The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. Yes, it’s 2018 and we are still talking about the power and benefits of storytelling. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 30 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 60 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2011

Data: Strategy and Storytelling. I’ve documented the community and content mapping processes before, you can use the slides above to see the process or review the blog post with instructions. You can also use these links to get the templates: Community Mapping template. Content Mapping template! Learning in Action.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

Meet with your membership database and marketing team to map the member join process and map the journey. Each of the items above is important and worth focusing on. Where are the friction points? Ask your web team, AMS team or website vendor for suggestions for making the journey better.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. But so many non-profit professionals get discouraged by storytelling because they think it’s going to require the unparalleled writing skills of a Pulitzer Prize winner. What is storytelling? I want to take a minute to differentiate story from storytelling.

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NTEN

JANUARY 11, 2012

Implementing truly gorgeous online maps still requires some custom code and technical know-how – but, the cost and learning curve involved has dropped considerably. Data-driven storytelling is all the rage on the web, particularly as we move into the election season. ThinkShout.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

MARCH 7, 2022

As a non-profit professional, it’s essential to come out of the weeds of individual storytelling so that you can be strategic with what you tell your audience over time. Step 2: Map out the beginning, middle and end of your story arc. Once you have your timeline nailed down, you can begin to map out the story arc itself.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In this post, you’ll learn why storytelling is a key component of your year-end fundraising campaign and how to start planning the storytelling aspects of your campaign today. . Storytelling for Fundraising – It’s a Non-negotiable. The best way to help them understand that is through storytelling. .

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. More specifically, what about mapped data? Creating display maps – in print or as digital images – is easier than ever before, and interactive, web-based mapping is all over the place, so to speak.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Once you map this all out, write the PSA out in script fashion word for word. You should look at your nonprofit’s yearly marketing strategy and map out when an appropriate time would be to include a PSA into your campaigns. Step 3: Produce the PSA.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Visualizing Where Meaning Making Can Happen “Mapping” activities are often the starting point of identifying data collection opportunities. For datamaking, visuals like charts, diagrams, or maps are important for more than data collection. We use these visuals to point to existing data sets and who controls access to the data.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 28, 2022

From digital strategy and communications trends to preparing for Drupal 10 and Google Analytics 4, here are 5 of our most-read blogs from 2022: Mapping Your Digital Ecosystem. Data Storytelling That Deepens Engagement: NYU’s City Health Dashboard. A Guide to Preparing for Drupal 10. Digital Impact Summit.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. Instead of trying to recruit people who are brand new to your mission, it’s often more efficient and successful to rely on existing relationships when mapping your advocacy campaign. Leverage storytelling to build a base. In general, use this structure for best results: Map out a story arc.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. It does so by collecting sightings from social media and mapping them. Images: Silk.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 2, 2022

In the brief, I also like to map out five elements that I know I’ll cover in the appeal, which are: Context Core problem Solution Compelling reason to give Urgency Going through this process might seem time consuming, but it actually helps you get a head start on organizing some of your ideas for writing.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use your About page as a jumping-off point and go more in depth, using engaging historical photos, maps, and documents as much as you can. Her early career focused on content creation, engagement and digital storytelling work. Another great topic is the history of your organization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge partnered with the first CommBuild tweet chat of April to look at storytelling for communities. More specifically, the CommBuild tweet chat was about using data visualization for community storytelling. Charts, graphs, or maps are a common and practical way to relay information.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 29, 2012

New tool puts nonprofit storytelling on the map - Microsoft Citizenship Blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs : It’s why today, we’re launching the Microsoft Local Impact Map for nonprofits and for commercial organizations who wish to showcase their Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

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Nonprofits Source

APRIL 24, 2023

Email mapping allows you to link email addresses to IP addresses, serving targeted ads to specific people on your list. Instead of sending a series of appeals, make storytelling and impact reporting part of your content strategy. For example, imagine you’re a public radio station doing a membership drive.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2020

hjc has worked with dozens of nonprofits to ‘stand in the shoes’ of their constituents, a process known as Constituent Experience (CX) journey mapping. Get more details about Knowledge Network’s journey mapping experience and read case studies from other nonprofit organizations. Second step: Create personas to map.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Individual executives have a significant advantage over company accounts across many platforms both from a storytelling and algorithmic standpoint. Google Sheets or AirTable can be used to map out content and scheduling. LinkedIn Insight Tag – Marketing Solutions will help understand who is coming from LinkedIn to your website.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Strategic storytelling, media engagement, social media campaigns, and community collaborations are some of the different ways that your association might want to share its mission and values with the wider world.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

Building an email welcome series requires storytelling and mapping upfront, but will ultimately help supporters feel more connected to your mission and understand the organization’s challenges. Start thanking your donors today using our thank you email template. Another option for automatic emails is to create a welcome series.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

There are a number of trends worth exploring: Technology that fuels data-driven storytelling. Our work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) shows the power of harnessing data for impact storytelling. To succeed, mission-driven organizations need to honestly evaluate their efforts.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Storytelling works. In 2015 and 2016, #GivingTuesday created #MyGivingStory , a campaign that aimed to raise awareness by using storytelling as a marketing tactic. Elements of effective storytelling in #MyGivingStory entries included: A polished, thoughtful and complete narrative. Photos, especially those of young children.

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sgEngage

APRIL 26, 2023

Now, fundraisers can participate from anywhere in the world, showing their progress on interactive maps, while charities can use these metrics to tell their stories. Storytelling is not new for charities, but the way we tell them can be! Did your participant walk five miles/kilometers?

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Classy

MAY 17, 2021

As the largest fundraising day of the year only continues to grow, now is the time for your organization to begin mapping out its strategy to make the most out of your December. Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. Nonprofits raised more than $2.47 billion in the U.S. Download the Guide to Pitching Corporate Sponsors.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

This map-based interactive data visualization makes it simple to select a neighborhood, and quickly see the neighborhoods income distribution, the real cost of hosing in that ‘hood, and then reveals the gaps. Their Envisioning Development project helps people understand “What is Affordable Housing” in New York City.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Enable certain configurations like custom field-mapping or enhanced contact-matching. Hannah is an experienced content specialist at Classy.org with a demonstrated history of storytelling, market research, and data analysis within the fundraising technology space. Sync historical Classy data over to Salesforce. Hannah Durbin.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. That’s the beauty of data-driven storytelling.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2023

Over 55% of those donors answered that the hybrid/virtual event exceeded their expectations because of strong storytelling, engaging content, and an excellent auction or raffle. The Sustainable Giving Report found that donor event preferences lie all across the map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Indeed, that was my theme for the day given that I facilitated a couple of morning conversations on that topic and then in the afternoon heard Ify Mora from the Barr Foundation ( [link] ) talk about how they use social network mapping to capture the relationships that have been built through their innovative Fellows Program.

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