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Storytelling Tips: Measure the ROI of Your Non-Profit’s Stories

The Storytelling Non-profit

Whether you tell stories in your fundraising or communications program, chances are you want to understand the impact and return on investment (or ROI) of the stories you tell. One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning.

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WARNING: Four trends that will shake nonprofits in 2024. Here’s how to pivot…

Pamela Grow

Better storytelling/more humanity Whether told face-to-face with a major donor, in a thank you video, or in your fundraising emails, stories are the most powerful tool in your fundraising and marketing arsenal. That’s because human beings are hardwired for nonprofit storytelling. We are, as a species, addicted to story.

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8 Tips for Crafting an Appealing Year-End Email Appeal

The Modern Nonprofit

When writing any fundraising communication, the number one question to keep in mind is “ Who am I talking to? ” Whether your supporter database is made up of 200 or 20,000, segmenting your lists for targeted email messaging is important for ROI. SEGMENT YOUR EMAIL LISTS. Don’t forget the ask!

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10 New Year’s Resolutions for Nonprofit Social Media Managers

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities. Reading books does that.

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4 Communications Strategy Tips for Donor Retention

sgEngage

Focus on impact storytelling . They believe direct mail is better at telling a touching story and conveying facts than digital methods. According to our guide to multi-channel marketing , companies that switch to integrated marketing techniques see an average 24% increase in their marketing ROI. Personalize all appeals .

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From a Millennial: Nobody Wants to Hear Your Stories. We Want to See Them.

Connection Cafe

Entire civilizations have been built off of, held together by and divided by stories. ” Stories have the power to bring together and to push apart –to distinguish and to extinguish. Stories are also integral parts to any nonprofit organizations and particularly when it comes to fundraising. The pictures told a story.

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Cause Camp 2021 Speaker Line-Up

NonProfit Hub

But this is your chance to learn tips and tricks from some of the best minds in the sector. Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Being a nonprofit professional isn’t easy.

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