NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It complements startling statistics with bold fonts and illustrations that capture attention and make people want to read it. . Use charts to present statistics and financial figures. Here’s how you can use different types of charts to communicate impact: Highlight a single data point (use donut charts). Source: Venngage.

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Impact Communication Report Chart 58

Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

When you find ways to personalize these types of outreach, you can more effectively capture donors’ attention and retain their support. Make your reports more engaging with videos, photos, and interactive infographics, such as maps or charts showing changes over time. Encourage engagement beyond donating.

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Relationship Donor Build Tips 52

Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

Utilizing infographics, charts, and other visual tools can help break down your nonprofit’s achievements and impact into digestible bits. Use real-world examples to paint a vivid picture of the challenges faced and the outcomes achieved. An engaging, well-designed report can capture attention and make your content more memorable.

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Report Tools Storytelling Fundraising 93

sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Deciphering Key Questions It is equally as important to determine what to collect as it is to identify what we can stop giving our attention. We are taught to create an organizational chart or a program activity graphic or a network diagram of organizations needed to address an issue like homelessness or educational equity.

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Data Knowledge Philanthropy Policy 105

Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

They value and appreciate a book-style annual report with detailed stories, infographics, and charts. For instance, compare the following sentences: Versus The second sentence uses you-attitude and is more likely to hold the attention of your supporters throughout a document like your nonprofit annual report. Keep donors engaged.

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Template Rhode Island Report Guide 81

Byte Technology

JUNE 22, 2015

over sound bites and pictures. Videos have the power to evoke strong emotions in a short period of time—important in today’s world of shrinking attention spans due to the constant bombardment of things vying for our attention—in ways that the written word cannot. Infographics.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Are you writing up your own guest lists, table seating charts, or auction item sales sheets? Compare data across years to get an idea of the bigger picture. Call our client service line for personal attention—for free! No need to re-enter attendee information for your favorite regulars! Well, you don’t need to anymore!

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Software Team Fundraising Registration 97

Byte Technology

OCTOBER 30, 2015

It’s vital, therefore, that a group’s website—and especially any blog component to that website—be designed in a completely attractive and functional manner that captures a visitor’s attention immediately, holds that attention and encourages action. So what should a designer be stressing when crafting a blog page?

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Design Profit Practice Headline 100

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

A good strategic plan ensures you have charted the necessary pathways to meet (and hopefully exceed) your organization’s goals. Generally, putting this model into practice looks something like this: You and your team members go out on a retreat to unify your understanding of the organization’s big-picture goals.

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Examples Guide Model Los Angeles 119

Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Picture yourself steering a ship through a relentless storm; that’s what navigating your business during a recession feels like. It’s a whirlwind of challenges, from dwindling revenues as customers tighten their purse strings to fierce competition as rivals clamor for attention like hungry seagulls.

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Train Training Strategy Skills 52

Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Picture yourself steering a ship through a relentless storm; that’s what navigating your business during a recession feels like. It’s a whirlwind of challenges, from dwindling revenues as customers tighten their purse strings to fierce competition as rivals clamor for attention like hungry seagulls.

Train 52

Train Training Strategy Skills 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Many designers sign their work, so if you find an infographic by a nonprofit that catches your attention, you can easily find the firm’s web presence. And if you have do it right, it can capture attention, be fun, and , even get shared and spread by others. Here’s another example from NY Cares.

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Design Colorado Chart Storytelling 133

CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It is unfair to your organization, donors, and beneficiaries if the stories we tell are so exaggerated that they don’t paint a picture of the reality you face everyday in creating change. The Medium Visual content holds the remarkable ability to immediately capture attention and evoke deep emotions. Again, authenticity is key.

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Storytelling Impact Arts Story 84

Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

Picture yourself steering a ship through a relentless storm; that’s what navigating your business during a recession feels like. It’s a whirlwind of challenges, from dwindling revenues as customers tighten their purse strings to fierce competition as rivals clamor for attention like hungry seagulls.

Train 52

Train Training Strategy Skills 52

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Picture this: you’ve read our post on running a capital campaign , you’re wildly psyched, and you’re ready to get started! Check out this great donation tier chart example from the Capital Campaign Toolkit. The purpose of this chart is to help you see how many gifts at each level you will need to hit your goal. Don’t despair.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Data nerds know how to clean and recode data, look for patterns, calculate key statistics, and then show off the most important information in graphs and charts. Pay attention to what’s not there—your missing data. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Charts can showcase your organization’s most important findings.

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Data Tutorial Chart Statistics 139

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

But if it’s a bigger issue that needs the full Board’s attention, it’s saved for the meeting and that particular item is pulled out of the consent agenda and placed on the upcoming agenda. Your Board is responsible for big picture issues that have to do with governing the organization. So, what SHOULD you be talking about?

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Fun Product Law Nonprofit 98

Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Some things I recommend watching for: Don’t only pay attention to what people are doing on your site, but watch where traffic is coming from! Pay attention to the “change&# in weekly numbers and measure it against activities or messages you were pushing that week. Facebook Insights. URL Shorteners – [link].

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Tools Tech Map RSS 162

Care2

JUNE 19, 2012

You know the old saying; a picture is worth a thousand words? According to research conducted by Social Media Today , pictures are also worth a lot of “Likes” on Facebook too. Take a look at the chart below. That’s not real engagement though because then they move on to something new and probably shinier.

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Photo Facebook People Social Media 74

sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

Major donors do require hands-on attention, so become an expert in their interests and the nuances of your mission. Make sure to build these incentives into your major gift expense budget, so you aren’t blindsided by unexpected costs and can get an accurate picture of the return on investment of your efforts. It’s time to get personal.

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Gift Program Build Fundraising 87

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2020

As you look ahead to your organization’s new year of growth and engagement, tech strategy updates should definitely be a part of the picture. With tech playing a more important role than ever before in the nonprofit sector, investing some time and attention in strengthening your digital operations is definitely a smart move.

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Tech Develop Strategy Guide 42

Candid

MAY 20, 2021

Break that goal down to see how many gifts you’ll need at various levels (just like building a gift range chart for a more typical campaign). Fundraisers who feel asking for support is somehow unseemly during tough times might be missing the bigger picture or think that fundraising is just about bothering people for their money.

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Campaign Time Articulate Gift 80

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2007

There is an executive summary available at the site with a couple of charts showing familiarity, usage of tools, monitoring and management. Since this is only a sneak peak at the executive summary and charts, it will be interesting to read the forthcoming papers to be published in 2008. tools to pay attention to. And if you???re

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Adopt Social Media Studies Results 50

Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

Our partnerships and current communication streams aren’t ones that would easily get the attention of or shared by that group of middle and high school students. By charting out the problems, strategies, benefits, and values first, we give ourselves a better picture to pull out metrics.

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ROI Case Study Metrics Student 135

NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. Focus their attention, and they'll get it.

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Data New York City Storytelling New York 100

Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But until I started talking big picture with Rob, I don't know that I was truly thinking out the big issues. Then—and here's the radical part—give staff the opportunity to take part in higher-rated projects across the museum, seeing work as roles and responsibilities, and not just titles and boxes on an org chart.

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Museum Roles Active Activism 27

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Now, more than ever before, we need to secure the attention and devotion of our colleagues, most important donors, and supporters. The longer you keep a slide on screen, the greater the chance of losing your audience’s attention — no matter how good a speaker you might be. Pay close attention to legibility. 5) Divider slides.

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Design Slides Tips Online 291

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

They prefer to control a situation and are focused on big-picture results. Each table had some markers and flip chart paper (“table cloths”) so participants could take notes. They enjoy sharing their ideas and perspectives openly with others. Others see them as creative, but unfocused.

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Reflection Arts Exercise Facilitation 66

Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. Focus their attention, and they’ll get it.

Data 68

Data New York City Storytelling New York 68

Forum One

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Given the attention that Data gets from the media, influencers, and the hill, we believe that every communications department is obligated to look closer at their data and how they are using it - and should be tapping into it to get work done towards your organizations goals. Focus their attention, and they’ll get it.

Data 67

Data Story New York City New York 67

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2009

But the connections might be so be numerous, or the formal org charts might be so misleading, that you can’t “see” what is happening easily. Separate data that is generated lists the number of links to each URL and the direction – whether they go to a URL or come from it – which is important to understand who thinks whom is worth attention.

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Analysis Social Network Network South Africa 71

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 17, 2015

As everyone finished, they brought them up to the flip chart. We found that many people only understand a small part of the Foundation based off of their experiences to date, but they don’t understand the big picture. I closed the meeting with thanking everyone for their attention and participation.

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Train Training Florida Social 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Quantitative is counting or the numbers — all those pretty charts and graphics. Shari warns that there’s a lot of data points to collect,”so choose a few things to monitor or track, and then develop a workflow that will allow you to gain a big picture view. (One place to look).

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Measure Social Media Tools Media 118

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 10, 2010

Everyone attended a 90-minute presentation by Eric Schwartzman on what social media is and why we should pay attention. Breaking up into small tables worked – I saw table after table of people leaning in, standing up, gathered around flip charts. He’s energetic and knows his stuff, so it was a good start. •

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Social Media Media Remix Social 94

Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2016

Craft compelling infographics, charts, and PowerPoint presentations that can be used to spice up any presentation. Use more picture and graphics than text, and always properly credit your sources. Nobody wants to hear you read off the screen what he or she can just as well read along with you. Get To Know Your Audience.

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Slides Contact PowerPoint Classroom 20

Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

As we continue to ramp up for the spring event season, I want to bring a strategic data point to your attention for thought and consideration. As seen by the chart on the right, the participants who are also donors have a lower total donor value (across the organization) no matter the number of gifts. Author: Katie Beth DeSchepper.

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Influence Chart Convio Rate 28

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

So I can picture your office or your home office. ” Tech ROI means paying attention to the data that’s coming in and taking action based on the information that your technology is serving up to you. Start with five that you should be paying attention to regularly. So, yep, this is me. Here are the metrics.

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Technology Video Nonprofit System 101