Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story? What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2009

First, let’s settle on an example we can use to walk through all 5 steps: you work for a small nonprofit that focuses on early childhood education, so you have lots of services for parents and partnerships with hospitals, child care facilities, and doctors offices. The benefits? These are both tangible and intangible.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Notice how subconsciously your attention was just hooked? That’s the power that story holds. Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. As the old saying states, “Those who tell the stories rule the world.” Once upon a time….

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

This is not to say that the cause, whether it be access to clean water, cancer research or childhood education, does not carry a compelling moral imperative that is reason enough for the company to get involved. But these efforts will only build the company’s reputation if the success stories are told. Conferences Guest Post'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2012

One of the emerging trends that Marnie mentioned that caught my attention was the idea merging of hardware, data, mobile and social for social change. One example comes from, StethoCloud , which developed a solution to diagnose childhood pneumonia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

million readers, hundreds of thousands of others have viewed the stories as well. As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color. The goal was to draw attention both online and on the ground to expected USDA standards for school snack foods.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. as a platform fee.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum #GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what #GivingTuesday ideas and best practices will help your nonprofit capture attention? Tell Good Stories About People. Stories help to connect people.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. On the other hand, because Kickstarter is so popular, you might be able to garner a lot of press or attention for your campaign. as a platform fee.

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Cloud 4 Good

APRIL 27, 2021

Marketers should pay close attention to these insights, as it may affect buying personas and the overall insights on who their followers really are. You May Also Enjoy: Success Story: How Zero to Three Improves Childhood Development Through Salesforce Technology. Inclusivity for the Future.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Planning for GivingTuesday 2024 It’s no secret that you have the opportunity to capitalize on the momentum of GivingTuesday to fundraise for your nonprofit: the challenge is what GivingTuesday best practices and ideas will help your nonprofit capture attention? Stories help to connect people.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. They do a wonderful job of showing the impact of their services by telling personal stories of the people that they have helped.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 12, 2009

Goals The main goals were to raise awareness of childhood hunger in America, give people the tools to take meaningful action to help end this solvable problem, and create a case study from which non-profits and corporations could learn how to better use social media in their cause marketing. tell a clear, compelling story, 2.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Around March, I stopped traveling and I found myself at my parents’ house in my childhood bed. I ordered a green screen and a ring light and set it up in my childhood bedroom.”. I ordered a green screen and a ring light and set it up in my childhood bedroom. What happened in March? Some nice pandemic stuff going on then.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

And just last week, a widely read report in ProPublica drew attention to the service’s use of human reviewers to investigate potential violations of WhatsApp’s terms of service, in part by reading the five most recent messages in any reported exchange. Are backups part of that story? Are they in the threat model? Yes, absolutely.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

For example, a nonprofit raising funds for childhood cancer research may see that the majority of its donors are mothers under 40 years old. Instant results : With the ability to instantly reach their audience, nonprofits can share stories in real time, view statistics in real time and edit communications in real time. Be consistent.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 28, 2008

Beth's Birthday Cause I was listening to a story on Marketplace on NPR this afternoon with Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell who reviewed their 2008 financial goals and graded themselves on their accomplishments. Or, consider making a contribution to an organization like Share Our Strength that is working to end childhood hunger.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With a touchscreen for a face and the ability to move itself around a single story of your house, it’s a bit like the personal robots from decades of science fiction. There are genuinely sad stories of people who held funerals for their robot dogs , which broke down after Sony stopped fixing them. What it can do: accept your love.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A donation-centered message could take the form of several different content types: a heart-warming client story, an graphic-heavy update on an ongoing campaign, a volunteer testimonial, an educational deep dive into a topic of interest, or something completely unique. There are several different ways to inspire donors to give, for example.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

One year they asked people to share their space stories – specifically why was the exploration of space important to them. They did it through email and social and set up a page on their website where members could share their stories and read what others submitted. Explain how in-kind gifts make an impact by telling a story.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Second, frequent stories in the news about high profile viral fundraising campaigns establish independent fundraising more and more firmly in people’s minds as “a thing that we do” when we feel called to help. It DOES mean we need to make room in our strategic planning for capturing the attention of self-directed individual fundraisers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

I have a wonderful family and had just the best childhood and the best growing up. While we were there together, I'm there just being totally compelled by these stories, and so was Matt. I spend a lot of time on the site reading those stories and being pretty happy about that. So that's exciting to us. I loved every day.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

An idea that has captured the attention of the startup tech sector is the notion of growth hacking, a way to quickly scale a business through rapid experimentation. It’s featuring their hero’s journey and letting them tell their story with authenticity.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

I’ll never forget the story of a now consultant, but executive director when we talked about like, “Well, what did you do for support or for help when you did this job?” I’m going to tell you two really quick stories to set the framework here. Another quick story on the power of changing your approach.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

We also recommend that you like, retweet, and follow them to get their attention. Influencers Play Critical Role in Giving Day Campaign: The No Kid Hungry Social Council and Bloggers are a collection of diverse individuals committed to the fight to end childhood hunger and are the driving force behind their campaigns.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

September Says plays with a childhood game to rattle relationship dynamics Credit: Despina Spyrou It’s here that the movie’s titular game, a version of "Simon Says," takes on a menacing tone, September relishing her power over July. So, they go old school.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Read the full story here. (4) 4) There's Barbie by Mattel, possibly the first brand I realized was important during my childhood (I had several Barbie dolls, Ken, Barbie's sister Skipper, Barbie's airplane, Barbie's camper, and her Dreamhouse). Read the first part of Joshie the Giraffe's story. And here's part two.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Love, Simon A heartfelt coming-of-age story, Love, Simon follows a closeted teenage boy as he grapples with coming out to his family and community. Joel Kim Booster reimagines the rom-com of manners as a gay love story set in the eponymous vacation spot. How to watch: Easy A is now streaming on Hulu.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Laura Crabtree spent a good chunk of her childhood watching rocket launches on television, and her entire professional career launching rockets, first at Northrup Grumman and then at SpaceX. Mednik worked at Google too before turning his attention to entrepreneurship. His first job offers out of school were with SpaceX, JPL and Google.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

But while her articles aren’t particularly attention-grabbing, it’s true that her artistic ventures are a bit. By the way, the few songs that have been getting most of the attention are just the tip of the iceberg. realrazzlekhan #neverhaveieverchallenge #neverhaveiever #childhood #shenanigans #interactive ? There’s more?

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Neon CRM

APRIL 28, 2023

This article will walk you through how to create an attention-getting subject line so you can get donors to read your critical email communications. Surprise and delight : Use words that are attention-getting and make readers curious enough to open your email. Can the cure to childhood cancer be exotic cars? per email campaign.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

He’s translated this narrative into a story about three Black boys who spend a summer together exploring the woods of Mississippi, under the watchful eye of their grandmother. But few of us know about his childhood. At fourteen, Jimmy decided to take to the pulpit, but chose to speak from a place of love.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Content warning: This story contains discussion of sexual abuse and assault. But when the prosecutor demanded a polygraph test, Susan was suddenly terrified that the whole case would go away if they discovered she’d told some half-truths to get her mom’s attention. She tells me long, meandering stories in sotto voce murmurs.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Roman ), perhaps also offering hormone tests and bespoke vitamins claimed to reduce hair loss or boost libido ( Manual ) — and with some branching into broader telemedicine plays over time ( Ro ) — more recently the category has expanded to dial up attention on men’s mental health too. Paired pulls in $3.6M

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 26, 2025

Currently, she does that as a writer and editor on Figmas Story Studio. Before that, she did it on Google’s Material Design team ( material.io ) and UX Community & Culture team where she told stories about the people, product, and practice of UX ( design.google ).

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 27, 2025

This content must grab your audiences attention, educate them about your cause, and inspire them to take actionall while aligning with the central message. For example, the subject line Read our new blog post about childhood literacy likely wont get as many clicks as Fuel Kids Love for ReadingDive Into Our Latest Blog!

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