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. Share enthusiastic endorsements from recognizable opinion leaders, celebrities, or experts. Their passion can be contagious.

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Qgiv

MARCH 25, 2024

Benefit concerts are often celebrations of major achievements or a part of a larger fundraising campaign. Held annually at Carnegie Hall, this event not only invites attendees to revel in captivating musical performances but also serves as a vital platform for celebrating and safeguarding Tibetan culture.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Create a welcoming and inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and encourages open dialogue and respect for all individuals. Support and promote the work of artists, writers, and other creative individuals from BIPOC communities, and showcase their talents and achievements within your fundraisers.

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Whole Whale

MAY 8, 2020

Americans are estimated to spend a whopping $25 billion dollars to celebrate their mothers and the other important women in their lives for Mother’s Day. Include a story with each bunch of how this bouquet helps to combat climate change or support women survivors of domestic violence. Stories of Strong Moms.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Young, old, poor, rich, conservative, liberal, urban, rural, black, white, brown, red, yellow, gay, straight, preps, goths, rappers, artists, hippies, yuppies… you name it. Beauty is on the eye of the beholder and some people just like the chaos and artistic freedom of MySpace, while some like the neat clean, linear look of Facebook.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

From actors, to reality tv stars, to musicians, there are a number of celebrities who will film a shoutout for your auction. Do you have any local artists in your area or artistic, passionate supporters in your donor base? Plus, you’ll provide artists with some much needed recognition. Spy-themed Auction. Superhero Night.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

You probably spent your time struggling to keep your eyes open throughout these less-than-engaging experiences. Offer incentives to encourage supporters to share event information on their social media pages and stories. For instance, you might offer free tickets, upgrades, or event merchandise. Surprise guests.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Over the last year, the work of Traveling Postcards keeps crossing my path, so I asked its founder, Caroline Lovell, to share with us: How Traveling Postcards works The path that brought her to this work Her favorite Traveling Postcards success story How we can get involved with Traveling Postcards I've posted her answers below.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 10, 2016

In 2015, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act, yet voter participation rates in the U.S. Instead of being an exuberant celebration of civil rights, the experience of voting is often frustrating , bureaucratic and dreary. The artists came from more than 20 different Philadelphia neighborhoods.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 25, 2023

Share your story through personal emails or handwritten notes from your board and stakeholders. Finish it up with a story that highlights the value of your organization, and you’ve got yourself a gripping appeal. Get creative and host an auction for your arts organization where the artistic experience itself is what’s up for bidding.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 28, 2013

The DAM is one of several large art museums that is embracing making in a big way—first, through their event-based programming and open art studios tied to temporary exhibitions, and now, through a 1,200 square foot studio in which visitors can do art projects tied to the permanent collection. They’re tagging with yarn.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Share the story of each animal in the Pin Description. Pin animated and cartooon bible stories. Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. Pin pictures of animals who need homes.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 18, 2011

This weekend, I heard a story on NPR that really rankled me. The museum is free to all-comers and showcases pieces from Slim's extensive collection of European and Mexican art, including pieces by major international artists whose work is not easy to find in Latin America. Slim's son-in-law designed the building.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The post Celebrating Mission-Driven Success in 2023! Department of Energy.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. Her greatest work, The Death of Cleopatra , is now housed at the Smithsonian. Roxane Gay.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

I've learned so much from my dad about making art, putting on a great show, inviting audience participation , and navigating celebrity. When writing The Art of Relevance , I knew I wanted to share a bit of his story and the ways artists negotiate the relevance of their own work. In the 1970s, Bruce Springsteen opened for them.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2010

This opened up a great peer discussion, completed with great advice, and peer support. The Joe Goode Dance Company spoke about the challenges of getting an artistic director to Tweet. One of the things they discovered is that their audience wants to hear from the artists. But not all the artists are comfortable on Twitter.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. The post Celebrating Client Success in 2023! Department of Energy. appeared first on Forum One.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth. The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library’s collection. The museum was founded in 1981, opened in 1989. It lasted for four months.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

We bridge through experiences that bring together people from all walks of life, in shared celebration, respect, and learning. Artists and activists exhibiting their work. They read different news stories than you, go to different coffee shops than you, dream different dreams than you. Learn about them. Who's doing the work?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 1, 2009

I’ve had it with museums’ obsession with open-ended self-expression. I show the tool and then they say, “yeah, but we really want people to share their own stories about fly-swatters,” or, “we think our visitors can make amazing videos about justice.” Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

You might try reaching out to businesses, artists, or other people in your neighborhood to see if they’d be willing to list things on your store (either as a donation or for a share of the profits) or produce branded items like mugs and hats based on popular products. 9) Movie screenings. 10) Hybrid concerts.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 24, 2010

I've long admired this museum for its all-encompassing commitment to community co-creation , and the visit was a kind of pilgrimage to their new site (opened in 2008). It incorporates work by local artists, old and new construction, and is completely gorgeous. She told family stories. What if it isn't what I expected?

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 16, 2009

I’ve had it with museums’ obsession with open-ended self-expression. I show the tool and then they say, “yeah, but we really want people to share their own stories about fly-swatters,” or, “we think our visitors can make amazing videos about justice.” Museums see open-ended self-expression as the be-all of participatory experiences.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 11, 2010

Images courtesy Chris Danemayer, Proun Design I've been collecting stories and images of really effective visitor-response stations for awhile now, and I've noticed an intriguing trend: exhibits that invite visitors to write a letter to someone, especially with a typewriter, tend to yield elaborate and interesting responses. Some wrote poems.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

The SLHC is a museum that tells the story of the Schwenkfelders, a small German protestant sect who emigrated from Europe in the 1700s and settled in Montgomery County. Their family and extended family came to the exhibit opening to celebrate their work. One book was about farm life and the other about a knight and his dragon.

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Place Museum Discussion Pennsylvania 27

Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Art Exhibition You can never go wrong with highlighting local artists. You can throw an “opening night” fundraiser with tickets to create some buzz and excitement around the exhibit while giving your staff a great opportunity to chat up donors. Celebrate the joys of gardening and sustainable living.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 15, 2010

Over the last year, Starbucks has been opening stores in a few cities with a very different look--one that emulates the handmade, community vibe of locally-owned coffee shops. Why are museums going in the other direction, trying to become more consistent rather than celebrating their idiosyncrasies? But that's only part of the story.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While a gala may reference just about any type of festive celebration, it’s most often used to refer to more extravagant events that feature entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, meals, open bars, and auctions. Tap your network to see what kinds of artists and craftspeople are out there and are available to teach.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

Staged a major exhibition celebrating the spectrum of what is in the library, public programs partners with The Moth. The result was an 800 page book of narratives, pictures, stories, and much more that will now be part of the library's collection. In 1995, they offered downloadable ROMs to export the games. It lasted for four months.

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Game Culture Change Museum 52

Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood, and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists. Forum One worked with the National Rural Health Resource Center to design their new website in Drupal 9.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

Afterward, have a live-stream to celebrate your participants and give them the ability to connect with each other and hear from someone at your organization. This is a great way to tell the story of your organization: how have these honorees upheld your mission and supported the work that you’re doing? Virtual Climbathon/Hike.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

True celebrities. But if you’re finding that you have celebrity type people on your email list, which we always find with our customers, but we’ve found that it’s typically less than one percent. And we’ve found that the conversion rates are typically like 50 percent open rate, 25 percent conversion rate.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So I just want to say, by the way, that artists have left a huge legacy around San Francisco during this pandemic. You have fallen into a new story. Do not confuse the beginning of the story with the end.” ” So you can open your eyes. So you have to let folks know you’re open for business.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you have some talented artists, knitters, jewelry designers, and candle-makers in your youth group, consider hosting a craft sale at your church. Ask everyone to submit a fun story or tidbit about something from their childhood. Online or in-person craft sale. 40 Days of Lent challenge. Envelope fundraiser.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 28, 2013

For example, you might show a photo of a celebrity or sing a song lyric or reference some other (funny) comp. Its open to all staff, interns, board members. Fail Faire DC 2012 is a celebration of failure as a mark of innovation and risk-taking hosted by the World Bank. The “learnings” items must each have a metaphor.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So when you think about impact, think about the fact that people don’t want to just support your existence just because, you know, keep those doors open, keep the lights on. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration? This is a mom who’s now able to care for her children.

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