The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

and Canada Hub at Giving Tuesday , and Cara Dickerson, vice president, Customer Success at Momentive Software , annual awareness around GivingTuesday results in people having the inspiration to be generous and personal reason to give. According to Celeste Flores, director of the U.S. Make it personal. Meet your donors where they are.

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CauseVox

JULY 10, 2024

Well Aware , a nonprofit led by a group of innovative women, is doing just that and making significant strides in combating water scarcity in East Africa. Well Aware’s success teaches us valuable lessons in creative and effective fundraising. Ever considered taking a break from showers to make a difference?

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sgEngage

JANUARY 23, 2025

Those who have discovered and leveraged it are successfully unlocking new opportunities by maximizing their complimentary ad budget to drive donor engagement, increase event attendance, and raise awareness of their programs and initiatives.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

If you’ve done all the work to compile compelling stories, gather impressive statistics, and produce a visually engaging digital report, then why only use that report once? Highlight compelling data points or success stories to inspire action, whether donating or getting involved with your organization.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Data-driven insights for donor education Numbers tell a powerful story when paired with local context. Building donor awareness through personal stories Personal narratives make statistics meaningful and memorable. Site visits let supporters meet program staff and participants who feel comfortable sharing their stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 21, 2019

Use social fundraising as a way to spread awareness. Nonprofit awareness: Social fundraising can help to connect your organization with people who might need your help, and also, people who might want to contribute and help. General awareness: The more people see, learn, and hear about your cause, the more informed they will become.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 10, 2020

With video storytelling being their preferred medium, what better way to help nonprofits than raise awareness and engagement with a young audience? However, the internet can be a stressful place with many negative and sad stories and visuals. The nagging question however is, will the world accept yet another social media platform?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With more than 150 countries joining, and more than 14 billion impressions on social channels every year, it’s the perfect opportunity to tell your story to a global audience of people interested in making a difference through the power of social media. The theme of your story can help you define the content you’ll need to create.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2020

First, blogging allows your nonprofit to have a consistent stream of new content use in your e-newsletter and share on social media which increases traffic to your website and awareness of your nonprofit’s brand. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a current news story.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Personal stories and endorsements are incredibly compelling, so consider featuring testimonials and success stories on your social media platforms and in your email newsletters. Prior awareness: Spontaneous donors who knew of you before are more likely to stick around.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A single campaign, post, or story has the potential to go viral, bringing awareness to a cause or organization. Social Media Challenges There is no shortage of fun social media challenges (think the ALS bucket challenge) to engage supporters and promote awareness and giving. Check out our seven tips for fundraising success.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By Greg Fine – a marketing consultant that works to elevate nonprofit marketing impact, revitalize giving campaigns, and bring energy and awareness to nonprofit brands and their mission. By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 29, 2022

Cause awareness and giving days are 24-hour (or longer) fundraising events that can be powerful moments throughout the year. These days are aimed at rallying communities together to maximize awareness, engagement, and donations. How to raise awareness for your Giving Day – tried and true customer success stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 23, 2019

They bring together communities, create unmatched energy, and tend to be big money makers and great at spreading awareness. And, with team fundraising, you can foster a little friendly competition that helps motivate both teams and individuals to crush their fundraising goals and bring in more money and awareness for your cause.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Raising General Awareness: Good PR raises awareness in the community about your non-profit and the work you do. After a couple of good press stories about your non-profit, people start to know your name, and may even remember your mission, which makes it much easier to start cultivating them. Great PR Rarely Just Happens.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This is where data and statistics come in, combined with a powerful image that tells a story. Posts with personal, heartfelt stories always work best on social media. Share a personal story from a staff member, a donor, or a client, with an ask at the end. Along with urgency, clearly spell out how the funds will be used.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And in order to tell stories effectively you need to understand who your audience is. Segmentation through demographics like age, location and interests are also helpful ways to understand your donors and create stories that will resonate with the different types of target audiences. or “What would you want the world to know?”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 30, 2023

Your organization’s brand story holds immense power, especially for nonprofits striving to engage donors, volunteers, and partners. Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

They posted to Facebook to help raise awareness and ask for donations. A series of short videos like this that tell a little bit about the campaign can really increase visibility and awareness, and lead to more donations. 1) Text-to-Donate on Facebook. It doesn’t have to be a sophisticated television production.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Whether you tell a success story about someone your organization has helped or answer questions about the work you do, use your social media content to form personal connections with your supporters that will help your nonprofit raise more funds to further help your community. To build that connection, your graphics need to tell a story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 11, 2023

Here’s why: 1) You’ll raise money and awareness. What’s more, golfers tap into their personal and professional networks to fill their team for your tournament, which raises more awareness about your mission and subsequently broadens your donor base. Choose a provider that allows you to upload photos, videos, and customize text.

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The Fundraising Authority

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It is often much more effective to use as few words as possible and let images tell the stories for us. When we use images that are based on real data and facts, our story, and more importantly – our conclusions – become self-evident. Our audience is no longer taking our word for it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This helps spread awareness of your #GivingTuesday campaign to all visitors. You can provide updates on Facebook or Instagram Live or by adding to your story. We hope these easy and effective improvements help you reach both new and existing supporters this year. 1) Pin your #GivingTuesday Announcement.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Email marketing for nonprofits is a powerful tool that can do much more for your brand than just raising awareness. Brand awareness: Marketers consistently say that email marketing is one of the most effective ways to build brand awareness and connect with current and prospective audience members.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 2, 2020

You’ll also be able to add a special Donation sticker to Stories and Live videos and a “Donate”button to your profile, which will let users go directly from your content to a donation page. Influencers can lend some legitimacy to your nonprofit or help you connect with a community you haven’t been able to reach.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Just be aware of these options should a donor who’s seen them being promoted elsewhere asks you about them; know who to call for help when the need arises. Impact story of the quarter. You don’t need to become an expert on complex gift vehicles (e.g., which actually make up just a small fraction of all deferred gifts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. This helps them to continue to drive awareness and support for the anti-hunger movement. It’s no secret that corporate donors are invaluable partners for nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Interesting and informative content can truly set your fundraiser apart from the rest, and the right photos can help tell your story in a unique way. Donors love seeing multiple images, so be sure to include additional photos within your fundraiser story. 4) Write a captivating fundraiser story. Keep Help Alive!

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Vidya Nayak, Director of Product Design at Yahoo, is aware it’s not easy to be a visible female tech executive. “Sharing my own stories honestly and authentically encourages other women in the room to come forward and share theirs,” Nayak tells Mashable. ” Nayak has a big job at Yahoo, which ranks as the U.S.’s

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 24, 2023

By raising awareness, sharing success stories, and highlighting the challenges faced by people with limitations, you can drive change and promote accessibility considerations in your email design, content, and development. Spread the word!

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Supporters across the globe are interested in hearing personal stories about how their support has made a difference, and volunteers are the supporter group most likely to say this describes them perfectly. Millennial volunteers, especially, find personal stories important, while Boomers are least likely to say so.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2019

You can raise awareness about your cause, you can improve the engagement with your existing supporters but you can also make direct fundraising asks on specific channels. Instagram posts need to include visual content of high quality, and you can include long-form captions to tell a story. 5) Tell a story, don’t just make the ask.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

94% of NGOs worldwide agree that social media is effective for creating online brand awareness. 8) 54% share Facebook Stories. Of those NGOs that use Instagram: 25) 66% share Instagram Stories. Of those NGOs that use social media: 2) 44% have a written social media strategy. Click to Tweet. 6) 84% of NGOs worldwide use Facebook.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 27, 2025

The digital landscape is brimming with opportunities to connect with supporters, spread awareness, and raise funds. Social Media Fundraising: Take advantage of free fundraising tools on social media, like donate buttons on your Facebook Page or the Donate Sticker in Instagram Stories. Build Awareness on Social Media.

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Whole Whale

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Value Every Stage Assign appropriate credit to awareness activities Measure engagement metrics Track time-to-conversion Consider assisted conversions 3. Feel free to *borrow* because we can’t work with everyone.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Similar to how consumer brands use holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday to ignite the spirit of the holiday season and boost foot (or click) traffic, nonprofits can leverage Giving Tuesday to attract donor awareness, gifts, and loyalty. Every touchpoint with your donors will bring them closer to your Giving Tuesday story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. It’s a good practice to tweet content relevant to breaking news stories. Upload powerful photos and videos. Create custom graphics for powerful quotes, statistics, and call-to-actions.

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