Whole Whale

MAY 5, 2022

For many this is a great, day of celebration, for others, it may actually be a day of remembrance for their mother. It is difficult to write for both audiences that are celebrating a traditional mother’s day and those that are treating as a day of remembrance. Instead of : “Send a picture or story of how your Mom helps you every day”.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Because of the high – profile nature of #GivingTuesday, m ember donors are more likely to give to causes on the day. Ensure your association celebrates GivingTuesday 2022 and meets your fundraising goals too. How to celebrate G iving T uesday at your organization . More ways to celebrate GivingTuesday at your association.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Donors share their good fortune with those in need. In that same spirit, we asked some of our favorite fundraisers to share their best piece of fundraising advice, as a way of paying it forward to other gift officers. Experiment with fundraising ideas and share your own tips and hacks with other fundraisers.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events As the vibrant tapestry of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month unfolds, the opportunity to celebrate, educate, and inspire through impactful events is immense.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Elevating Latino Voices: How Nonprofits Can Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month From the rhythmic cadence of salsa music to the inspiring tales of pioneers who’ve blazed trails in fields as diverse as literature, science, and politics, the Latino community has enriched the American mosaic in countless ways.

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The Modern Nonprofit

AUGUST 15, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Nonprofit Day: Honoring Leaders of Change August 17th isn’t just another day on the calendar; it’s National Nonprofit Day, a day to honor and recognize the monumental contributions of nonprofit organizations across the nation. Take, for instance, the story of Mission K9 Rescue.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

By sharing genuine, personal stories, nonprofits could connect more deeply with their audiences, encouraging more substantial and sustained giving. Success Factors: Public Engagement: The challenge was simple, fun, and encouraged user-generated content, leading to massive social media engagement and celebrity participation.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The atmosphere at the recent AI Initiatives in Associations was electric, buzzing with the shared excitement of association professionals eager to harness the power of AI. Real-World AI Success Stories: AGU and AAD Pave the Way: Thad Lurie, Senior Vice President, Digital and Technology, American Geophysical Union and Caryn D.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 13, 2023

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrating National Immigrant Heritage Month: How Nonprofits Can raise funds and Show Support National Immigrant Heritage Month is all about celebrating the diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of immigrants in our communities. There are so many exciting ways to join the fun!

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These periods—such as holiday seasons, community celebrations, or shared challenges—create windows of increased empathy and giving potential. Consistency Compounds Leave the 1-hit wonders to the 90’s boy bands , push through the dip and build something that matters over time.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 2, 2023

Regularly include a paragraph or a story about legacy giving in your print donor newsletter. Incorporate planned giving stories into your marketing mix. Share stories of your legacy donors. Getting started with your organization’s legacy-giving program can be as simple as planting seeds throughout the year.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Over the years, February 14th has become a cultural and commercial celebration of romance and love throughout the world. Valentine’s Day is also the ideal day to celebrate your donors. Click Here to Download this Valentine Nashville Rescue Mission I loved NRM ’s valentine — a true celebration of donors. Valentine’s Day.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 29, 2021

Pride is not just a celebration of LGBTQ+ voices, culture, and experiences — it also creates visibility for under-represented groups and encourages us all to be our authentic selves. We asked members of Outforce to share what Pride month means to them, and for their advice on how to be a good ally to the community. Language Matters.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Greater Giving client Celebrity Waiters had already planned to hold a virtual fundraiser for their 2021 event when the CDC began to allow small, socially-distanced, in-person gatherings. Read the full client story here to explore some familiar challenges and learn about their unique solutions!)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 28, 2021

To truly honor all the individuals that make up the AAPI community, I want to tell the stories of different Asian Americans, challenge you to relate these stories to your own lived experiences, and begin to think about what true diversity and inclusion looks like. What is your story? How Can You Relate to the Adoptee Experience?

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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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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While perhaps not as demanding as your other reporting duties, the annual report can be a chance to focus on telling an engaging financial impact story. It’s an opportunity to celebrate milestones, thank your supporters, and get excited about what’s coming up in the next year. What’s an Annual Report even for?

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We are proud to see this great work honored and to share that, across our roster of mission-driven client organizations, we took home 63 awards as well as a notable Webby nomination. In order to continue attracting top talent and share its mission with stakeholders, SLAC was looking for a complete redesign of its website.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

So that’s why on this Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating the donors and volunteers who are at the heart of our nonprofit community and sharing their perspectives on why they give to the causes they care about. Share your own stories of giving on social media using #ActionMeetsImpact and tagging @SalesforceOrg.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This is a time to celebrate everyday heroes — the individuals and organizations that combine time, talent, and passion to lift up the community around them. Here are just a few of my favorite stories from the year: Doing More for Ukraine. These are just a few examples of stories I hear every day.

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VisionLink

JUNE 2, 2014

Here''s one story from a recent call: "Hi Everyone, As you know, in Help Desk we tend to talk to people who are frustrated, confused, or experiencing some sort of issue. Once in a while we get to see the other side, so we decided to share this story with the whole team.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Since 2012, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has engaged Forum One to design and build more engaging, interactive reports to share the NAEP results, including the most recent 2022 Nation’s Report Cards for Mathematics and Reading , with data at the national, state, and district levels. The post Celebrating Client Success in 2023!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Is there expertise we can share? This big little idea was simply to hold space for CDOs to talk about what’s stressing them out and share experiences, ideas, and lessons learned with others who are facing the same challenges and finding their way through. And things are still changing, day by day and moment by moment.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2024

To put some pizzazz into your board meetings, here are 14 killer ways to engage your board members from Carol Weisman, President of Board Builders.com and author of Fundraising Superheroes : Start your board meetings by sharing celebrations of what’s going well in your member’s personal, professional, or volunteer lives. Serve food.

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Alternatively, you can highlight your supporters’ stories! Check out our last installment here !

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Tell a Story That Inspires Action People give to people, not just causes. Share the real, human impact of your work. Show how donations make a difference with real stories and photos. Tie GivingTuesday into your bigger story—why this moment matters. Share updates on how close you are to your year-end goal.

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Forum One

MARCH 5, 2024

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the work that the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum does each and every day to bring women’s stories alive and into focus. We invite you to explore one of the initiatives we’ve been honored to be part of creating to expand access to women’s stories in our nation’s history.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 20, 2024

Ambassadors frequently share WWF’s conservation efforts on their personal accounts, amplifying the organization’s message and driving engagement 2. While tools like Linktree are popular, Instagram has introduced native link stickers and expanded options for linking content directly within Stories.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. One of the best ways to become a fundraising success story is to leverage the data in your nonprofit donor database to better reach and personalize donor outreach.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Focusing on experience leads to higher survey scores, more supporters inviting a friend or sharing on social media, greater reach, larger results, and most importantly, more impact generated. Build out an agenda for each meeting to make sure each challenge is addressed, and each win is celebrated! Understand Your Audience.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. So, for OneWebDay today I wanted to share a few ways that I think we can all help others join the conversation about creating a Web that includes everyone. Share your story (about how you got online, what your first online engagement or activity was, etc.)

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 9, 2024

ORG Impact Awards last night at an annual celebration recognizing mission-driven individuals and organizations internationally. That’s what we’re celebrating tonight—the power of this global community, united by a shared desire to create a better world,” host Alan Cumming said via a statement.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2023

However, transforming likes and shares into real-life donations can be a challenging feat. Here are a few to check out: Facebook – Great for sharing updates, events, and visual content, reaching a diverse user base. Twitter – Perfect for sharing real-time updates and news while using hashtags to increase visibility.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

October Collect testimonials, impact stories, videos, and pictures and use them to write ‘reporting back’ stewardship emails, postcards, texts, thank-a-thon phone scripts, or letters. Include a short story celebrating the donor and their impact on your mission. Line up any volunteers or campaign leaders.

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VQ Strategies

APRIL 26, 2024

While many organizations record volunteers’ contributed hours so they can translate them to a financial value based on this annual value, as I have shared in blogs , toolkits , and videos (and, frankly, at every other opportunity!), That we celebrate volunteer volume.” this communicates only quantity – not quality.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Storytelling We understand that successful fundraising and having a customized campaign isn’t just about asking for money; it’s about telling a story. Share your mission, highlight impact stories, and show how every donation helps. With CauseVox, you can seamlessly incorporate storytelling elements into your site.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

TIP 10: Consider creating activities that engage people’s passions : Cool memes or videos they’ll want to share with their networks; surveys; online quizzes; petitions and advocacy initiatives; conference calls; networking events, volunteer activities and more. Even adding impact stories to your newsletter is not enough.

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