Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

While emotive storytelling is crux to engaging the hearts and minds of social media consumers, advocates are ethically bound to preserve the privacy of vulnerable clients. In this sound bite culture, social justice organizations must carve out nuanced positions on complex social issues, from racial and gender equity to immigration reform.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. Experts say that Gen Z: Wants to see impact through storytelling, primarily through social media videos. For example, our preference for video content rings true.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Online tools and platforms can help organizations strengthen existing constituent relationships and reach new audiences. Webb writes that technology can help people take immediate action in a cause, such as post-disaster notification apps. " Social media can help nonprofit leaders connect directly with audiences and stakeholders.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 16, 2012

Jody was introduced to blogging while on assignment with the public affairs team assigned to the Houston Astrodome during the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. She returned home and started a “mommy blog” – purely as a hobby and virtual scrapbook.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Based on the research findings, we developed a series of easy-to-remember personas that can be leveraged to tailor messaging and cultivation strategies for distinct audiences. natural disasters), as well as peer-to-peer fundraising, can help spur her to donate. NEXT GEN PERSONAS. He donates time, money, and items multiple times a year.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Getting press can help you reach new audiences of supporters. For SXSWCares , a crowdfunding campaign for disaster relief, we worked with the press to get featured in CNN, NYTimes, Forbes, AdAge, and more. This allows for compelling storytelling. They also have a hard time approaching press. Include a video.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

Game Audiences. Think about your intended audience first when creating a social impact game. Games structure participation in vital civic actions like voting, budgeting, advocacy, movement-building, solving major challenges, and simulations for disaster preparedness. (BS). Games are a $60 billion global industry. (MB).

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Those caveats aside: If it turns out that contributions to the standard are directly relevant to the company’s success and show that it’s particularly well positioned to corner this market, this absolute design disaster and word soup of a slide might actually be a powerful storytelling device.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2010

We believe the knowledge you gain at the at the NTC can help you prepare not just for the next disaster, but to use technology every day to make your organization more effective. > Your YouTube Audience. a Culture of Storytelling. When you look at some of the technical innovations and fundraising. without More Staff.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The importance of harnessing social media’s potential cannot be overstated—it offers bigger reach and the ability to connect with a broader audience instantly. This method utilizes the vast reach of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok to engage audiences and encourage donations.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2017

And it’s deeply tied to how these audiences express themselves, identify with friends, families and communities, and lead their daily lives. Ensure Your Creative is Audience & Platform Appropriate. The more tangible your stories are around change, the more they will resonate with audiences focused on making that impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

” The following games are expanding the reach of various nonprofits and helping them connect with audiences in meaningful ways. Nearly 40 Alaska Native elders, storytellers, and community members contributed to the development of the game. Games for a New Climate. ” Senate Immersion Module.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Standing on the brink of the 4th Industrial Revolution , this was certainly a year of transformation, from a changing political landscape, to a string of terrible disasters, to new technologies impacting how we engage with our supporters. 2017 is no different.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, insurance companies can implement AR to enhance fire or disaster inspection training. Best Practices for Designing eLearning Courses Understanding Learner Needs and Preferences When designing eLearning courses, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of the target audience.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, insurance companies can implement AR to enhance fire or disaster inspection training. Best Practices for Designing eLearning Courses Understanding Learner Needs and Preferences When designing eLearning courses, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of the target audience.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

For example, insurance companies can implement AR to enhance fire or disaster inspection training. Best Practices for Designing eLearning Courses Understanding Learner Needs and Preferences When designing eLearning courses, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of the target audience.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

After they presented, we had a discussion between the three of us and then brought in the audience. Here, the combination of crisis management and improvisation skills are important, not unlike disaster relief fundraisers. The New Normal: What was impact on your organization and its fundraising?

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns can support a wide array of missions and causes, from disaster relief and healthcare initiatives to education and environmental projects. The flexibility of these campaigns allows nonprofits to tailor their fundraising efforts to their specific needs.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If your drive is happening after any natural disasters, during the winter, or when your community is under intense stress, needs might be higher and your goals should reflect those circumstances. With a larger audience, media stations might be able to reach potential donors outside of your usual audience. Plan a partnership.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2018

At bbcon 2018, Blackbaud announced the cloud solution for each of our main audiences, including the Cloud Solution for Companies and the Cloud Solution for Foundations. As our speakers in the session focused on “data-driven storytelling” highlighted, analytic reports don’t replace meetings, but they can certainly help them.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

When it comes to text communications, crafting targeted messages to a specific audience is the most sure-fire way to ensure the recipient will respond positively. This is because you know that the texts you’re sending are relevant to the specific audience. Segment your messages. This is called segmentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

NWF's Twitter presence has grown because while I want NWF to still serve as the roll-up account for all of the programs, I wanted to give a chance to some of the program managers to create friendships with Twitter users from their specific audience. increase transparency about disaster response. set audience. set audience.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Striving to make storytelling work given the constraints of time, space, the boss’s demands, evolving trends, and how dang hard it is to draw horses. I’m going to level with you Straight talk and transparency bring the audience inside your circle of trust. <FirstName>, Give them another chance. This is my home.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2018

Humanitarian organizations are actively researching and testing how the use of messaging and bots can help refugees or those directly impacted by a natural disaster, according a recent report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Next, figure out who the intended audience might be.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. One where we do not accept the inevitable results of extreme weather ending in disaster, but instead lay out ambitious plans for adaptation to build back more brilliantly.

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The Verge

JULY 6, 2020

It’s called The Last Light : an interactive story about a young woman dealing with the death of her grandmother, designed to show the storytelling potential of mixed reality. It didn’t feel like a disaster to everyone at first, just a setback. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge. And it gave Studios credibility.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

” Step one: use storytelling to highlight your big vision. In addition to walking us through the presentation that encouraged Lightspeed to invest in Grafana’s Series A, the duo also gave direct feedback to audience members about their pitch decks. 4 strategies for deep tech founders who are fundraising.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Depending on your organization's work and audience, you may not have to.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 16, 2007

As more museums move towards narrative presentation of content, the bank of useful design tools grows to include those used by other storytellers. The topic is not exactly levity-central, and yet they still find opportunities to crack jokes and try to make the audience smile. Tags: storytelling design. Consider television.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2025

A/B testing: Not every message resonates the same way for every audience segment. If certain donors are more likely to respond to a disaster relief appeal, tailor your outreach accordingly. Clue #4: The storytelling gap The evidence: Appeals that dont land Donors give when they see themselves in the story. Make every ask count.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

But these predictable creative problems aren't what made the season a disaster. This is arguably the most boring place to be for an audience — and it has the potential to harm. If you watched the show, you've probably catalogued these shortcomings, and maybe a few others. Both elements are on full display in several episodes.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

A series of ethereal voices guide the audience through a climate-stricken Western water system, from the dried-up basin of the Hoover Dam to the fire-torn Malibu coast. Computer-generated worlds are steadily eclipsing traditional storytelling formats like books and magazines. The Alluvials , which reimagines L.A.

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fusionSpan

APRIL 17, 2025

However, data-backed storytelling takes more thought than picking a few impact metrics, posting them online, and calling it a day. Collect the Right Data for Storytelling The core of impactful storytelling is defining the narrative you want to share. This tells your audience about progress or urgency in your cause.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Statistics allow you to quantify your cause and make it more tangible for your audience. Storytelling legitimizes your ask and breathes life into your cause. This story introduces a main character the audience can root for and clearly makes the connection between their positive outcome and donors contributions. Tell a story.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In an era where storytelling and personal narratives have become the currency of attention, platforms like GoFundMe have turned into powerful tools for raising funds in disasters and personal times of crisis. The Power of Storytelling in Your Crowdfunding Campaign. Retrieved from [link] GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2017

Organizations steeped in disaster-response fundraising can shed light on how to plan around “emergency catalysts” but through a sustained strategy –which, is ultimately a balance that all organizations should work towards. is a good first step towards a more operationally nimble process. We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines.

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