Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. To earn return on investment (ROI) from using social networking sites is a skill that requires an instinct for subtlety.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. To earn return on investment (ROI) from using social networking sites is a skill that requires an instinct for subtlety.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. The rumors started rolling in around third quarter of last year – Instagram was going to fill up your photo feed with ads. Fifty-five million photos are uploaded each day. Time is money. Incredible.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

received 93,000 visits and as traffic grows consistently from month to month so does my ROI. Still, understand that the more good, high-quality content your nonprofit blog publishes, the higher your ROI. Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. As of last month, Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofit Tech 2.0 That said, mix it up!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling. That said, in addition to posting a thank you message and photo, your nonprofits could also post a link to an opt-in for your fundraisers to capture their contact information.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. And it has the highest ROI (return on investment) of any other marketing channel! . You’re doing amazing work for animals, and you want to raise as much as you can to support your mission. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Photo by Fensterbme on Flickr. Start with an accounting of what video and photo assets you already have, and see how they can be put to work for your year-end plans. We have witnessed a very strong ROI from fundraising videos that utilize personalization. Explore Personalized Video.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

Flickr Photo from SteveTookIt. Photo by RedRaspus. Return on Investment, Return on Reflection: I will integrate my work on social media ROI with general nonprofit technology ROI More about this theme is below because it will be a major focus area for me this year. Think of how you want to be successful in 2009.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 11, 2008

The photo above is an American Alligator that I stared down from an air boat on the St. For the two months leading up to my brief vacation, I've been doing a lot of training and presenting - chewing on some lessons learned from the America's Giving Challenge , Social Media ROI , and Cute Dogs. The Art of Storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2021

1) Maximize your Instagram Profile Photo and Bio. First, make sure that your nonprofit uses a well-designed, visually-striking profile photo a.k.a. Post Eye-catching Photos. The best practices below should help if you’re nonprofit is noticing a decrease in engagement and exposure.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 25, 2012

My Return on Investment (ROI) from using Pinterest to promote Nonprofit Organizations is somewhere between minimal and better-than-expected, but using the site on a regular basis has fundamentally changed how I think about social media and the people who use it. You are going to need to know where to find photos online and how to source them.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

Spending the time to create more content based on segments will be a more valuable use of your time and increase your ROI. A general email, designed to interest all, will always end up only interesting a precious few. PERSONALIZE YOUR EMAILS. This step goes hand-in-hand with segmentation but takes the process a step further.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

Marc contributed some knowledge to the ROI section and also contributed some reflections about why he participated. (I m especially intrigued by the possibilities of combining old public relations principles, such as storytelling, and new media, including social networks such as Facebook. One such example is fan photos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

Today, I am moderating a panel at SXSW about Social Media Nonprofit ROI in the format of a poetry slam. A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. I shall investigate - I muttered - to know what ROI could account for.

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Care2

MAY 7, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How many photos were submitted? We used about 15 photos from different people.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

1) Visual Storytelling. Visual storytelling does exactly that. In fact, 80% of the top grossing campaigns through CauseVox use visual storytelling to showcase their cause and crush their fundraising goal. Peer-to-peer (p2p) is one of the best and fastest growing fundraising mechanisms with an even better ROI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

I also like to practice my storytelling skills. My NTC panel on social media metrics, measurement, and roi will include a case study slam - so stay tuned). Can you use the number of photos tagged as a metric for something on say, flickr. And, while I practice before I present, many times - I have some parts that are new.

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Hone Your Storytelling Skills . Present dashboards, videos, and slideshows that invite them to imagine the transformational work you could accomplish with the right level of financial support, a visualization to forecast the ROI of their gift. Affluent donors with a passion are invaluable to your major gifts pipeline.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2023

Then, determine the amount you’re willing to spend to hit those goals and lead to a healthy return on investment (ROI). Post photos of your first, second and third-place finishers on your social media pages and thank all involved for their generous support.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Email is an extremely effective tool for connecting with donors and has the highest ROI of any marketing channel at $40 for every dollar spent. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling. Use social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2014

Photo by Notemily. provides some great tips on combining dashboards with storytelling. Vanessa Chase gives us some great recommendations in her post, The Seemingly Impossible Task of Getting Your Donors To Care Without Boring Them To Death. I’m delighted to be hosting the January, 2014 Nonprofit Blog Carnival.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Brush up on your nonprofit storytelling skills. Calculate your return on investment (ROI). ROI is as important for nonprofits as it is for businesses. Oftentimes, the biggest problem a nonprofit has in converting visitors into donors isn't transparency or good storytelling. Image 1 : Startup Stock Photos / CC0.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. Remember, it’s not always about the ROI. Email has the highest ROI of any marketing channel. Also of note: Google’s “ABCD Framework.” Multichannel Marketing Essentials to Know.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They aren’t afraid to retweet relevant posts, or share photos. Go to their Twitter account and you will find some fantastic photos, not only taken by them but also those that have been shared by other relevant accounts. TWLOHA are reaching their target audience through event photos, branded merchandise and original giphys.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 10, 2017

By analyzing your fundraising strategy through past ROI and direct donor feedback , you’ll be better equipped to succeed. 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. Develop a rockstar case for support.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Prove return on investment (ROI) of your marketing activities. This leaves us with one option, proving ROI. 43% of nonprofit marketers say proving the ROI of their marketing activities is a top marketing challenge. Use the efficiency ratio to calculate the ROI of your marketing activities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Knowing basic HTML or using a tool like Live Writer to generate HtML can transform a nonprofit’s ROI (Return on Investment) from using social media. Vinepeek gives you a glimpse of Vine’s potential for visual storytelling. for awareness campaigns, staff and volunteer training, and creative storytelling and reporting.

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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. It's just one step away from looking at ROI.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

99 app allows you to easily create panoramic photos on your smartphone. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. FotoFlexer is a free Web-based photo-editing tool that allows you to cut, crop, resize, and embed text and logos onto your photos.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. Release profile photos & banner images, social feed photos, Facebook/Instagram story images/GIFS. If you’re not sure where to start, check out our post on where to find good free stock photos and free image editing tools you can use. Do include visuals and a video.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. Release profile photos & banner images, social feed photos, Facebook/Instagram story images/GIFS. If you’re not sure where to start, check out our post on where to find good free stock photos and free image editing tools you can use. Do include visuals and a video.

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Double the Donation

APRIL 24, 2021

Set your nonprofit’s logo, incorporate your color scheme, and upload evocative photos for a cohesive brand experience. They take creative control to help you amplify your story and capture donations with mobile-friendly campaign websites, online donation forms, storytelling landing pages, and more. Get started with Mittun.

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