Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2021

This series of emails will be different from your standard newsletter and updates. Madison Gonzalez is a National Public Speaker, Storyteller of the Year Award-Winner, Best-Selling Author of Dear Mirror, Events Manager, and Published Poet. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc.,

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. Your role as a grantmaker could involve providing guidance on ethical and trauma-informed storytelling practices , ensuring that an individual’s story is shared with dignity and respect.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 7, 2024

If you’ve got a regular email newsletter, it sets the stage — the tone — for the rest of the emails you’ll send. Storytelling Email As in all donor comms — including your emails — let storytelling guide you. What you can learn about solid, empathetic storytelling from an email shows how. Here’s a terrific example.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

Perhaps it’s your first donor newsletter. And she publishes a bi-weekly newsletter that I never miss (and never fail to learn a thing or two from). Download your free Heartable Fundraising Writing Book and you’ll also get a free subscription to their “never-miss” weekly newsletter. Very Good Copy. They’re tried and true.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 30, 2018

It can be tough to convince yourself to subscribe to a newsletter—especially if you already have dozens of them flooding your inbox each week. It seems like just about every company on the planet has a newsletter now-a-days, but there are some that are just plain better. Chronicle doesn’t only provide top-notch nonprofit journalism.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 13, 2021

You’ve heard how important storytelling is for communicating your mission and message but let’s face it – you haven’t written a story since high-school English class. Longer written pieces are more suited for a newsletter , website story, or written appeal. Via newsletters? The Writing Process. Pre-writing. . The brain dump.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It’s part graphic design, part design-thinking, part storytelling, part strategic thinking and part love note to you amazing humans who work so hard for your causes, your donors, your mission, and your desire to contribute and make positive change in our world.” Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. For example, @nonprofitorgs/lists : Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

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. You publish a regular newsletter?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 8, 2021

Direct mail or newsletter. Direct mail and newsletters. While they’re more “old school,” physical mailers and newsletters are still a great way to reach your audience. Share long-form content on your website, via direct mail and newsletters, and occasionally via email. Events (in-person, virtual, hybrid events ).

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

Plus, we’ll do a live review of your campaigns, donation form, or newsletter. Best practices in storytelling and marketing to help stand out. We’ll also host a 15-minute Q&A following the presentation, to allow you to ask questions to our team. Here’s what you’ll learn: Why #GivingTuesday matters to your nonprofit.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 17, 2022

So I decided to take a big leap of faith and share something deeply personal in my weekly newsletter. So, in January 2014 I started writing a book on non-profit storytelling. Through the process of researching, interviewing people, and writing this book I have learned so much about storytelling. That means being authentic.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

One way to encourage people to support your organization is through great nonprofit storytelling. By using narrative and storytelling techniques, you’ll be able to communicate your nonprofit’s mission and impact while building stronger emotional connections with your audience. Where Should You Use Nonprofit Storytelling?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

In addition to using Trello for The Storytelling Non-Profit, I use it personally for meal planning and household management. Newsletter Workflow Whether your non-profit sends a digital or paper newsletter , you know that getting that newsletter out to your community is a whole process. Organization FTW!

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Pamela Grow

APRIL 7, 2021

And that can be tough, particularly when it comes to your organization’s e-newsletter. Many organizations adopt an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to their e-newsletter. Considering the major over-riding goal of your e-newsletter will keep you focused. But this example, from YES! Take a look.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

Feature them on your website, in newsletters, on social media, in grant applications, and during fundraising campaigns. Who are your target storytellers? Offer incentives or recognition for those who contribute their stories, such as featuring them in your newsletter or on social media.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Showcase your organization’s impact through storytelling, testimonials, and interactive exhibits, allowing attendees to connect emotionally with your cause. Share event highlights , impact stories, and volunteer opportunities through email newsletters and social media.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 26, 2021

Storytelling. The Power of Storytelling | What a powerful interactive storytelling experience looks like. What you need to know about before and after is critical in storytelling. The quintessential guide to your nonprofit email newsletter. Our communications manager wants to drop our print newsletter for email.”

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

Regularly include a paragraph or a story about legacy giving in your print donor newsletter. Getting started with your organization’s legacy-giving program can be as simple as planting seeds throughout the year. Periodically reference legacy giving in your enewsletters. Incorporate planned giving stories into your marketing mix.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Design your data storytelling products. Know your audience.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

For a second time in April, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge partnered with the CommBuild tweet chat. This time the topic was on storytelling and social sharing for communities. The chat opened with the question, "How does storytelling build and strengthen community? Social Networking Web 2.0

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Newsletter. It’s important to note that one of the best forms of messaging is through storytelling. Without going too deep into the concepts of empathetic storytelling (a subject well worth investigation) – you need to be sure the group you focus on is the group most likely to identify with your core mission. Social Media.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Digital storytellers! Put it in your newsletter, post it to Facebook, write up a snappy tweet. tsdigs digital storytelling' We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it’s not shared? Encourage your supporters to vote using all available channels.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 4, 2022

And more importantly, it’s your opportunity to clarify how storytelling will support your fundraising or communications goals. After all, storytelling is a tool and we want to be strategic in how we use that tool. In this article, we’re going to take a step back from reactive storytelling to get intentional and on message!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

To receive future updates about the Global NGO Technology Survey data, please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter. Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Once your NGO has laid a foundation for online fundraising success by launching a mobile-optimized website, an e-newsletter, and having the ability to accept online donations, your NGO is then ready to use social media to maximize online fundraising and cause awareness. 1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

Sharing stories Stories help us to better connect with one another as human beings, and when it comes to advocacy, storytelling can be a powerful tool. Story collection forms allow organizations to easily collect personal stories from supporters about how your issues impact their lives.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Digital storytellers! Put it in your newsletter, post it to Facebook, write up a snappy tweet. tsdigs digital storytelling' We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it's not shared? Encourage your supporters to vote using all available channels.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 29, 2015

With the rise of visual social media (like Pinterest and Instagram), a clear trend in digital communications is more images and fewer words — even if you are communicating through your website or an email newsletter. Where To Get Free Images To Spice Up Your Website or Newsletter (new blog post coming next Monday or Tuesday).

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s okay—mine the ideas your organization already has, like old grant proposals, newsletter content, informational handouts, and other similar sources for inspiration. Her early career focused on content creation, engagement and digital storytelling work. If that feels like too much, just start jotting down some ideas you have.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 25, 2024

One of my clients encloses a one-sheet note from the president especially for monthlies and majors along with the quarterly newsletter. The Key to Building a Robust… Power of Storytelling | Orbis shows donor love on… What’s in My Inbox | Thanking Your Monthly Donors The Numbers Are in and They Ain’t Good.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT. In this blog, you’ll learn about: Storytelling for Social Good, Fundraising, and Nonprofit Communications. The Storytelling Nonprofit’s Vanessa Chase knows the power of sharing impact with donors. Effective storytelling was just the way to do it. Follow him on Twitter @JeffBrooks.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2016

I remember telling him that I was ready to write a book on storytelling. Now, in April 2016 I’m finally able to share that book with the world – The Storytelling Non-Profit: A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness. Being a consistent storyteller will look different for every organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. Never send email newsletters BCC or as a PDF attachment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 23, 2016

Based upon the knowledge and experience that the nonprofit sector has gained over the last 20 years of using websites and email for storytelling and fundraising, the webinar content below was presented August 23, 2016 to 1,662 nonprofit staff. Never send email newsletters BCC or as a PDF attachment.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 20, 2021

Your logo will be one of the biggest factors in your brand and message to the public because it will be everywhere – websites, business cards, ‘swag’, newsletters, emails, etc. Madison Gonzalez is a National Public Speaker, Storyteller of the Year Award-Winner, Best-Selling Author of Dear Mirror, Events Manager, and Published Poet.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 15, 2017

Donor Newsletters. Newsletters are such an important piece in donor communications and stewardship. Pivot your organization’s newsletter to be more donor centered. Make the whole newsletter about donors and donor impact, which includes telling a variety of stories. Need some newsletter inspiration?

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