Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 3, 2015

The book shares how and why our mind pays attention to some events, ideas, or people and not others. Parr uses the metaphor of building a fire to describe how capturing attention works. There are three stages starting with ignition, what captures immediate attention.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Activities such as performances, live entertainment, and sit-down dinners regularly attract a large audience and generate significant money for charity. 9) Movie screenings. The audience is generally made up of a host, various TED Talk-style talks from various speakers, and maybe a Q&A session at the end of each presentation.

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sgEngage

APRIL 10, 2023

Simply focus your attention on donor engagement. Whether you’re ready to jump back into in-person fundraising or would rather host a virtual event-free fundraiser , you’ll need tools in place to keep donors’ attention and motivate them to give. Don’t assume that your audience will always stay the same. Movie nights.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve. Allows your audience get to know you a little better through the stories you tell. Your audience can’t connect strongly with just a bunch of words on a screen.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 19, 2020

Reaching your audience. You can put as much information as you want into the void, but unless it’s something that breaks through the clutter, it won’t make an impact with your audience. Movie night. Create a poll and send it out to your supporters of some great, family-friendly movies they’d like to see. You’re in luck ?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

” A wink and nod to a famous novel and movie in Brasil about a women with two husbands named Marcleo. The audience laughed. The moderator, Marcelo Jamberio, organized a set of questions that other Marcelo and I responded to with slides and audience interaction. Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Start with your audience. What is going to grab their attention? If your team doesn’t understand what you’re going for, neither will your audience! A video treatment app like Cinema FV5 or Movie Looks (to add color treatments to your video, if so desired). iMovie (for assembling all the pieces into a movie.

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AccelEvents

JULY 14, 2021

Games with incentives or prizes can allow your audience members to display their talents and vote for those who perform the game the best! The audience was then asked to vote on their favorite one, with the winner announced the following day on Twitter. . Polls and Q&A force attendees to pay attention to each session. .

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. But how do you write a great description?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 7, 2009

If you give them tools for taking more control of their lives, they will pay you back in attention, support and even hard cash. Be clear on who your target audience are and what you will do for them. Getting people’s attention means offering them something valuable. Some will write, others take pictures or make movies.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Let’s explore strategies to maximize the potential of fundraising events to both retain your loyal donors and capture their friends’ attention and support. For example, a movie-themed event or a gaming night can bring together a diverse audience. Offer guidance and support to ensure a smooth donation process.

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TechNode

JULY 31, 2024

In China, this type of short drama series allows you to enjoy a condensed version of a soap opera, packed with all the usual dramatic moments, but in the time it takes to watch a movie. The ultrashort duration of these mini-dramas, primarily shown in vertical format, caters to the short attention spans characteristic of the short-video era.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 13, 2024

To stand out in the fundraising world, you need to find engaging gala entertainment ideas to captivate your audience and motivate them to continue their relationship with your nonprofit. A gala event provides your organization a way to showcase the work you do to different audiences and can even attract media attention.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 14, 2010

You already have this future on your computer screen, where you can watch a movie, a TV show, or a YouTube video. Compelling content will get the attention of the public -- and the public will be able to access whatever content they want on whichever screen they want. Now, all of these choices are coming to your living room.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 10, 2011

We all know that length is important; online audiences demand brief messaging, and the importance of story telling cannot be emphasized enough, a good story is necessary. But, there is also another important element of a great video, something that drives the viewers attention and creates a deep connection: in a word, rhythm.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

A carnival also allows you to fill your main event with lots of smaller fall fundraising ideas —such as raffles for fall-themed gift baskets or a pumpkin pie bake-off—that can help your event appeal to a wider audience and raise more for your mission! Halloween movie night. Fright Night Flight Night. Terrifying Trivia.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kim rose to stardom as a child actor with the 2010 hit crime thriller The Man from Nowhere and garnered acclaim and popularity for her acting in movies and TV dramas for years. A sudden fall from grace South Korea is notoriously harsh on its celebrities, particularly women.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2023

Following that rapid growth, the company began to get some inbound investor attention, from both existing and new investors, in the third quarter of 2022, Lee said. “We We had excellent velocity right out the gate because of our direct-to-consumer audience, and the demand in retail of people coming across our bright yellow packaging.”

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Auctioneers have to capture the audience’s attention with eye-catching items that spark bidding wars. This guide is a great place to start to generate ideas for items and packages that will captivate your audience at your next auction event. Movie or TV extra experience Have any Hollywood connections?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

We’re able to watch any show or movie we want, on demand, on a variety of devices. If your audience is on social media (and let’s be real, who isn’t?) This is especially true in a digital environment where you only have a few moments to capture a potential and existing donor’s attention. If our phone buzzes, we check it.

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Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2021

Think about how you could have a host for the in-person component and a host for the virtual component who could play off of each other while still giving attention to the guests. This gives your audience multiple chances to support you while choosing to attend the event they’re most comfortable with. Host multiple events.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And for her thousands of fans on Twitch , this is what they see when she streams herself playing Minecraft , watching movies, or just sitting around chatting in her room. The space got even more attention in September, when one of Twitch’s biggest streamers, Pokimane, debuted a virtual version of herself to her audience of, at the time, 5.5

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

'" That opening in Graves of Cotton by Fernando Molina Cortés immediately grabs your attention, and leaves you asking questions and demanding more information. You have three sentences or fewer to catch your reader's attention and convince them your story is worth reading before they move on to something else.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

The audience for this report is the donors, volunteers, constituents, and other stakeholders who have been involved with the organization’s projects and programs throughout the year. Your annual report should be donor-centric to reach your audience on a personal level. What is a nonprofit annual report? Visually display information.

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The Verge

MARCH 9, 2022

But it’s also a nice little workaround for boosting subscribers fast — something services are keenly aware of as they fight for our attention and our money. It is a family audience,” McCarthy said. “We McCarthy noted that linear programming like TV shows often lends itself to natural breaks, but movies can be a little trickier.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

The roughly 40-minute experience was far longer than most mixed reality art, and the attention to art, music, and voice acting made it more than a simple animation. Festivals are one of few ways for cinematic mixed and virtual reality to find a substantial audience and press coverage, especially if they require rare and expensive hardware.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

During a launch presentation on Thursday, Spikes took the stage in New York to hype the relaunch of his embattled movie ticket subscription service. Some of the players in the metaverse right now are a little game-y, when I feel like you want to just watch the movie,” Spikes tells The Verge. Fine, but why ?

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The Verge

AUGUST 25, 2021

Spotify hoped he would bring much of that audience along with him when he signed exclusively to the platform in 2020 in a reported $100 million deal, giving it the reach and power needed to take over the podcasting industry. A sizable portion of his audience likely didn’t follow him when he made the jump. Maybe it’s a me problem?”.

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Forum One picked up the device for our experts to explore whether mission-driven organizations need to pay attention to it or if it’s “a Neanderthal, an evolutionary dead end,” as NYU Marketing professor Scott Galloway has predicted. This will be a major deterrent for arts and culture organizations.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Notice how subconsciously your attention was just hooked? As early as childhood, we’re taught to seek out stories to learn from through books, movies, music, shows, etc. Your audience wants to see how they can relate to what your organization is doing and what you are saying. Once upon a time…. That’s the power that story holds.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 6, 2024

Challenges: Short attention spans, parental involvement. Family-Friendly: Host a movie night or a talent show where parents can participate or donate concessions. The key to successful school fundraising is to tailor your strategy to your specific audience and goals. or character visits. Greater Giving is here to help!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2013

2) Don't talk above their head: One way to lose the attention of your audience is to speak over their head. If your video gets too long, your audience will lose interest. For example, don't assume everyone knows the acronym for your library or organization.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Your attention-grabbing auction items will have your guests tripping over themselves to place bids, so make the bidding process as efficient as possible. Once you’ve identified your audience, you can begin seeking out specific gift items to add to your auction baskets. Fill this basket with popcorn and classic movie snacks.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

Describing the story of Dream SMP to anyone not paying attention to every stream or YouTube upload can sound like a made-up language. Together, they get into hijinxes, stage lengthy feuds, and pal around for a combined audience of tens of millions of people. Dream went from 1 million to 15 million subscribers in one year alone.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

They’ve been mentioned in television shows and movies since their conception. They get people’s attention, not through scaremongering or telling even more lies—they are direct and honest, appealing to just about anyone who will listen. The best part about Project Aware is that they connect well with their audience on social media.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 6, 2023

Pay attention to the donor/attendee experience, then weigh out the potential cost and get ready to PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! These competitions can be a lot of fun for both the audience and the competitors and can bring lots of new people into your sphere. Consider how much time and energy it will take to make your event successful.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 10, 2021

How to Choose the Right Fundraiser To choose the right fundraiser, start with your audience. Then think about what type of event people in your audience would enjoy. Remember, if it doesn’t look fun to your audience, they won’t support it, no matter how excited you are about it. A meme got my attention recently on Facebook.

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