Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are some strategies for attracting and retaining these younger supporters: Use social media to connect and engage Undeniably, social media is a powerful tool for reaching out to Millenial and Gen-Z Donors. These generations are tech-savvy and spend a lot of time on social media platforms.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you already have social media, see which posts were most popular with your followers and engagers. Someone may have already asked a question on one of your social media posts that could lead to a blog post. Her early career focused on content creation, engagement and digital storytelling work.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is here! All April long, we're putting on events to sharpen your digital storytelling skills. Not quite a 24-hour digital storytelling party, but as close as we can get! Check out this how-to in TechSoup's Nonprofit Social Media 101 Wiki and watch the video below.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Just in time for TechSoup's Social Media September September , our friends at Idealware have released an update to The Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide. TechSoup's own social media team weigh in on the report and offer their advice for making wise social media decisions.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Finally, the webinar will closes with a brief exploration of Vimeo , UStream , and Vine and discusses how your nonprofit can make your video storytelling mobile. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. How to Register: Sign up !

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 1, 2013

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Finally, the webinar will closes with a brief exploration of Livestream , Vimeo , and Vine and discusses how your nonprofit can make your video storytelling mobile. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Time: 1pm-2:30 EDT. How to Register: Sign up !

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. 2:15 to 3:30. 10:00 to 11:15.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Aim for the heart. Image: SusanChavez.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The theme of this year's conference is "Making Meaning Matter" with panels and discussions on community building and digital media. The panel "The New Connectivity: Storytelling for the Digital Age" focused on best practices for nonprofits and other social good organizations to spread their message over social media.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. How to Create a Culture of Storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” ” If you have decided that your nonprofit going to go visual in 2013, figure out your goal. .” So you also need data visualization, marketing, and storytelling skills.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

You’ve got social media covered. But you’re just scratching the surface with those two mainstream social media sites. But this is a social media platform designed to be all about you. houses all of your social media accounts and links in one place. But now, it applies to social media.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2013

I invite you to have a look at my list of 2013 forecasts on nonprofit technology trends with its handy infographic so you can see how right (or wrong) I am about this year's tech trends. This resource was created and is managed by Heather Mansfield who wrote Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA. Facebook now boasts over 901 million active users, making it, by population, the world’s third largest country. Seattle, WA – November 1.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Think about the way you interact and engage with social media. There's no question that social media gives us the power to easily create, curate, and share the precious moments of our lives. You are the storyteller. social media digital storytelling tssocialmedia visual storytelling tsdigitalstorytelling'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2014

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. 15 Tips for Nonprofits on Instagram (2013) by Giftworks. Five Marketing Management Tools (2014) Social Media Examiner. Free Measurement Tools for Instagram (2013) Waxing Lyrical. Vintage Photo Editing Apps (2012).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Ironically, my referral traffic from Pinterest is still high, but that’s due to a small number of pins that I posted in 2013 and 2014 that rank high in Pinterest search results. There are other social networks that need your attention. Research reveals that the social network isn’t a good fit for your social media strategy.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). More and more donors are giving online, especially towards the end of year. Checklists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

” Or a variation – What’s the cutting edge on social media , mobile , or data ? This neat montage from Practical Action promotes a night ride around London, Nightrider 2013 in aid of charity, with footage of previous participants complete with speech bubbles. Guest Post Storytelling Video'

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

Thankfully, with the power of mobile apps, you can be a photographer, videographer, social media promoter, and a liveblogger for your events. To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Liveblogging, Curation, and Social Media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

You don’t necessarily have to do this with an online fundraising platform: you can start by using social media to encourage people to interact with and be vocal about your cause. Harness the Power of Storytelling. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling. Harrison has over 61.5k

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. If you’ve never created a digital story with a distributed team, then read this recap to learn how some well-known nonprofit storytellers do it.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

I was building social media contacts with progressive policy organizations and conducting a routine communications capacity audit. The combination of traditional media, social media, and mobilizing the local community helped to save their town's post office. I learned a few things from this experience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

It is always hard to see the NTC Conference come to an end, so now I start the count down to the 2013 NTC which will be Minneapolis, MN. See you there next year. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Now that this year is wrapping up and we have the verdict on nonprofit technology trends for 2013 , we queried charity Technorati like Amy Sample Ward, Beth Kanter, Marnie Webb, Peter Campbell, Nicole Wallace, the entire crew at Idealware, Lucy Bernholz, and other luminaries to find out what is in their crystal balls for 2014.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has (almost) reached the end of 2013. We revive the ever-popular social media surgery format. We’ll be inviting our organizers to dress up in scrubs and hold personalized consultations for social benefit groups in their community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

I did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. ” I found this from a very well curated list of data storytelling resources that will require a deeper dive another day. .”

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

In this role, he helps petition starters successfully launch national and international campaigns using storytelling, media relations, email marketing, stakeholder engagement and social media. who need to bring more attention to their causes – stories previously not brought to public light before digital and social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. The idea that “pictures do the talking” is also appealing to younger audiences which is why Instagram is popular with Gen Z and Gen Y. 13 Tips from the Experts – Social Media Examiner (2015).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. National Library of Medicine put the average 2013 attention span at 8 seconds. Emerging Trends Interactive Research & Trends Social Media charity charity:water instagram photos Pinterest storytelling water'

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Check out this great compilation of '' Must-Read Online Fundraising, Social Media and Mobile Communications Reports for Nonprofits '', assembled by Tech for Good. A list of 20 Insightful Nonprofit Technology and Social Media Stats was compiled by Tech Impact , featuring findings from TechSoup and Artez Interactive , to name just a few.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

Take the time to recall images you saw recently on social media or the news. Check out the 2013 winners of the iPhone Photography Awards for inspiration. Head over to our Mobile-ize board on Pinterest for some more resources on mobile technologies, photography, and storytelling. Be mindful of the story you want to tell.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Speaking during bbcon 2013, Blackbaud’s Conference for Nonprofits in National Harbor, Md., Outcomes included audience growth, brand and programming alignment, investment in multi-platform content delivery (mobile apps, web-only content, podcasting, and social media) and ultimately, donor and fundraising growth.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2019

Studies done by Dunham+Company in both 2013 and 2018 reveal that even many leading nonprofit organizations have struggled to implement common best practices. A decade ago, we found through research that peer-to-peer fundraising combined with social media was a form of giving alchemy. Sadly, that is not the case.

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NTEN

JUNE 12, 2012

Nonprofit marketing expert, and NTEN board member extraordinaire, Nancy Schwartz wants to help you with a straightforward value swap: you give her your attention for 5 minutes and she'll share her expertise on storytelling.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement? Be sure to provide a full picture of the expenses you expect to incur, not just snapshots at different points along your timeline.

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