The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

Using this research to tell an impressionable story, you can create a convincing grant application that will get your nonprofit the resources it needs. Get noticed among the giant stack of proposals with a powerful story about your organization’s impact. Ready to get started? Establish a personal connection with potential funders.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data is part of the tracking and monitoring innate to grantmaking and can be part of intentional organizational learning processes. Datamaking can ground processes of joint learning that energize grantee relationships. These visual analysis tools illuminate potential connections and spaces where relationships exist or are possible.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Raises more funds by sharing compelling stories about your mission. While nonprofits may have raising more funds as part of their marketing goals, it’s usually a part of a larger campaign to build long-lasting relationships within their community, which requires different marketing strategies than for-profit marketing does.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A Major gifts officer cultivates high-level donors, connecting with them individually to build relationships that significantly impact your nonprofit. The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 29, 2022

We promise that this year’s Summit will help you craft better relationships with the people who care about your cause and build a stronger foundation to thrive, no matter what’s next. The nature of giving has changed, favoring deeper and longer-lasting relationships between foundations and nonprofits over individual donations.

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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

Personal Relationship. When it comes to fundraising, it’s all about a personal relationship. Genuine relationships may take time to cultivate but are worth it when making an ask for financial support down the line. Storytelling. Storytelling is key. Watch the webinar on demand here. Make the Ask.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

By nurturing the relationship established during the crisis, we can encourage one-time emergency donors to become regular contributors, thus ensuring a steady stream of support through monthly donations. Tracking open and click-through rates for each segment provides data to refine messaging. Tag and thank them.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your nonprofit relies on storytelling to forge emotional connections with potential supporters and spread awareness of your mission. As technology evolves, your nonprofit should expand to tell your story in more engaging, shareable, and innovative ways, such as podcasting. Connect with nonprofit professionals.

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Classy

AUGUST 4, 2021

Database owners on your team ensure donations sync up with your customer relationship management (CRM) system, such as Salesforce. . They use donor data to deduplicate customer records, which ensures you have all the information to build a relationship with a donor in one place. Marketing and Design.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Each member of your team has their own unique story behind why they joined your team, what being a member means to them, and why a donation would benefit them. Encourage your team members to highlight their unique experiences by using personalization and storytelling t o inspire support. Include data tracking and reporting features.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2023

Through a combination of fundraising efforts, community engagement, and storytelling, Giving Days aim to create a surge of donations and raise awareness about the vital work your nonprofit organization is doing. Use measurable targets to track growth of your donor base and the level of engagement achieved.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. Before delving into data storytelling, it's important to remember what the goal is.

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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 18, 2023

Give each persona a name and story Assign each donor persona a name and create a brief narrative that describes their background, motivations, and relationship with your organization. Emphasize emotional appeals Leverage the power of storytelling and emotional appeals to connect with your supporters on a deeper level.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

For instance: Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs): help us track donor interactions and giving histories. Website analytics: help us track donation page interactions and web traffic. Email marketing analytics: help us track open rate, click-through, and donation conversions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories. Breaking news relevant to your mission and programs. 6) Respond to and engage with followers.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Outreach is all about creating and cultivating relationships with your donors, and digital marketing is no different. When your website showcases your organization’s impact and tells your story well, visitors will want to know more. For each donor, create a profile in your CRM to track data such as: Which campaigns they engage with.

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Classy

JULY 9, 2021

Online Campaigns Increase Reach and Tracking. Your online campaign page also adds a layer of transparency and tracking toward your goal. Tell a Great Story . As with other campaigns, your capital campaign ask should center around a story. Download the Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. Focus on Donor Stewardship.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Rethink the relationship of structure, strategy, and environment. If the official leader doesn’t bring the structural awareness or leadership skills that the team calls for, someone else must step in to ensure that the team stays on track and gets where it needs to go. Storytelling is our most basic and powerful form of communication.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Taking your product fundraising efforts online also makes it easier to track donors and upload their information to your constituent relationship management platform (CRM) for future reference. You may even include a storytelling element that brings your mission to life.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Track and analyze your results. Check to see if your constituent relationship management (CRM) platform or email marketing system has the ability to A/B test and let your emails race to the finish line! You can facilitate donors’ participation by telling the story of their tangible impact.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In the session, “GivingTuesday + Year-End Fundraising: A (Good) Marriage Story,” Melissa Benjamin from Fiver Children’s Foundation and Jenna Notarfrancesco from CauseVox, sat down to talk about how Fiver was able to raise over $32K with their #GivingTuesday campaign in 2020. Use Storytelling To Drive Your Year-End Fundraising.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Rethink the relationship of structure, strategy, and environment. If the official leader doesn’t bring the structural awareness or leadership skills that the team calls for, someone else must step in to ensure that the team stays on track and gets where it needs to go. Storytelling is our most basic and powerful form of communication.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Through comments, shares, direct messages, and fun hashtag challenges, you can foster relationships that would be harder to form through more traditional channels of communication. Social media provides your organization with a public forum to share updates on projects, success stories, and any unexpected challenges you’ve come across.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 31, 2020

Rethink the relationship of structure, strategy, and environment. If the official leader doesn’t bring the structural awareness or leadership skills that the team calls for, someone else must step in to ensure that the team stays on track and gets where it needs to go. Storytelling is our most basic and powerful form of communication.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

It takes time, effort, and trust to build lasting relationships with high-level donors. Your donors are smart and they can sense when a relationship is transactional rather than genuine. In order to truly build a genuine relationship with a major donor, you have to understand their passions and what drives them. Provide Value.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

Develop a system for tracking and monitoring board members’ outreach efforts to measure success and identify areas for improvement. Following up with attendees after the event to thank them, gather feedback, and cultivate ongoing relationships that could lead to future donations.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. The goal is to develop sustained relationships through habitual positive exposures. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Ask a volunteer to share a personal story from their time serving the organization, or ask one of your clients to share an example of how your organization has benefitted them. an essential nonprofit KPI that all organizations should track. thank-you letter.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

4 Steps To Telling Your Nonprofit’s Story Through Email. Make your emails are unique and effective with these email storytelling tips. The Power Of Storytelling For Fundraising. The most powerful tool you have to build a connection with prospective donors is storytelling. Managing Your Donors On Giving Tuesday.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

By simply telling your audience how much you’re looking to raise and why, you can track progress on your site and generate excitement from your followers who want to see you reach your goal and might even donate more to get you there. you’ll be able to easily send your donors to this campaign page and can track their participation.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To take your donation page to the next level, use these top strategies: Leverage storytelling: New site visitors might not feel completely sold on whether they should give to your organization. To illustrate your nonprofit’s impact and demonstrate how donations will be used, highlight a brief story at the top of your donation page.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. Personalized milestone emails: Emails celebrating donor milestones, like the anniversary of their first donation, can strengthen donor relationships.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Build Connections Through Ads Events help you make connections with donors that may lead to long-lasting relationships, so increasing your event attendance by utilizing Facebook Ads may lead to a continuous boost in donations. Track Your Results Once you’ve published your ads, monitor and measure your results over time.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

By simply telling your audience how much you’re looking to raise and why, you can track progress on your site and generate excitement from your followers who want to see you reach your goal and might even donate more to get you there. you’ll be able to easily send your donors to this campaign page and can track their participation.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 18, 2023

The goals you set will help you plan the rest of your campaign: The channels you use for appeals, decisions about your event, and even the types of stories you’ll tell your donors will hinge on the goals you’ve set for your campaign. Measurable: Ensure your goal is measurable to track progress and success.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

After completing the research phase, you’ll work with your partner agency to identify clear key audiences, define the campaign’s goals, and build frameworks for tracking its performance. Missed connections occur when your nonprofit fails to engage a new supporter long enough to establish a relationship or inspire a donation.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. If you’re looking for a smaller event with a more specific focus, you may want to check out the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference! Fundraisers who leave the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference leave inspired by the sessions and other attendees alike. Click here to learn more about NTC 2021.

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