Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Focus on selling – Judge ads by sales results, not awards. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. A relatable human voice connects. Creativity matters only if it sells.

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Lesson Fundraising Digital Test 59

Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Cut through bias by communicating various perspectives and voices. If you need help developing your character, review Bloomerang’s guide to conducting nonprofit interviews ! Hospice and homelessness can both be taboo subjects that can make people uncomfortable. Prompt action from your audience . Email campaign.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 17, 2022

This historic piece of literature galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. When awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, Barack Obama said: ‘Toni Morrison’s prose brings us that kind of moral and emotional intensity that few writers ever attempt.’

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Make sure the appeal truly reflects the storyteller’s voice. Check out this “Storyteller’s Bill of Rights” created by the PSU Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative. ? Make sure the storyteller feels safe and comfortable and gets to choose where and when they are interviewed and filmed. Don’t use “actors” for b-roll.

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Storytelling Fundraising Nonprofit Video 105

Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A position on an event committee can keep your sponsor happy with their decision to work with you, as they’ll feel they are truly involved and can make their voice heard as you work together to do good in the community. Sponsors who are involved like this are more likely to mobilize their employees to volunteer for your event.

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Volunteer Strategy Guide Local 98

EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Since beginning her career, the immensely talented Ava DuVernay has experienced some significant "firsts" - she was the first African American female director to receive a Golden Globe nomination and the first to have her film, Selma , nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture - but she's not finished yet. Shero Thought Leaders.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 30, 2007

I asked four of the women who I had previously interviewed for the Big Vision Podcast to share what brought them to their work, and their advice for the graduate and undergraduate women who attended the conference. A blog was really perfect for me, because first of all, it was a very casual voice -- it's not very formal.

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