Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. This comprehensive book covers the following: Part One addresses storytelling readiness, especially now to transform your nonprofit’s culture.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

Having a template allows you to save time planning your auction , as you’ll know what information you need for each item and can take the guesswork out of the writing process. For your description of a basketball, you might say, “An official NBA basketball autographed by LeBron James, one of the greatest basketball players of all time.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Cost: $50 or Winter Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Cost: $50 or Fall Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Cost: $50 or Fall Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 5, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites. Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up ! Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Cost: $50 or Spring Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2012. Cost: $50 or Summer Webinar Special. How to Register: Sign up !

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

—– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API).

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The Fundraising Authority

MARCH 28, 2021

You know that this is true, because they are contributing a highly valuable asset: their time. In fact, recent studies show that each volunteer’s time is worth over $23 per hour. Storytelling is one of the most challenging aspects of donor cultivation. Photo Credit: U.S. Why not ask them to also give financially?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. 2) Tweet or retweet 2-10 times daily from early morning to late evening. Don’t be a photo tag spammer either!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. But storytelling still plays a prominent role in all requests that I write.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

If possible, include a photo of the stakeholder! You’ll also be able to see when supporters are opening and clicking in your emails about advocacy, making it that much easier to report on, analyze, and improve your advocacy emails over time—all of which will help you boost your impact. Lobby days (in-person or virtual!)

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Whether they are donating their time, their voices, or their dollars, it’s essential to make sure your supporters know how valued they are—and fully grasp the impact of their generosity. Valentine’s Day is a great time to give your audience a little extra sugar! Get in touch at FreshEyesDigital.com !

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Tech Soup

MAY 14, 2013

The time to gala, glitz, and glam with industry leaders, talented techies, and a few of your favorite TechSoup staffers is almost here! RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. This is the time to network! Participate Virtually.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Nonprofits can also make use of storytelling to engage their audience , get their attention, and influence them to change their behavior and take action. posted by Chris Giarratana Digital Strategy Consultant.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

To save money, time, and effort while putting together your annual report, we’ve compiled nonprofit annual report examples to help give your organization inspiration and a comprehensive guide to get you started. Showing photos of a wide array of animals demonstrate how their programs benefit hundreds of species across the country.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. What if you didn’t need a highly trained designer every time you needed an image for an article or report? These images could be used for a wide variety of storytelling and attention-grabbing hooks for content.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

Recent statistics show that GivingTuesday revenue reached an all-time high in 2022, with supporters donating $3.1 Launch a Storytelling Campaign Studies have proven that storytelling is much more effective than fact-sharing alone. At predetermined times, share where you are in meeting your GivingTuesday fundraising goals.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights.Camera.Help. asked social benefit organizations for their best photos and videos and in return shared a month’s worth of educational events. The collected digital storytelling event recaps can all be found here. Tools for Digital Storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

As this first impression can be hard to change, it’s worth taking your time to think about what you want to convey. You might want to hire a photographer for events, then get participant’s permission to tag them in photos on social media. 6) Use video and live streaming for storytelling. Run competitions and giveaways.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

You have a smartphone, some skills, and a willingness to learn, but somehow your photos look slightly off. Your conference photos are always whitewashed, your last demonstration photos were too dark to share, and red-eye is still very much a thing in office photos. Did those photos capture the emotions of a face?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element. That is the topic of the most recent episode of The sgENGAGE Podcast: Visual Storytelling: A Picture is Worth 60,000 Words. Wrap our heads around the idea of visual storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Over time through powerful visual storytelling a nonprofit can build a strong brand and grow their Instagram following, but without the ability to link to a donate page inside of Instagram, it’s difficult to inspire your Instagram followers to do more than simply like and comment on your photos.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 8, 2021

Mission moments” are a great time to deliver your organization’s strongest stories to a captive audience. Studies show most audiences respond better to content when there is a visual component such as a photo or a video. A few strong, communicative photos can go a long way! Direct mail and newsletters.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Photo-printing company Persnickety Prints knows its target customer inside and out, and that knowledge comes through in how it addresses its audience: 2. Who Am I Talking To?

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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. Over time, a season in the case of a TV show, a story arc reveals itself. Get more storytelling advice for fundraising in this on-demand training.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Communications plans help offer structure and strategy that can save you time and energy in the long run, while getting your desired objectives accomplished. Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords in the nonprofit industry, and in marketing in general. This is part 3 in a 4-part series. Read part 1 and part 2.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. Our team was quite impressed with the quality of photos and videos submitted, and all the hard work that was put into each. " First Place Photo.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

One of the most frequent questions I hear at events from nonprofit professionals in the field is how to coordinate teams to produce compelling media across offices, time zones and countries. Pacific time and participate through Watchitoo with Twitter, Facebook, and social channels. Follow @aaronMSB at @lightscamerahelp.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. Twitter tweet chat tsdigs digital storytelling'

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

TechSoup invites you or your organization to participate in the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge ! How to get involved: Submit a one-minute video or five-photo slideshow to win prizes! Deadline: February 29 at 12:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.). Maybe you think you don’t have time to make a one-minute video?

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Social Media Platforms for Nonprofits. Facebook is a great tool for sharing photos and videos, spreading news of events and sharing company updates. Prioritize posting photos or short videos with succinct captions over very lengthy updates. Keep in mind good storytelling techniques.

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