Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2022
A CTA is an invitation to take action, such as donating, volunteering, signing up for something, signing a petition, pledging to do something, etc. Stay in regular contact with newsrooms and pitch stories to help the organization reach a larger audience. Help uncover compelling or creative stories of impact to use in fundraising.
Bloomerang
JULY 24, 2023
Use the power of a story to highlight the organization’s accomplishments I am a huge believer that board members don’t need to be subject matter experts to be good fundraisers. Board members can practice telling the story of one person helped by the organization, or the story of how they came to be on the board.
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sgEngage
AUGUST 22, 2022
The problem, as she told the story, was Alan. Every month, Barbara’s team had to do hours of detective work to find a missing pledge payment, or correct coding errors, or ask Alan’s team multiple times for reports on event sponsorship purchases. Two Sides to Every Nonprofit Silo Story. The pledge payments?
CauseVox
DECEMBER 21, 2021
We’ll get into more detail about the types of emails you can send, but all of them should include some story-driven content. Here’s what this email should include: A thank you message An update on what you’ve been doing Pictures or graphics to tell your story. Simply thank your donors. Let them know you’re thinking of them.
CauseVox
AUGUST 11, 2022
Some major donors are story-oriented; they want to hear a story about how their gift impacted a family or individual. One way to ensure that the ask is being made on a consistent basis is by implementing pledges. Donors want to know the impact of their gifts. You need to make sure you’re maintaining the relationship.
CauseVox
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. On a smaller scale, they had donors who pledged to give $1000 if 25 people gave in one day.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
The Guardian has good coverage on the Aaron Swartz story. The story maintains that even though Google+ is a distant social media competitor to Facebook and its users are much less active, it is very valuable to Google. It uses the info for targeted ads. Apple is a major donor with a pledge of $100 million.
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