Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2012

On World Oceans Day (June 8), I pledged to highlight the oceans on Have Fun * Do Good for four weeks. For this fourth and final week, I'm sharing a video of a sea turtle swimming in Hawaii. Watching this video, I can't help but think about one of the top emailed and viewed New York Times stories today, The 'Busy' Trap.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

Maybe you’ve pledged to work with more LGBTQ creators or feature more BIPOC faces in your stock imagery. As video content on social media continues to reign supreme and audio-only content, spurred on by Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse, grows, it’s important for nonprofits to prioritize accessibility when publishing content online.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

However, modern platforms, smartphones, and short video formats allow nonprofits to take advantage of this powerful tool in a number of ways. Here are 10 ways to use video in online fundraising for nonprofits. Engaging video presentations showcase the items, generating excitement and encouraging healthy competition among bidders.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Cylinda’s story aligns with why Rob Wu and Jeff Chang co-founded CauseVox in the first place. The many flexibilities of storytelling lets you get creative with how you want to bring your donor on the journey with you, whether it’s a written appeal or a video. Pledge Donations. Utilizing Multiple Donation Forms.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Fasting pledges. A fasting pledge is a great opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging your congregants to try to give up bad habits. By sharing their stories, it may inspire others to get involved and set up their own fasting pledge. Pledge drives. After the holidays, congregants can pay off their pledges.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 22, 2021

In this campaign, 2 veterans pledged to shave their 25+year old mustaches once they hit a goal of $25,000, which went to support charities helping other veterans. Use Your Story The Right Way. Personal Fundraiser Story. At CauseVox, we think this is a phenomenal, fun, and effective way to raise money for charity.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The Story of Stuff Project made this video to inspire more people to choose family over frenzy the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday. The Story of Stuff Project made this video to inspire more people to choose family over frenzy the day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Participants become your fundraisers by asking for pledges and raising money from their friends and family to sponsor them in the event. You can read the whole story here. A good speaker with an emotionally powerful story can engage donors and sway them to help fund your mission. Keynote speaker events.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Now is also a good time to present them with a pledge card for their charitable gift. Maybe the best way to get a new volunteer engaged in your mission is to start with your hero story. A hero story ? Most importantly, the story needs to be told with enthusiasm. Yes, you read that right. Discuss what you do today.

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See3

DECEMBER 8, 2008

There have been videos around that use words and music only to make a point. The best of these is a video called The Girl Effect. It is really the only MUST WATCH video of this genre. Starbucks did their knock-off (ripoff): And it’s a shame more people have seen the Starbucks video than the Girl Effect video.

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Qgiv

JUNE 1, 2021

Fasting pledges. A fasting pledge is a great opportunity to fundraise while also encouraging your congregants to try to give up bad habits. By sharing their stories, it may inspire others to get involved and set up their own fasting pledge. Pledge drives. After the holidays, congregants can pay off their pledges.

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Qgiv

JUNE 22, 2021

To give all donors an at-home virtual screening, consider livestreaming the video online. These categories can be: Most money raised Most shares on a post Most likes Most views on a video. Pledge drive. Instead of having your peer-to-peer participants ask for gifts, have them request pledges instead. Social fundraisers.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

But with so many success stories out there, it’s clear that virtual fundraisers can be just the right thing at the right time for the right organization. You could also invite various local musicians to create a video of an ensemble cover of a popular song. Here’s a video on how to adapt bunco using Zoom.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Fundraiser Stickers for Facebook Stories. A Live Video “Donate” button. Consider hosting a Tweet Chat , Facebook Live Video campaign, or webinar on the day of the campaign. Once approved, you’ll be given access to four Facebook Charitable Giving Tools: A “Donate” button for your page and posts.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

There are all kinds of great videos, case studies you can dive into and kind of get to know us a little bit more. . So I help organizations tell powerful stories that have raised collectively around a half billion dollars. Be an ambassador but tell a specific story? . Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.”

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Some major donors are story-oriented; they want to hear a story about how their gift impacted a family or individual. One way to ensure that the ask is being made on a consistent basis is by implementing pledges. Donors want to know the impact of their gifts. You need to make sure you’re maintaining the relationship.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

Through blog posts, photos and web video, Morgan Sully , will document the stories of creative, innovative communities found in European galleries, international events , meetups , barcamps , fabrication labs , and innovation competitions. Here’s how (in order of importance): Make a pledge to the Kickstarter campaign now.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. In one of their updates, CASA shared a video from a health coach with tips and tricks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

When I think of story telling, I think of books. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres. Stories surround us on the radio, in newspapers, in our music boxes, in short web videos and on large screens in movie theatres.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Unlike a pledge—where a donor promises to make a gift later but not in the present—a recurring donation means funds are donated right now and then again at regular intervals. You should also add a compelling description of your nonprofit’s mission and impact, as well as any images or videos that can help tell your story.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Qgiv

APRIL 10, 2023

When researching text fundraising , you may see it referred to by many different names, including text to donate, text to give, SMS fundraising, text giving, mobile giving, or text to pledge. How to Use Text Fundraising Text donations can be used side-by-side with peer-to-peer events, pledge drives, other events, or on its own.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Thinking of shopping, maybe before the end of the year, all kinds of videos and stuff that you can check out. We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. That’s kind of a part of my story. However, my story didn’t end there, and I want to kind of quickly tell you what happened next.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

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. Harrison’s emphasis on telling his personal story when he talks about charity: water sets the tone for the organization’s marketing strategy.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

These events aim to showcase the work that the nonprofit has accomplished on behalf of the donors, and is also a great opportunity to involve beneficiaries to share their stories. You may even get additional donations through this process and also facilitate pledge payments. Social media makes this part easy.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

From “Jingle Bells” to “The Latke Song” and “Elf” to “A Christmas Story,” there’s no shortage of holiday music and movies to listen to and watch. Don’t forget to take plenty of pictures and videos to include in your thank- you letters. New Year’s pledge/sponsorship campaign. Check out B.I.G. Holiday concert or movie night.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

You can check out videos to watch to really get a sense of what we’re all about. . Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. The only thing that makes you different is your stories. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

It is open to creators from all backgrounds – from charities to video game developers to artists. based projects, pledges are processed by Amazon Payments. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 12, 2007

Larsen also writes about the second part of the campaign, getting people to upload videos about human rights violations to WITNESS' The Hub. From the site: "The WITNESS Hub and Google Earth are working with the Every Human Has Rights campaign to build a global digital databank of human rights stories, in text, audio and video."

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Highlight the many stories of philanthropy that show how private wealth is serving the public good. We recently covered one of the Transparency Talk blog entries: “ What’s The Story, Data? Increase understanding of best practices in foundation transparency and accountability in an online world.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, donors who submit a pledge or donation at an auction can see their name and gift appear on a large scoreboard, complete with a fundraising thermometer, if your software supports this. This is the perfect way to engage your supporters and make them feel like they’re making a difference.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Leverage #GivingTuesday as a day to ask potential new supporters to engage with you in easy, low-pressure ways such as holiday email raffles or signing a pledge that aligns with your organization’s mission. Read more about NMSU’s strategy and success: “ Making #GivingTuesday Count: New Mexico State University’s Story.”

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BoardAssist

JUNE 27, 2017

The average mobile pledge fulfillment rate is 84 per cent, which is aided by SMS reminders. All attendees, participants and donors are thanked via text with a link to a personalized video; texting is a quick and easy way to thank donors for their contribution. The average donation amount per text is $167.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Advisory members submit a pledge for what they can commit to do. Writing a story for their company newsletter about the organization. Start with an email requesting an in-person meeting, video call, or phone call. During the second meeting, members share how they are engaging in the organization’s work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

These reports will add up all of a person’s related actions on Causes into a larger story of how they are helping your organization. This means that your supporters can publicly support nonprofits on their profile and share their favorite nonprofit videos, projects, and other content with their friends.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Pledges: How many people do you want to pledge a donation to the cause? Tell Good Stories About People. In order to do that, you have to tell a good story that shows donors who they’re helping and how it works. Stories help to connect people. Impact: How much impact do you want to see from the funds raised?

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