Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

To create meaningful material that will move audiences to action, though, a human touch and a sound communication strategy is still essential. When more and more content is bad, good content deepens connections with audiences, ranks high in search engines, and amplifies impact. So, how should an organization navigate this?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

25% YELLOW: Emotional Storytelling Emotional appeals were crucial for tapping donor heartstrings. By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Significant contributions went towards advocacy, legal support, and community development.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Whether youre a nonprofit, educational institution, healthcare organization, or a socially responsible corporation, a well-designed website sets the stage for stronger donor relationships, more engaged volunteers, and deeper community trust. Know Your Target Audience(s) Your supporters arent a monolith.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 18, 2025

Whether the goal is donations, advocacy, or volunteer engagement, well-designed nonprofit marketing and communications can inspire action. Understand your mission and audience The first step is to know your WHY, that is, your mission. Next, determine your WHOyour target audience.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 12, 2020

You don’t want to bore your audience right from the start of your relationship. Instead, you want to create a sense of excitement for being part of your community. This is the first step in creating strong, steady audience engagement. . The bread and butter of audience engagement. . 3) Newsletter. How to do it right: .

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This storytelling framework asks you to answer three basic questions: Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

You’re struggling to connect with your target audience and gain or retain their support. Filmmaker and storytelling expert, Rain Bennett, will walk you through how to utilize the power of storytelling via video as a key marketing technique to help hook your audience fast, while keeping them engaged for the long haul.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. This will give you the best chance of getting your posts in front of your target audience. 5) Build an engaged community on social media. The most important part of social media is being able to build a strong community.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By using community-driven fundraising techniques, such as peer-to-peer fundraising , making phone calls, sharing the campaign online, connecting you with prospective donors, or using their community connections to broaden your campaign’s scope, your board can kickstart the fundraising efforts.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2021

Any experienced marketer would tell you that understanding one’s audience is key to success in communication. When creating a strategic communications plan, it is important to identify your goals for each particular communications effort. That said, start by segmenting your audiences into internal and external audiences.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Those who gift significant resources to well-known individuals—who have limited experience leading community or population-based programming—also give them the power to decide to whom those dollars should be regranted within communities.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

There is no doubt that social media, no matter the platform, remains a powerful way for people to build communities and connect with the causes and nonprofits they care about. Conversions are simply marketing objectives for your audience to complete, such as subscribing to a mailing list or making a donation. 3) Make it frictionless.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Once you’ve established a solid fundraising foundation, you can start exploring other avenues, such as peer-to-peer fundraising or crowdfunding to reach a broader audience. These tools help you track donor interactions, segment your audience, and tailor your communications to maximize engagement.

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The Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes As the air turns crisp and communities gather to celebrate the warmth of the holiday season, you have a unique opportunity to amplify your impact. Consider Virtual and Hybrid Event Options The digital landscape offers endless possibilities for reaching a broader audience.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Bloomerang

JULY 27, 2021

Over centuries, storytelling has followed a similar pattern. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . When it comes to nonprofit storytelling , The Singularity Effect is proven to be effective. Knowing your audience helps with this.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

While your organization accounts work to build an authentic community, share your story, and advance your brand strategy, playing the game as it was intended (person-to-person) can drive even more meaningful engagement with your cause. . 6) Provide a fun and supportive community. 7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling. In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we discussed identifying your objectives and discussed how to better understand your audience. Stories are relatable. Spread the word?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

From a social impact standpoint, the amazing thing about storytelling is that once you’ve identified and crafted a few core stories, they start to do the work for you. The post How to Manage Your Time to Better Serve Your Nonprofit and Your Community appeared first on Bloomerang. Then, start sharing them! .

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected. You can manage 10 social media accounts, but if you are not telling great stories and cutting through the online clutter, your audience will not engage.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

This campaign was more than a fundraiserit was an opportunity for donors to witness the talent within the autism community while directly supporting ASFs mission to advance research, improve lives, and foster understanding. It told a powerful story of inclusion, talent, and the transformative impact of music.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. For example: 1.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

It may seem strange for a new, invite-only platform that is currently only available on iOS to gain widespread popularity so quickly, but FOMO — or fear of missing out — mixed with scaled, community-based conversation (think: interactive podcasts) appears to be a winning combination. The Convening Power for Nonprofits.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 18, 2022

In this article, we’re going to re-visit the importance of conflict in non-profit stories and discuss how to frame your conflict so that it’s motivating to your audience. This is where your storytelling work boils down to effective messaging. A big part of storytelling is finding your angle for telling the story.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These experiences can transform communities, strengthen missions, and build a pipeline of future leaders and advocates. When students participate, their personal growth becomes part of the community’s well-being. It enhances students’ sense of purpose and strengthens their connection to the communities they serve.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2022

If people are not given adequate content, they will not share with others and the organization and its mission will fail to engage the community. One question must be asked at every step of the planning process: Is video the best way to communicate the message? Define the goal and audience. Define the message.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Last week, I was honored to host a virtual roundtable for a small group of nonprofit marketing and communications executives on The Art of Storytelling & Brand Identity. Harold led an exercise that challenged us to find ways to be more intentional with our storytelling. Here are my top five insights from that discussion.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

We’ve all been there: staring at a blank screen, desperately trying to create captivating social media fundraising content that resonates with our audience, while keeping up with the latest algorithms and trends. The Importance of Storytelling It’s no secret that a great story can generate movers and shakers.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

An effective case for support is a must-have for any organization that relies on donations to get its work done and make a difference in its community. Your case underpins all of your messaging and is a tool that can be actively used to engage different audiences and motivate action in support of your mission. Let’s take a closer look.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. That said, for those nonprofits that do want to grow a community on Twitter, follow these best practices when writing your tweets to maximize the likelihood of your tweets getting noticed: 1. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 10, 2018

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. If your nonprofits isn’t already using Pinterest to grow your online community and boost engagement, there are 3 reasons why you should give it another look. By Julia Campbell .

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

By sharing compelling stories that highlight the real-life transformations resulting from their work, your grantees can demonstrate the impact they have on their communities. Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help.

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