Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Even adding impact stories to your newsletter is not enough. People have the attention spans of goldfish these days (under 8 seconds), so you need to cast your net far and wide. TIP 12: Highlight the emotional aspect of your impact by telling simple, compelling stories; don’t just recite a bunch of statistics. Multiple times.

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Tips Strategy Volunteer Story 114

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Yes, you can get people to put down their phones and pay attention. Only include information that is needed to see the big picture. Tell your financial story. But a poor web design won’t get anyone on the bad side of the law whereas ignoring those important statements might. Is that even possible? Labeling headings clearly.

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Raise Associations Law Director 419

NetWits

JULY 16, 2012

Think about it like you would that area on your main website – You have two seconds to grab the attention your looking for. One of the first things a new visitor will do on your Facebook page is check out your profile – even if it’s only a quick glance at the small box located right under your profile picture. Add milestones.

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Facebook Create Work Student 274

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 29, 2024

President and Mrs. Carter began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity near their home in southwest Georgia more than 40 years ago and soon brought worldwide attention to the need for decent and affordable housing. The Carters helped build 19 units and returned the following year to finish the building.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Creating a website with your users at the center of your strategy will get their attention, keep their interest and inspire more action. Good visual design includes engaging imagery, stewardship, real stories of impact, and clearly demonstrates your mission and focus through simple, concise visual cues. Testing Your Visual Story.

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Design Web Nonprofit Guide 247

Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 26, 2011

The updates and first-hand accounts bring attention to a movement and generate more participation. The most successful fundraising campaigns, advocacy efforts, and even personal experiences center on one person, one animal, one story, especially when trying to support a huge, faceless issue. Personalize It.

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Technology Learning Audio Wiki 189

CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Everything you know helps you build a picture of your donor. Within the first 30 days of the year, its a good idea to share some stories about your organization with these new donors. Get it to your donor quickly so that they know youre paying attention. Download CauseVoxs Donor Engagement & Retention Playbook: 3.

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Retention Donor Strategy Social Media 107

TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Your organization’s story. Powerful pictures. Photographs and infographics that speak volumes without text tell your nonprofit’s story for you. A picture is more likely to catch a user’s attention as they scroll through a feed or your website.

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Websites Donation Donor Storytelling 138

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

That is, the headline needs to be tantalizing enough to get a reader to click through, but mustn’t give away the whole story. A great example comes from an Upworthy story about Mitt Romney: Too vague, so readers aren’t interested: Mitt Romney Says Something Bad, Again. Use numbers: Our brains can understand it more easily.

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Tips Headline Social Media Oracle 165

The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

To help you maximize your fundraising efforts this month, I’m here with advice on how to tell stories that raise money in December. Why Tell Stories in December. There are so many reasons why your non-profit should tell stories. Stories help you explain your theory of change in a clear, tangible way. The Future Story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you want to make sure the announcement gets extra attention, change the colors or styles of the announcement from the typical design. Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. It is an engaging website, and a great way to draw attention to one specific campaign.

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Technique Websites Design Site 331

NetWits

JULY 6, 2011

So make sure to take advantage of all the profile space you have by adding a picture, putting up information about your organization, providing links back to your website and so on. It can be news stories, resources from other websites, information from a partner organization, etc. Spend some time observing (aka listening).

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Social Media Social Site Media 273

NetWits

JUNE 20, 2012

When checking out our Altru user’s social media pages, one garden caught my attention: Bok Tower Gardens. I was recently able to get some advice from Bok Tower Gardens’ Martin Corbin on how they manage such a successful social media strategy: Pictures are worth a 1,000 words. They have 1500 Twitter followers and tweet daily.

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Social Media Media Social Tips 151

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Using a theme helps you craft a story across your annual report and ensures members and stakeholders connect with your report. In addition to including the statistics, highlight some of your new members, featuring a Q&A that tells their membership stories. For example, did membership increase this year?

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Report Associations Goal Tips 132

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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Storytelling Examples Donation Nonprofit 124

The Verge

JANUARY 16, 2021

Still: there were some big stories to follow and things to learn about what’s coming up in consumer tech. I have to say with TVs in particular, I am gratified to see tech companies competing on straight-up picture quality via higher contrast and HDR instead of merely higher pixel counts and, I dunno, 3D or curved screens.

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Trend Tech Laptop Virtual 134

.orgSource

JANUARY 22, 2024

Pay attention to the voice of your customers and believe what they are telling you. Context is the color that makes facts a story. Understanding these details puts the picture in a frame. When you look at the big picture do the results make sense? Listen Actively Solicit feedback whenever and wherever possible.

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Digital Life Data Skills 221

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This should include your ideas for topics, the stories you need to communicate effectively and inspire supporters to take a desired action, and any assets you’ll need to support the content pieces. . Just because you share a story or photo once doesn’t mean you can’t use it ever again. As they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

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Content Tips Time Calendar 130

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These eCards show how to infuse your nonprofits brand into your designs: Puns like Hoppy Holidays paired with pictures of One Tails rescue animals make the designs unique and heartwarming. Getting Attentions nonprofit annual report guide dives into all the essential elements of these documents, including: A short opening message.

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Volunteer Charity Donor Reflection 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. 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.

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Design Nonprofit Colorado Chart 133

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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Storytelling Fund Raise Nonprofit 139

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. It causes buyers to put down their defenses.

Story 52

Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 52

Neon CRM

MARCH 27, 2025

In addition to the information about someones gift, you can add thank-you messaging, impact statements, and pictures that reiterate their connection to your cause. You can even combine the two if you use a thank-you picture! One, it catches their attention and makes them more likely to read your message.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

No idea if this will end up being useful but I feel like there's a good story there anyway, so everyone get on the apps and start screenshotting. One user reported getting more attention on Bumble after posting pictures of himself at the Capitol. I'm on hold with FBI and police. Alia Awadallah (@aawadall) January 7, 2021.

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Conservancy Profile Picture Law 111

The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

As first reported by The Guardian , the newly-instated robot editors of MSN.com selected a story about Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall’s experience with racism to appear on the homepage, but used a picture of Thirlwall’s bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock to illustrate it. The tech giant laid off the editorial staff of MSN late last month.

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Picture Story News System 90

Whole Whale

MARCH 18, 2025

The Data Tell the Story Year Human Traffic (%) Good Bots (%) Bad Bots (%) 2019 62.8% This dual-audience analytics approach provides a complete picture of your digital presence and impact. Evolve Your Analytics Approach Pay attention to both traditional web analytics and how AI systems interact with your content.

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Web Digital Strategy Analytics 52

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Snapchat helped pioneer the use of lenses on faces in photos and videos to turn ordinary picture messages into fantastical creations where humans can look like, say, cats, and even cats can wear festival-chic flower crowns. Now it sounds like the company might be turning its attention… to sound. Voisey had raised only $1.88

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Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

Getting Attentions nonprofit SEO guide recommends creating high-quality, original content that addresses your audiences interests. Social Media Fundraising: Take advantage of free fundraising tools on social media, like donate buttons on your Facebook Page or the Donate Sticker in Instagram Stories. Vary your content.

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Online Build Nonprofit Social Media 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Note from Beth: While many of us focus our attention on FB pages, Facebook groups can be a good platform for nonprofits to use for informal peer learning groups, getting feedback from your post passionate fans , or to cultivate and support a brand ambassadors group. The power of pictures. Pictures are great conversation starters.

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Group Facebook Doc Nonprofit 122

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

How do you make a good joke/story stick? Likewise, if the stories you tell don’t resonate, people won’t care about the point you’re trying to make. Because of these similarities, there’s a lot we can learn from comedians about how to tell a good story. How to tell a story like a comedian. Comedians have a tough job.

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Ipod Learning Brain Audience 136

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. If you have not read it, please do. Storytelling is a skill.

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 49

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 29, 2015

As the need for donations continues, the public attention starts to wane, so does donor interest. Let’s continue to pay attention and support this effort. Some of the key “big picture” points related to effective giving are captured on pp.49-51 49-51 (What Does Success Look Like?).”

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Snapchat invented the Stories format of sharing pictures and videos that disappear. This is a continuation of the trend we have observed throughout the pandemic, and friend story posting and viewing per daily active user have not returned to pre-pandemic levels,” Spiegel said in his comments to investors.

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Social Media Facebook Media Social 97

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

You have to know them at a level where you can create a perfect picture of who your audience is. Pay attention – repeat the result, not the content! Information is everywhere, everyone is sharing their ideas and stories online… it’s really hard to be original. Tell stories that get a point across. Be your audience.

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Internet Audience Content Method 167

Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2025

To raise significantly more money through existing email channels, add a link to your online donation page or a mobile email donation button, like the one pictured below. Explore our customer stories to discover how nonprofits like yours have used these solutions to raise more for their causes.

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Mobile Giving Guide Nonprofit 105

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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Web Profit Strategy NPO 100