Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 22, 2022

As you move forward through each element of your brand guidelines, continue to return to these words to confirm that all of your other design decisions reflect this brand personality. For example, if your logo typeface is a script, you’ll want to select a san-serif typeface that works well as body copy.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Self-reflection / Gift of significance Before describing three suggested actions, allow us to share something important that we’ve learned. If you’d like our help with suggested talking points or a sample script, we’d be glad to provide that too. As fundraisers, we’ve found that it’s vital to give first before asking others to donate.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

For a longer video, consider writing a script. Captions provide details about the images and how they reflect your organization’s work. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script. Just speak directly into the camera and from your heart.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2021

As we take this week to reflect on the substantial work that so many organizations do day in and day out to protect our planet—from rallying volunteers to shaping public policy—we are thrilled to shine a light on our clients at NRDC who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. Designing an easy-to-use experience.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2021

Pro tip: Reflect on your existing network. Share the interview script with all interviewers. That makes the preparation you do in advance to create an interview script, the evaluation matrix, and qualifying criteria that much more valuable. Did any limitations come to light during this part of the process?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2021

To thrive in this world in flux, we need to radically reshape our relationship to uncertainty and flip the script to sustain a healthy and productive outlook,” explains April. Flux reflects a paradigm shift for leaders. Fortunately, her new book shows you how to do exactly that, and how to help others do so too. Walk the talk.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 22, 2020

Begin to update your website content to reflect current stories, current trends and a new call-to-action. Beginning in September, your website should start to reflect your annual campaign “theme” and messaging. . You can build your email templates and draft your call scripts now so that you can thank donors in a timely manner.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We reflected. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021. We adapted. We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. Research funding. Funding for this research was provided by The John D. and Catherine T.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If you design modular furniture, a logo featuring Victorian script and flowers is going to be misleading. Let your logo reflect you, your brand, and the right people will connect with it and want to know more about you. A logo doesn’t need to carry the burden of communicating everything and telling the whole story. Share This Post!

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

Then orient callers around the evening’s purpose, review a suggested script you’ve shared in advance, and answer any questions. Also, you should create a branded donation page that reflects the same message featured in your appeal. You can learn how to make this call by grabbing my free Thank You Calls E-Book + Script.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If you design modular furniture, a logo featuring Victorian script and flowers is going to be misleading. Let your logo reflect you, your brand, and the right people will connect with it and want to know more about you. A logo doesn’t need to carry the burden of communicating everything and telling the whole story. Share This Post!

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 30, 2023

For example, you’ll need to set up your lighting and music, design the layout of your event space, script your program, and more. For example, if you have a fundraising thermometer, you want to ensure that it is up to date and reflects the gifts made by attendees both in-person and virtual.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 24, 2007

I wasn't as smooth as I would have liked swtiching between my "scripted" remarks and incorporating people's questions in the chat line. Participants will have two weeks to do the exercise and we'll write our reflections on a wiki. These are shorter sessions focused on tagging. Thank goddness Beth Raney has this tutorial.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It helps to provide the people making calls with a script. They are free to veer from the script, but they can use it to get started. Create or buy one that speaks to your organization’s mission and reflects the joy of the season. As with all these warm touches, it’s important not to ask for money. Just say thank you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

Okay, I admit the improvisation work is a lot of fun, but there is a lot of learning embedded in the reflection and debriefs. ” He offered a simple framework for doing improvisation: notice, accept, and build. He also talked about the Improviser Mindset VS Scripted Mindset of leaders. Not great as many of reflected.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. I think about that sometimes when I’m coaching other writers at M+R.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 27, 2023

Use a photo that reflects the heart of your organization’s work. A simple script might sound like this: “ Hey, I heard from our Executive Director that our program would not be successful were it not for you, and I wanted to say thank you.” Here’s a list of some of my favorite ways to thank volunteers: 1. This is the same idea.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Once your logo is applied to your donation form and it reflects your organization’s color scheme, you can then focus on adding images that show the impact your donors are making. If you want to raise money for your nonprofit, it helps to reassure would-be supporters that they’re giving to the right organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2009

When I asked her what did you think would be most useful, she urged me to "open source my creative process." I thought it would be a great oppotunity to reflect on process and help others. In his workshops, he offers the following formula for a storytelling based on Hollywood script writing: Introduce the central character.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

With an API and a little programming code, you can exchange data between systems, automatically update data to reflect changes somewhere else, have an action in one system trigger other actions in another system, or take advantage of advanced resources or infrastructure without having to build that functionality yourself.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2019

To provide some “oomph,” there might be some slight variation or a special “variable” paragraph in the direct mail/email/telemarketing script that references something specifically about that donor: Monthly donor (< Thank you for your monthly gift that helps us saves lives every month>). Welcome to the world of hyper-personalization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. Here's some reflections on the Webinar: Overcoming the Strawberry Jam Problem With Social Design. In fact, we gave away a couple of free copies. How: 6 Tools and Tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2005

Here's the script. Some immediate reflections on screencasting while it is fresh in my head. will scan later) Also, I haven't fully mastered the editing features yet as I was just trying to get it from script to filming. The timing errors make it more of a comedy than an instructional video, but you have to start somewhere.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 14, 2008

What is challenging for me is to be understanding with the friend who is always down and complaining, the client who stalls my work by not replying to emails, or the customer service representative who reads from a script of answers in response to my complaint. I'm sure they'll post their reflections in the week ahead.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Provide dinner (pizza works), a call sheet, a suggested script and a telephone. Seth Godin has written that we find an instant connection with someone (anyone) when we see a reflection of ourselves in their eyes. We need to help them see a reflection of themselves, when they see us. Hold a telephone thank-a-thon at your office.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2007

As a result, I'm reflecting on my comfort level. I'd love to know: How much scripting does he do prior to the interview? If I do longer recordings, they have to be tightly scripted. I haven't been able to locate an article or interview where he talks specifically about this technique. maybe he'll leave a comment here!

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Media Cause

MARCH 13, 2024

They are generally classified based on appearance into one of the following groups: serifs, sans-serifs, scripts, decorative, and monospaced styles. When deciding on brand typefaces, start by choosing an option that reflects the brand’s new personality the best. This will typically be used for headlines and print projects.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 8, 2017

Supply sample fundraising emails, Facebook posts, tweets, phone scripts, thank you notes, approved logos, etc. This article was originally published in 2011 and has been updated to reflect the latest best practices and advice. Provide samples of everything. Provide fundraising success stories. OK, there’s my 44.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2006

Note: She'd like a developer to create script where you could submit to all these directories in one click version going to each one seperately because it is very time consuming.). If you plan your podcast, your podcast will reflect your plan. She ends with.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I created a script of conversation starters/questions about crowd sourcing and using social media for program delivery. Then I reviewed each slide deck and created a compilation (see above) and developed the final script. In order to pull this off (and I think it worked out), it required some preparation before the session.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2010

A couple of reflections. The other thing I've been practicing lately is not scripting out word for word what I am going to say, but be a little bit more improvisatory. The scripts aren't scripts, but outlines. New Media Strategies for Public Health View more presentations from Andre Blackman.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2006

Some reflections on my screencast creation process: -I need to learn how to edit out a word in my over and replace it with the correct word. I found that I don't like reading a script word for word, so what works for me is bullet points. However, Liquid Steam's tech support is excellent! My work flow. So, I set up each scene.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

Now comes the reflection on the process, the craft of screencasting. If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. I didn't know the software like the back of my hand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 20, 2005

Nonprofit Online News is tied with Scripting News (Dave Winer's blog) as the oldest weblog still being published, period. The reason I think this is a classic Internet story is that 90% of the ongoing cost of publishing that blog is my own cost of staying informed and reflecting on what I learn. Q: When did you start publishing?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

The Shooting Script Colonizing Social Spaces , looked more broadly at the benefits and drawbacks of museums utilzing social networking sites. Read more of Jim Spadaccini's reflections. In designing and developing The American Image: The Photographs of John Collier Jr. website with The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology we???ve

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So first is how we can reflect on the importance of diversity to our board’s work, specifically fundraising. Because, you know, is it giving them a script for a phone call, or a template? And so the report really challenges us to think about five things. I think a lot of people are excited about trying that.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I learned about game design, theme park design, video production, script-writing, show programming, and air compressors, working with cranks and fire marshals and brilliant folks of all kinds. It was exhausting, stressful work, and I loved it. Part 3: It's What Ideas You Can Offer I started the Museum 2.0

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