The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

You’re in for a treat in this article as we’re going to talk about how to find your next best step in non-profit storytelling. Today, I want to help get the most out of your non-profit storytelling efforts by helping you decide where to take your work next. Non-Profit Storytelling: Your Next Best Step.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

Many nonprofits fall into the trap of believing that their audience is the general public, when the truth is that your supporters are much more nuanced than that. A great way to narrow in on your organization’s audience is to develop audience personas. Push your organization to start telling new stories.

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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. Each goal may have several different audiences in which you want to communicate to. .

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2024

Have you ever embarked on the tremendous pile of work involved in creating your annual donor report and wondered whether it makes a difference? Before I met with the team about some of the data-backed content we might need for the next report, I spent some time on our earlier annual reports. Allow these to set your themes.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Create content that your target audience cares about, and can use in their every day life. Nonprofits everywhere understand the importance of content marketing, but content marketing can be harder than it seems. With your target audience already set, it’s time to go out there and engage with that community.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

Content tends to be an all-encompassing word these days. You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. So, how do you create a content strategy?

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

You’re struggling to connect with your target audience and gain or retain their support. It was created with you in mind — the nonprofit director or marketer that is overwhelmed and under-resourced, trying to make an impact through content. Rain Bennett, Filmmaker, Writer, Storytelling Coach.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your nonprofit relies on storytelling to forge emotional connections with potential supporters and spread awareness of your mission. Understanding Why Podcasts Work for Nonprofits Aside from gaining access to the millions of podcast fans, employing them as part of your content strategy allows you to: Enhance engagement.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 29, 2024

Her team at Cause Fokus uses empathy-based marketing to turn passive audiences into loyal advocates. In order to win back trust and stay top-of-mind, nonprofits must focus on establishing emotional connections with their audience through consistent, high-quality content. Make eye contact with your audience. Don’t fake it.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Do you ever go grocery shopping and see a product that feels like it was created for you ? Let’s dive in and explore how creating donor personas can help us engage and resonate with our target audience better, so that in turn, we can create more impact in our areas of work. For me, it’s Oatly.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

At the heart of a strong social communications plan is relevant and compelling content. Nonprofits cannot be random with social media content as that will only lead to a very random result. Here are easy-to-implement content ideas to help fill out your social media calendar. They deserve to be appreciated and acknowledged.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 17, 2019

A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. A content calendar is the link between posting daily on social media and a social media strategy. It will help you stay organized by planning your content in advance, without being overwhelmed by last-minute deadlines.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In part three of this series on how to become a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about the practical skills you need to tell an effective story. In part one of this series, I talked about figuring out your goals and objectives, developing your brand and tone, and choosing your audience. Do they prefer video content?

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Candid

JUNE 5, 2024

As defined by the Association for Talent Development , Instructional Design is “the practice of creating learning experiences to support long-term learning.” Engage colleagues who have developed training content to help uncover any hidden gems. If you’re still coming up empty handed, then you’ll need to create tailored content.

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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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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 1, 2022

But for any of that to happen, you must have content to put into your newsletter. Content is the backbone of your newsletter and it’s in your organization’s best interest to select great content. A great strategy that I recommend is to create a list of broad content ideas for your non-profit newsletters.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

This same chemical is also created when you’re reading stories. While the ROI of storytelling is a difficult one to measure , what’s important to understand is that it does work. According to the HBR article, there’s a formula for effective storytelling, too. Why is this pertinent to the nonprofit sector you might be wondering?

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Kindful

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. Let’s dive into the storytelling framework below! Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. Your role as a grantmaker could involve providing guidance on ethical and trauma-informed storytelling practices , ensuring that an individual’s story is shared with dignity and respect.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Whether it’s an emailed donation appeal, social media post, or old-school flyer on a bulletin board, the best nonprofit communications help your audience relate to and position themselves within your mission’s story. Why Does Storytelling Matter for Grant Writers? Effective storytelling keeps things balanced and tangible.

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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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Bloomerang

JULY 16, 2024

Storytelling is your superpower. But, creating engaging content can be time-consuming, especially with limited resources. These templates include sample content to kickstart fundraising campaigns you can easily brand with your organization’s colors and logo.

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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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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Keep your messages simple, focused and targeted to your audience. But the one similarity across all kinds of messaging is that they need to be relevant to and reflect your audience. I cannot stress enough that the success of messaging is tied to your audiences’ needs, wants, values and preferences. donate to the campaign).

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VisionLink

JUNE 19, 2012

Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Be sure to convey your passion & expertise in a language your audience will understand. Don’t know how to reach out to your audience?

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

Leverage the benefits of this fast-growing industry and reach a larger audience by creating a nonprofit podcast. This guide will give you the rundown on how to get started so you can smoothly host an engaging podcast that will “wow” audiences. Connect with your audience in a new way. Plan your content strategy.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. In other words, social media presents the perfect opportunity to expand your audience and connect with passionate new networks of prospective donors. . As of 2019, 90.4%

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TechImpact

AUGUST 21, 2014

Bill Gates famously wrote in 1996 that content will be king on the Internet one day. Despite his prophecy, Microsoft today still does not have a juggernaut content department, and is still focused on creating software. Whether his vision for what Internet content would be in 1996 was, we may never know. This happens.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. Once you know what platforms you’re using, do more research to find what kind of content tends to be the most popular. Many social media platforms get inundated with content regularly. Source: Go-Gulf.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 16, 2024

Experience management and direct response fundraising firm Moore has released its Moore Audience-Centric Testing Suite (ACTS), a packaged suite of testing tools designed to enhance the effectiveness of fundraising creative and communications across all marketing channels. director of the Moore Neuro-Fundraising Lab.

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While it can be confusing and hard to understand, ensuring you know how to optimize content for search will set you up for success. While keeping this top of mind, you should ensure you give your audience what they want and need. Writing strong content and copy can affect your readers, social, and search. . With over 5.6

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A captivating fundraising site and donation page make all the difference, but not every nonprofit has the resources or technical know-how to create an eye-catching digital home. CauseVox’s New Site Editor allows you to craft your perfect page without any design or tech experience and elevate your visual storytelling.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We’re using the occasion to reflect on ways to iterate and enhance our strategies to drive climate action: Engaging Design that Sparks Public Engagement We craft digital communications that resonate with global audiences and drive progress in environmental and conservation issues. How Does Your Digital Strategy Support Climate Action?

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

So, how do we help our audiences find the information they need? Before identifying which menu approach is appropriate, make sure your team is aligned on overall goals, audiences, and content needs. Audiences: Which audience groups are you prioritizing? Remember: you are not your audience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

By Peyton Leisner, Content Strategist at UncommonGood – an all-inclusive platform for nonprofits to manage their operations, marketing, and fundraising efforts. . By creating an informative message that appeals to the general public, you can promote your mission and incite change. Step 1: Create the message. What is a PSA?

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 22, 2024

Send texts to your younger audience letting them know how they can support your nonprofit. Also, set up a text-to-give program to let your younger audience easily contribute to your cause right from their phones. Together, you can create sponsored posts about your nonprofit, organize social media takeovers, and hold Q&A sessions.

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