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

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

. —– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Animoto isn’t a new tool, but it is still in my top five.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The campaign rebuked and said they had no ill intent with this design, that they’d simply dropped the photo down to black and white to show contrast between the candidates and that the point of the flyer is to contrast them. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in. And we know that’s a tactic people use.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

There, we see hearts, bodies, and minds coming to life through improvisation and the creative arts. Imagine children around the United States learning mindfulness. This five-photo Flickr submission presents a compelling visual narrative and tells a great story. Its photo story is extremely powerful and highly shareable.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Share photos and videos of the animals in your care and use relevant hashtags to expand your reach. This document should include a comprehensive overview of your nonprofit’s logo, color palette, and typography, as well as define your brand’s tone of voice and other writing style guidelines. Leverage each other’s resources.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people. The parent voice carries acute moral and emotional weight. About the Authors: Photo credit: Appendix Fotografi. It’s important that kids see us acting for their future. Frida Berry Eklund. Devi Thomas.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

And beyond that, you can expand your reach to find even more like-minded people who would resonate with your mission and be interested in supporting your organization. You should also work to develop your brand’s voice and language across your social media profiles. Focus on storytelling. Use eye-catching imagery.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In the past few years, we've seen the transformation from long to extremely short-form digital content like that on Vine and Instagram, and we've experienced the rise and fall of numerous storytelling apps never to be seen or heard of again. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Selecting photos for your brand in a deliberate and thoughtful way makes your organization more inclusive. Every day, we constantly see photos of people—in social media, on websites, on television, in advertisements, in print, and in our daily environment. Tips for choosing inclusive photos.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Information Sharing and Storytelling. If your CSR programs are not integrated across lines of business and support departments, keep in mind this is a journey. Try these suggestions to connect with your HR colleagues: Provide recruitment messages with impact data and storytelling. Keep in mind, executive teams are really busy!

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

By tapping into the power of storytelling, you can connect with your audience emotionally, thereby motivating action and support. We’ll provide five tips on how you can utilize storytelling to level up your nonprofit’s marketing materials and make a lasting impression. Let’s jump in. Video clips from past auctions.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Not only does valuable and unique content increase the visibility of your organization and its mission, but (if done right) it encourages engagement among your supporters and echoes in a familiar voice the emotional core of your organization’s purpose. Here are three tips to help your organization create more donor-driven content: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Photo by Trav Williams. Documenter: Using a digital camera, the documenter should capture photos of the process – the set up, the activity, and the products from the activity. One thing that I mindful of as a trainer is that always experience a method as a participant first before using it. Then we opened up for discussion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

As you develop your presentation, notice whether your mind wanders at moments where information isn’t easily digestible or understandable — either in your slides or in what you are saying. In your mind, establish how you want your audience to feel during your presentation: Enthusiastic? Go deeper — use empathy.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

They are larger in our minds. Photos matter. It provides much needed difference and rhythm we are attracted to, over the often mind-numbing flat Twitter or Facebook feed. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris. Some people are simply more important than others and we want to pay more heed to them.

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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. Quote out of context” — now here’s the context An out-of-context quote gives your reader a reason to keep reading in order to understand, and a quick way to dive into storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

As you develop your presentation, notice whether your mind wanders at moments where information isn’t easily digestible or understandable — either in your slides or in what you are saying. In your mind, establish how you want your audience to feel during your presentation: Enthusiastic? Go deeper — use empathy.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A volunteer recruitment letter is a more formal way of soliciting volunteers, but you can have your current volunteers personalize them for the prospects they have in mind. Try sharing blog posts about a recent volunteer opportunity, sharing photos of your volunteers, or giving star volunteers a social media shout out.

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Media Cause

MAY 23, 2022

As a designer and illustrator, I’m constantly weighing the pros and cons of using photos or illustrations. Here are some examples of projects where we used illustration to create these feelings: For the American Kennel Club , I illustrated playful ad creative to match their brand voice. Staged stock photos feel ??disingenuous

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. To get the most out of your email newsletters, invitations, and updates, you need to have some best practices top of mind. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling. Don’t forget about direct mail!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2007

Yes, much was generated by the game masters, but there are now 143,000 google hits for "world without oil," the majority of which are player-generated blogs, livejournals, photo pages, videos, you name it. On an early game week, week 14 , I counted over 35 player-submitted photos, stories, and missions (actions to try to address the crisis).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2007

But in this project, each artist is uniquely powerful because they give voice to something vital, something easy for viewers to access emotionally. When you read a card that says, “I’m still in love with who you used to be,” where does your mind go? Tags: storytelling Unusual Projects and Influences usercontent.

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Qgiv

MAY 23, 2022

As you create your calendar, keep in mind holidays and anything you need to schedule around. Post photos and videos that show off the work you do and provide background information about why your nonprofit exists to fill a need. Using visual storytelling can be a powerful tool for galvanizing support via your social media platforms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

You can discuss life, love, and science—although he’s quick to warn that “I become absent-minded during light conversations that do not involve the physical properties of light.”. This is storytelling with a purpose, each story ending with the option of taking action, share the story or donate.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I’m also a girl dad and I can’t miss an opportunity to show photos of my three daughters. And I’ve been able to see other people’s make that shift in their minds, other nonprofits and leaders. And your voice and your unique personality that no one else has. And then what’s your voice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

Flickr Photo by drachenspinne. Before running off to create content, it requires a mind shift. Nonprofits need to think of the content they hope to create as expressions of a single bigger idea or theme. It is critical to include the voice of everyone, not just public relations or marketing. 4. Variety Is Important.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

That’s why we work with a group of like-minded strategic partners— BDI , DNL Omnimedia , Donorly , and Oneicity , who share our passion to help make a difference. In my mind, “relevance is as important as reach” is key – messaging is important to get right (and always will be!). In this context, relevance is as important as reach.

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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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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Keep in mind that you can also leverage social media tools for your fundraising campaigns. Post photos of your first, second and third-place finishers on your social media pages and thank all involved for their generous support. Tell stories One of the best ways to engage supporters is to use effective storytelling strategies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. Ideal for mobile social media managers, VoiceTexter is an iPhone app that instantly transcribes your voice messages.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

All this inspired by a single woman who had a breast cancer diagnosis and took one photo of herself holding a package of frozen peas on her chest. ThePort, Ning) Multimedia content sharing is a powerful tool for storytelling, providing content that is easy to share and embed. You see something like that and ask "Hey!

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Art in Action provides a supportive, positive place for young leaders to cultivate leadership through dance, theater, music, spoken word/poetry, painting, storytelling, and media arts." Our mission is to strengthen the voice of activist artists - 'Artivists' - while raising public awareness for social global causes."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices – and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years. 99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. e-Newsletter.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right.

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