by giving money, can solve someone else’s problem. That is the dedication and the depth that we want to use to love our donors. What is disability?

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” No problem. Oh, my God.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Without financial support through federal funding, grants, and generous donors it’s impossible to continue your important work (and make a big impact). . Video marketing, in particular, can be a great way to educate your audience about the problems your organization is working to solve. and further that ever-important mission.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

So if you identify with this, no problem, but we’re going to talk about it a little bit today, and what it looks like to build true win-win partnerships. Which is totally outdated too and it’s rooted in a lot of the language we hear around like, “Don’t be transactional.” No problem. Actually, the whole thing is going to be fun.

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