Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

All are large nonprofits with large regional, national, or international audiences. I look at follower accounts for pinterest accounts as well as the average followers per board. The board topics with the most followers from this sample of seven early adopters include: Photography. Photography. National Wildlife Federation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Marcelo expertly wove in audience interaction – which was quite impressive given that there were over 1,000 people in the room. It delighted and surprised the audience because the singer, Chris Griffin, entered from the rear of the room and it wasn’t until the spotlight landed on him that we realized it was live.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

Your photos should not only resonate with your audience, it should tell a story, not be copyrighted, and be a decent photo (not blurry or poorly composed). You can take your own photos or use stock photography. Don’t forget to add your URL or logo. Your text should be short, clear, and support your key messaging.

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Forum One

APRIL 21, 2021

Telling the story of 50 years of impact. To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. Crafting a compelling story. Our team partnered with NRDC to conceptualize how to capture these highlights in an engaging and informative story.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Stories are tightly circumscribed with a defined "us" and an "other." Stories are for others to witness and are mainly about the storyteller.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Let me tell you a story. Now, substitute "donors" for "listeners" and "mission" for "moral" and you can see just how handy stories can be for cause-based organizations. When crafting effective stories for nonprofits, we've found the best tales are told not just with evocative language but through smart visual design. No, better.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Strong case studies and great photography help to deliver our message,” said Pamela Vass, digital fundraising executive at Sightsavers. Know Your Audience. Engagement is the most important element of any Giving Tuesday strategy, so spend time planning and crafting the story you want to tell to engage and inspire people to give.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

She made her point by doing a quick poll of people in the audience. She went on to tell a story about how she first realized that a network mindset was a key to her organization’s future success and being relevant. Her organization was in the middle of some layoffs, not an easy process for any one. .”

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. Because of that, after we cover how to write your nonprofit’s story from start to finish, we’ll discuss a few tips to keep in mind when sharing that story via digital marketing. That’s where your nonprofit’s story comes into play. Let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 25, 2023

Communicating your results in a professional way will remind readers of your unique story, and of your dedication to being results-driven. While every nonprofit is different—with different audiences, goals, etc.—a A theme helps to unite the goals and purpose of the campaign with the organization’s overarching story and mission.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The more we showcase real people of all kinds in our photography, the more engaged our audiences will be in the content we create, and the more inclusive our culture will become. Who are the “main” or “supporting” characters in the story the photo is telling? Tips for choosing inclusive photos. Where is the focus?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Successful event marketing starts with knowing how to reach your target audience. For most event coordinators, one of the best places to reach their target audience is Instagram. With over 2 billion active monthly users , you can connect with a broader audience there by sharing engaging posts. Tag your account in a story.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Tell Your Story The thing that makes donors give isn’t how flashy your video is or how clever your emails are, it’s the story you tell. GivingTuesday is a chance to tell the story of the work you’re doing and the impact it makes. Make that story the center of every message you send.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Tools touched on include: blogs, microblogging, social networks, social bookmarking, social news, Q&A websites, photography, video, and podcasting. Then she goes further by spotlighting niche sites that cater to specific audiences, making the point that you can get a lot more exposure with a lot less effort if you use them.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

By thinking through your fundraising strategy before October 1, you can collect your stories and integrate your efforts, keeping your messaging and images consistent through mail, email, social media, events, and any other channels you may use. You need stories that show the impact your organization makes in the community.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Learning to Improvise Can be Life-Changing , from The Detroit Creativity Project , demonstrates the highest level of technical production and takes the audience on a stirring, heartfelt journey into Detroit's schools. Story of Tomorrow Winner — SEEDS final. Audience Choice Award Winner — Rolling Ridge Riding.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 20, 2009

While the majority of experience-based museums like children's and science museums have unrestricted noncommercial photography policies, many collections-based art and history museums continue to maintain highly restrictive photo policies. Conservation: Objects may be damaged by flash photography. But what about visitors?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2012

You'll learn how to tell your story in a way that touches your audience and. storytelling, translating that story into a script or production. really make your story shine. Finding free music, stock video and photography. Pacific time will focus on all the. moves it to action. Register now !

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Here's a site that already has the audience everyone wants: women and moms who make most of the household buying decisions.” Share the story of each animal in the Pin Description. Pinterest Guidelines.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2012

Charity Water does an excellent job using icons and infographics to tell their story, not just on their home page, but throughout their site. Photography that uses eye contact will allow you to make a personal connection with your user. Share real stories of impact. Engage with eye contact. Have a focused home page.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. As you plan your next fundraising campaign, consider how you'll use stories as a central element of your messaging. How will you tell your story to create both authenticity and urgency? Tip 1: Create a Strategy.

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Forum One

JUNE 6, 2024

After understanding audience needs and employing design tools that build credibility and trust, let’s explore how design can maintain engagement and develop a sense of community and loyalty among your audience. Musicians feed off the responses of their audiences, and this can make or break a performance.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these words: Your nonprofit’s logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . I think of a logo as a gatekeeper that helps the audience decide if they want to learn more.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

I reached out to Alana Post, the Online Communications Manager at The World Affairs Council of Northern California to hear how this nonprofit uses social media to reach a global audience. AP: One of our most successful campaigns is attached to an annual documentary photography exhibition, Global Visions. AP: Data is key.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

In this guest post, Jeffrey shares the story behind their big hit with a visitor co-created exhibition. The result of those meetings and brainstorming sessions recently manifested itself in our Forum Gallery as an experimental photography project called Oh Snap! Your Take on Our Photographs. At its core, Oh Snap!

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these six words: Your logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Holding hands around a globe.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Last month, the Irvine Foundation put out a new report, Getting In On the Act , about participatory arts practice and new frameworks for audience engagement. How did the authors come up with the intriguing blend of curatorial, interpretative, and inventive opportunities shown in the Audience Involvement Spectrum's Venn diagrams?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. The platform attracts many brands because of the opportunities for brand story telling. Distinctiveness: It is expressed in a unique way and clearly defined, so their audience can quickly grasp what they stand for. Relevant: It meets the target audiences needs.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

With more than 4 billion users, email empowers you to reach a vast audience while targeting your messaging to particular constituents. Your Priority: Engage Your Audience Inboxes are flooded with more than 100 new emails a day. Email marketing. It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. Bailey Rosser is an audience development strategist at YouTube based in the YouTube Space Los Angeles. Bailey Rosser.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography. Large-format photography books are at the center of each Braided River campaign. Environmental Impact. It's a very changing landscape."

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography. Large-format photography books are at the center of each Braided River campaign. Environmental Impact. It's a very changing landscape."

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Even if there’s not an obvious measurement, there may be things you can measure through an audience satisfaction survey or counting the number of people reached with your message as you promoted the fundraiser. Be objective when setting your goal and take your current donor base/audience into consideration. What are they interested in?

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. Start with your audience. Like all good stories, your final script should have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

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Global Giving

JULY 12, 2017

Who is the target audience of your film? And what do you want the audience to feel and know after watching it? If you would like still photography in addition to the video production, it is important to notify the filmmakers of this before the contract is signed. Who, why, and what? Why are you making the film?

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Victor d’Allant, founder of SocialEdge , kicked things off with a lively presentation of seven ways to improve your social media life, noting it’s not about the tools, it’s about the story, and making an embarrassing admission: “I am not on Facebook,” Victor said. Photos: Jim Vetter photography.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

With more than 4 billion users, email empowers you to reach a vast audience while targeting your messaging to particular constituents. Your Priority: Engage Your Audience Inboxes are flooded with more than 100 new emails a day. Email marketing. It’s worth spending some time here, because segmented campaigns get 14% more opens.

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