Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 30, 2018

Note from Beth: Digital storytelling is key to fundraising success, but using a storytelling lens in your organization can have further benefit of busting organizational silos. Fortunately, storytelling busts silos. We met internally with the communications team, but then also with Policy and Partnerships.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

From recruiting, developing and sustaining Black teachers for schools, BTP works to develop recruitment strategies, create support structures and even conduct research to ensure long term sustainability for Black teachers. Since then, the organization has evolved to address policy issues as well. Advancement Project.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. In fact, according to the Global NGO Technology Report , 27% of nonprofits worldwide have an official policy to allow staff to work on their LinkedIn Profiles during work hours. For example: 1.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

NRDC combines the power of more than three million members and online activists with the expertise of more than 700 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narratives have the power to liberate or oppress because they have the potential to influence the beliefs and behaviors of individuals, which in turn can shape institutional policies and practices. Who are the messengers and storytellers that can most effectively deliver these messages and move this narrative?

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Remember, the most effective nonprofit websites prioritize donors’ preferences and motivations in their design and structure. For example, ensure all images include alt text, provide a transcript or closed captions for videos, choose text colors that contrast with the background, and use hierarchical page structure. ? Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. That’s why I always tell my clients to put their plans, policies, and procedures in writing. Some learn best visually, through observation. For others it’s auditory, through listening. Here are a few ideas: Commit to using a new word (e.g.,

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital Storytelling Expert, J Campbell Social Marketing. 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. Julia Campbell. Cause Camp 2020 Host. Lynne Wester. Heidi Gerbracht.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

The good news, this change is coming slowly with organizations shifting focus and adopting new policies and programs to promote healthier, more balanced lifestyles to increase options and opportunities, especially for those facing real hunger.”. It’s a human rights issue. It’s a basic issue of humanity,” says Thurston.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. Council on Foundations Public Policy Summit. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. May 14 - 16.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

As policy changes unfold at the federal, state and local levels, the communities and issues we care about as corporate social responsibility professionals inevitably face uncertainty. The Just Economy Conference is the national event for community, policy, government and business leaders who work for fairness in banking, housing and business.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

Nonprofit storytelling tips from the pros , Debra Askanase. Social media policy: cartoon-blogging , Rob Cottingham. Why Fundraisers are Failing at Storytelling -- and What They Need to Change , Lori Jacobwith. Greenpeace Experiments With Technology Team Structure , Derek Lieu.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. By becoming better storytellers, a nonprofit can send out a stronger message about the impact of their programs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We really appreciated the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit and the storytelling to support the concepts. Lindy: I think Open Community makes a great companion piece to The Networked Nonprofit, especially for nonprofits structured as membership organizations. Second, simplify complex structures and processes. Maddie: Yes!

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

We spend a lot of our time working on policy specifics and the political factors needed for change, but at the end of the day our work is really about the people at the heart of these policies. Guiding questions for identifying storytellers Storytellers are often the most critical piece of any media campaign.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We included design elements that help establish narrative structures across the complete arc of fundraising, programs, grants, outcomes, and impact. So in Fundraising, we added autocomplete for forms, and we simplified the setup process with group policies that are activated by a single control in one place.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The afternoon featured six mini-workshops that drilled down in the use of the tools such as Facebook , Blogging , Storytelling , Listening , Twitter , and Social Media 101. (The Sit down with my executive director to discuss a process for a social media policy. The Colorado Trust blog has notes here.). Some Reflections.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We included design elements that help establish narrative structures across the complete arc of fundraising, programs, grants, outcomes, and impact. So in Fundraising, we added autocomplete for forms, and we simplified the setup process with group policies that are activated by a single control in one place.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Discover how these and other factors are irrevocably changing the ways donors structure their largest gifts of a lifetime. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Accounting / @nysscpa. Accounting. Jan 20 - 22.

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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. Try fitting it into the Pixar Storytelling Framework. Keep in mind that each company sets their own policy.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One worked with NRDC this year to redesign their website. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Allegiance Group

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Attend If You’re: A fundraising professional in Florida To Register: [link] 2024 AMA Marketing and Public Policy Conference Washington, DC June 6-8, 2024 This year’s AMA Conference will focus on work that addresses the relationships between marketing and public policy activities at the micro, meso, and macro perspectives.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

We spell poorly, and we know less grammar and sentence structure now than when we played tetherball. In fact, we created a policy stating at least three staff members had to proofread any document slated for public distribution. We suffer writer’s block. We struggle to organize thoughts. It’s all very humbling.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One worked with NRDC this year to redesign their website. Endowed by Dr. Ruth J.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nov 10 - 11.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In this article, we will explore how to manage these challenges from a technology standpoint, including publishing metrics, establishing structure, removing barriers and offering training. Content creation, storytelling specifically, is headed in the same direction. Establish structure and accountability. Gradual Culture Shift.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

if you have a give policy in place and they have not given, does not mean that they don’t consider themselves family. Is your agenda structured in a way that board education is included on every board meeting for 20 minutes? Sabrina: Some physical storytelling element. They have children, they’re doing all of this.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. And the way that I’m going to talk about these case studies is the purpose, the structure, and the outcome of each. And I would say that yes, and there are also opportunities to incorporate give/get policies. It’s how my brain works.

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Neon CRM

JULY 27, 2023

You can start with an abstract goal like “increase engagement” and then use that SMART goal structure to refine it. She will participate in causes related to animals and environmental conservation but tends to steer clear on matters of policy or legislation. SMART goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

So the more that we can create institutions and structures and organizations that do just that. I think a very, very big part of social change is storytelling, and I know that's why you do what you do. Britt Bravo: What do you do as the Global Finance Campaign Director? There are organizations that I think really, really inspire me.

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