Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. For example, this post features an opinion piece by ABC News on the structural reasons for the housing crisis in the United States written by their CEO: It’s worth noting that posting curated content not written by a staff member is also a best practice on LinkedIn.

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sgEngage

MAY 25, 2023

Most really good proposals and reports often better reflect an organization’s capacity to hire a great grant writer or marketing expert than their ability to do great work. Nonprofits show and share what worked, usually with tidy stories and charts. One story I encountered on my journey will forever make me sick to my stomach.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Because of these nuances and our desire to ensure that every organization’s presence reflects its individual mission and personality, establishing an ownable and unique visual direction for the work is critical. We encourage our clients to look at the elements individually, but also as complete stories. Moodboards. Style tiles.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

By using cause-specific language that clearly conveys the urgency of needs on the ground, you can compel donors to take immediate action through their communications across channels. Social Media Create social posts leading up to the one-month anniversary highlighting success stories and progress made possible by emergency donors.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Corporate Delegation and Oversight, Organizational Structure (5 percent). Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted.

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

Know Your Stories, Quantitatively and Qualitatively “When we are thinking about how we collect this data and how we quantify this impact, it’s important to qualify it and be able to tell these stories,” said Marsha. How can we make sure we are capturing the incremental stories and the impact we are having over time?”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole. Structural barriers to success The nonprofit sector is highly competitive, with organizations often competing for the same limited resources.

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CauseVox

APRIL 22, 2022

Since personal pages can come pre-populated with text, Invest in Kids provided templated language so that fundraisers didn’t have to author their appeal from scratch. If they wanted to, participants could edit the default text or add their own pictures and stories. You can also structure prizes as a raffle.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

That experience has informed tremendously how we structure what we do now — you can’t disenfranchise people from the process by just giving them orders." Here’s a story from my customer service research about a customer who called Zappos requesting a specific pair of shoes. we promised this really cool idea to the client.”

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3. We wanted to end up with a group that reflects the diversity of our County across many strata: age, class, gender, ethnicity, geography, and profession. I struggle with both these options.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

You should also work to develop your brand’s voice and language across your social media profiles. Meanwhile, LinkedIn is a social media platform geared toward professionals meaning that your posts on LinkedIn should be more formal and structured than on other platforms for more engagement. Focus on storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

Paul Smith Paul Smith's book, Lead with a Story , is one of the top 10 books I recommend every leader should read. Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown. Any surprises? It’s all new territory.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

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. Also, perhaps you’re interested in the podcast and reflections that I’ve learned.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

If you have an out-sized goal for giving day, be sure to adjust your other goals to reflect your increased focus. You’re missing the mark if you’re structuring your day of giving to appeal predominantly to younger demographics. Very large giving day goals can take away from the totals of other campaigns throughout the year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2010

I'm a huge fan of work and the way she thinks - especially after she road the Scare House ride on the Santa Cruz boardwalk with me and did a brilliant reflection on its design. How can you describe user participation in a shared language that helps your team make the right decision for your project? Science has an answer.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 21, 2014

It has some of the same feel as the disconnected affection of people wishing you a happy birthday on Facebook, with professional reflection baked in. Seeing so many cheerful one-liners in my inbox made me think about how different my work situation is today than the last time I reflected on it in public in 2012, at my one-year anniversary.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This Black History Month, we reflect on the strategy work that our team does through our partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture —much of which centers around expanding access. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J. But access is just the first step.

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

While we push ourselves and our clients every day toward a more equitable future, we’re also continually evaluating our internal structures to determine how we can bring an equity-centered approach to all of our work. Whose stories need to be told? Where could those stories make the most difference?

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. And then the bottom left box, the easiest way to do this, and it’s also the most compelling way to do this is to share your personal story. And so I would think about your own personal story, why are you here?

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

The best weapon against apathy is a compelling story. But it’s one thing to tell someone a story and another to show them. If you’re scrambling for some ideas, here’s a couple to get you started: Plot-driven stories. Never doubt the power of a story with a strong emotional draw. 1) Visual Storytelling. Consider this.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

You can find my materials and slides on the workshop wiki - CSR and NGO workshops, but always like to do a reflective wrap up post. I have a basic structure. Many of my presentations include some visual humor and funny stories. No wonder I am still tired! It always helps me improve practice. I don't over prepare.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 3, 2006

Britt Bravo: Do you have any stories of individual women's successes that you can share? A lot of women reflected back to us that they felt oftentimes like the families would treat them as if they were a part of the family, so that then their work was in some ways made invisible. Steve Williams: Yes.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 8, 2007

From the stories I’ve heard this week, nonprofits of the size that I’m most familiar with (small to medium-sized) still don’t have in-house technology expertise to make evaluations about what directions to go in. When I re-started this blog 6 months ago, I named it Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology for a good reason.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

Flat structures have hidden hierarchy. I also use the five love languages, but we don’t have time for that today. And so their job is a reflection of that. Yes, Bonnie, planning a virtual conference for the first time, I am sure that there were so many things you were like, “What in the entire bleep, bleep, bleep?”

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Our desire to "protect kids"--which reflects twenty years of clamping down (at least in the U.S.) Failure of NIH drug testing design An exhibit only in a language other than English Santa Claus – Real or Not? Imagine an art museum that allowed patrons to bang on the exhibits the way you can in a science center.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The artist, Sue Lawty, maintains a blog with her reflections on the project and occasionally celebrates particular contributions, but this blog is fairly contained within the project website and is not a major source of web links. They celebrated structures that disappeared after ten minutes but were "worth it."

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