Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Your receipts should be practical, including all necessary information about your organization and the donor’s contribution. In this post, I’ll share some tips and best practices to help you get the most out of your receipts. Spend some time customizing your receipt content to ensure it’s both practical and effective.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). Handwriting is quickly becoming a lost art form. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. The era of winging it in social media is over. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 26, 2013

Digital storytelling is everywhere these days. And if there's any more widespread topic than digital storytelling, it's data. Pacific time for a special Digital Storytelling Challenge edition of the weekly CommBuild discussion on Twitter. Join us on Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 a.m. How to Participate. About CommBuild.

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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

Beginning with one client and one horse in a backyard, this organization has grown to a 10+ acre state-of-the-art therapy facility in Santa Clarita. We sat down with Carousel Ranch’s Associate Executive Director, Taylor Adachi, to hear about their best fundraising practices and success using CauseVox. Storytelling. Make the Ask.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2011

The Art of Story Capture. I focused on shadowing Mark and Shawn and asked them questions about their practice of story capture. Mark and Shawn have different approaches and philosophies, but the interviews yielded some insights about best practices. Here’s a few points: 1.) Be prepared.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 18, 2025

More than 70% of respondents said they’re more likely to donate to a nonprofit that effectively uses storytelling to communicate mission and impact. Designing for readability is good practice in general, however you should also consider your audiences specific needs. Lastly, dont ignore accessibility and inclusivity.

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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. The deck provides specific practical advice on charts, color, and maps. Here’s what I discovered. (1)

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Storytelling is an art as old as civilization, but it’s rarely taught anywhere despite the fact that the ability to tell a good story is instrumental to success in many, many fields. Of course, it takes practice to pitch well. million over four rounds since the company was founded in 2019. ”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 5, 2011

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called “ Content Curation Is Listening and Engaging &# about the art and science of curating information. Debra Askanase’s Facebook Best Practices. Karen Deitz’s Storytelling. Christine Martell’s Visual Storytelling. Flickr Photo by JC Burns.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If you’re a museum, arts, or culture organization, you may be in this same dilemma. But when you’re fundraising for arts or cultural organizations , donations don’t *just* help other people. Sustaining the museum (or art form) Donors realize that it costs more to run a museum than their membership fees and that donations fill the gap.

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Tableau

MAY 13, 2022

Previous feeder topics include art, sports, environmental subjects, and music. Storytelling – Is there a clear story being told or a question being explored, and is there appropriate context? The three contenders are given the data sets ahead of time, allowing them to practice their build before the live event.

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Tableau

MAY 13, 2022

Previous feeder topics include art, sports, environmental subjects, and music. Storytelling – Is there a clear story being told or a question being explored, and is there appropriate context? The three contenders are given the data sets ahead of time, allowing them to practice their build before the live event.

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. The Vilcek Foundation has a mission to elevate and communicate the importance of immigrants’ contributions to the arts and sciences in America. Vilcek Foundation. I’m Determined.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. The Frist Art Museum. The Frist Art Museum is a destination for art, culture, and community in the heart of Nashville, TN. Outstanding Website.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Organized by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA) , this year’s 27th annual awards includes over 6,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world. Excellence – Website for Art. The Frist Art Museum. Without further ado: the winners!

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Davey Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts , a top-tier body of select professionals from the “Who’s Who” of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

Or alternatively, if your organization is starting with something larger, like a research paper or an entire season for a performing arts program, think about how to create smaller chunks of shareable content. For organizations that museums and performing arts organizations, this is an easy and natural extension of their programming.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

If our stakeholders are looking for confirmation, not information , it seems to me we need to refocus on the fine art of storytelling. . That's a concept Roger Burks has been putting into practice at Mercy Corps. Tags: roger burks NPTech storytelling mercy corps marketing Communications NTEN 09NTC. You can help, too !

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2023

Fundraising is both an art and a science. To make fundraising a little easier for nonprofits, we put together this list of nonprofit fundraising best practices. Each of the items below is a best practice your nonprofit can use to raise crucial funds for your mission. Read on to learn more!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2006

I met Janet Salmons many years ago while I working on various arts and technology projects in New York State for the New York Foundation for the Arts. I started in the Cornell University Center for Theatre Arts , where I founded and directed two programs: Cornell Theatre Outreach and the Community-Based Arts Project.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Join us for this very exciting Nonprofits Live on March 21 , where we will feature nonprofit technology guests sharing their unique perspectives on everything from blog set up and effective strategies, to maintenance and growth best practices over time. Wednesday, March 21, 11 a.m. Pacific time. Hashtag: #NPLive. RSVP to join the live show.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

We are about to enter into a golden age of storytelling more unbound from resource constraints than ever before. These images could be used for a wide variety of storytelling and attention-grabbing hooks for content. Using pop art styles gives the ability to avoid the pitfalls of photorealism and instead focus on the action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Some wisdom from DC Nonprofits: JoesMovement : Joe’s Movement Emporium is the community performing arts center of World Arts Focus, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was launched in 1992. I said that I wished contest designers would take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm to nonprofits!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. While it is intended for storytelling with powerpoint, I think the frameworks and templates she offers for narrative arcs are very valuable. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, [.].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

But if you want to get even deeper insights, do an in-depth review of a similar nonprofit’s practice – whether it be broad – such as digital marketing techniques or narrow such as analyzing specific techniques as part of a content strategy. Harness the Power of Storytelling. Image from Flickr by Xurble.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

Forum One received 10 awards in eight categories in this year’s awards for Canopus (platinum), Centauri (gold), and Arcturus (rose gold) across the categories of environmental awareness, cultural, art, health care services, associations, branded content, and website redesign. Canopus – Website for Art. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In this article, we’ll walk through 21 end-of-year giving best practices to help your nonprofit end the fundraising year with a bang: Start planning your campaign early. As you review these best practices, remember to keep your donors’ needs top of mind. 21 End-of-Year Giving Best Practices To Help Your Campaign Succeed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2011

Epic Change is inviting everyone to participate in an online collaborative art project to honor moms around the Globe. She always encouraged me to participate in the arts. I’d like to point two really good social media practices for this campaign. I created a heartspace using a photo of my mom and are dancing.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In fact, donation form optimization is a subtle art that can make a big impact on your online giving. Take a gander at these eight donation form best practices and try implementing them in 2024. These best practices will help you optimize your nonprofit’s donation forms. Actually, quite a lot! Don’t believe us?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 20, 2024

Whether you want to hear about product updates like automated payments and AI or brush up on fund accounting best practices, you don’t want to miss these bbcon 2024 financial management sessions. Best Practices You come to bbcon to learn about what’s new with the products that power your organization, sure.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

Imagine you run a performing arts organization dedicated to saving theater programs in your local public school system. You’re being practical at a time when practicality counts. So yes, for 2021, whether you’re looking for clients to consume your offerings or donors to help fund them, effective marketing is the key. .

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 2, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll unveil the art of transforming individual stories into a collective force that not only resonates with your audience but also propels your cause forward. In this section, we delve into strategies and best practices for encouraging your stakeholders to come forward with their stories.

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Tableau

AUGUST 5, 2022

Similar to the advancements in telescope technology, data visualizations 10 years ago were no where near the art they’ve become today. Without your willingness to share, experiment, and push the acceptable “best practices” we would not be where we are today. Formatting, Design, Storytelling. With that, let’s keep forging ahead.

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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. Opportunity Collaboration.

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Tableau

AUGUST 5, 2022

Similar to the advancements in telescope technology, data visualizations 10 years ago were no where near the art they’ve become today. Without your willingness to share, experiment, and push the acceptable “best practices” we would not be where we are today. Formatting, Design, Storytelling. With that, let’s keep forging ahead.

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