The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

Having an impact or being part of an impact is motivating to donors. That’s where storytelling comes in. With a great story, you can illustrate non-profit impact super clearly for donors in a way that other kinds of writing might not be able to capture. What new journey or chapter begins in their life?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But the potential for donor engagement and fund generation is immense. The answer lies in the power of storytelling. Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. When your donors listen to the same story, they’re not just understanding your mission; they’re becoming a part of it.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers. Blogs are a great platform for highlighting donors, fund-raisers, volunteers, and other supporters through “of the month” posts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Last week, I was honored to host a virtual roundtable for a small group of nonprofit marketing and communications executives on The Art of Storytelling & Brand Identity. Harold led an exercise that challenged us to find ways to be more intentional with our storytelling. Here are my top five insights from that discussion.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? That kind of asking pattern can feel like “nickel and diming” to donors, which is why blended asks are so important. . This approach is not donor-centered. No, they don’t.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2011

What he is talking about is “ transmedia storytelling &# a term coined by Henry Jenkins. What he is talking about is “ transmedia storytelling &# a term coined by Henry Jenkins. There are others that have looked at this: Gary Hayes Transmedia Storytelling model or Lini Srivastava’s Transmedia Activism model.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Nonprofits could use Bravo to capture testimonials from donors and supporters or position statements from advocates and activists – and they do offer discounts for nonprofits. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Now I am lucky if I can get through a first chapter much less read an entire book in less than 6 months. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. In 2013, I am focused on changing that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

With YouTube’s resources behind the project and tablets changing the way donors and supporters consume Web content, you’d be wise to spend two minutes reserving and protecting your nonprofit’s Zeen username. Vinepeek gives you a glimpse of Vine’s potential for visual storytelling. Wufoo :: wufoo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

So, be sure to regularly retweet partners, chapters, staff, activists, donors, and sponsors. For example, @nonprofitorgs/lists : Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Nonprofits could use Bravo to capture testimonials from donors and supporters or position statements from advocates and activists – and they do offer discounts for nonprofits. Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. Bravo :: getbravo.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Formstack allows nonprofits to easily create online forms to capture contact information of new supporters, volunteers, and donors. Donors can pledge as little as $.01 Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. Formstack :: formstack.com. Present.me.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This campaign is helped along by more than seasonal good cheer; it’s also the conclusion of the tax year (in the United States), where hundreds of millions of dollars are written off as donations from donors’ tax obligations. It’s like when we read a chapter in a book. I recommend making the macro into the micro.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

“How to Use Digital Storytelling Strategies for Deeper Donor Engagement” J ulia Campbell has run her digital marketing consulting business for almost a decade, focused exclusively on mission-driven organizations. Julia Campbell. Steven Shattuck. Branden Harvey. She’s also a #donorlove champion for life.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. We worked with them to rethink their digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimize how they are attracting, engaging, and growing their target audiences, including donors and supporters.

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Forum One

JANUARY 4, 2022

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. We worked with them to rethink their digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimize how they are attracting, engaging and growing their target audiences, including donors and supporters.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2017

Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Marketing Strategy. Chapter 3: Digital Promotions. An easy way to start is to answer objections and pain points while writing for donor intent. They then use that traffic as an opportunity to target donors by adding a call to action.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Join us and hundreds of fundraising and marketing professionals at the Washington Nonprofit Conference, a two-day event where you will exchange innovative marketing and fundraising ideas, generate insightful solutions and think creatively to help you make the relationship with your donors even stronger. State/Local / #DCNP2019 / @DMANF.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

With this project came the task of establishing personas that the organization could use in telling stories that attract and retain a strong base of volunteers, donors and wish referrers. We know that their insights will provide valuable nuance to these target audiences and help to make them more accurate on a chapter level.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

All that said, the following is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my book Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits. Highlight Special Donors, Fundraisers, and Volunteers. Blogs are a great platform for highlighting donors, fund-raisers, volunteers, and other supporters through “of the month” posts.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Digital Marketing Plan Chapters. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Marketing Strategy. Chapter 3: Digital Promotions. Chapter 4: Marketing Process. Planning – Align research with business goals and capabilities (often limited by resources) to attract leads into a paying customer or donor.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

This is just a taste of the events being held this month by NetSquared chapters. Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. Bagels & Bytes discussed the Windows XP Migration; File Transfer & Cloud Storage; Donor Management Databases and more at their February meeting.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 18, 2019

“The next generation of donors” is not just the latest fundraising trend or catchphrase for development teams. Nonprofit organizations have always tried to understand how to shift and modify their fundraising strategies to appeal to and resonate with the future generation of donors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

amanda Potential to connect globally, share and collaborate with others working towards the same goal, let donors 'in' and help. amyrsward storytelling! We got a range of responses from nonprofits, foundations, and even some colleagues of board members. eugevon breaking down barriers between grantees and non-grantees.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories from the last 50 years. We worked with them to rethink their digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimize how they attract, engage, and grow their target audiences, including donors and supporters. Alliance for Justice.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Although storytelling has become quite the buzzword, do you understand how it fits into your narrative? Stories are for others to witness and are mainly about the storyteller. Narratives can tie together seemingly disparate stories, the way a novel ties together the chapters of a book. Your Narrative and Digital Storytelling.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If that isn't enough for you, there's also information about video storytelling or connecting on Google+! A must-read this week is a chapter from Geoff Livingston's book Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Pamela Grow asked her blog readers to share the most inventive ways they've thanked donors. Have more news to share?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 23, 2020

What some think of as the donor pyramid. In offices that have a combination of these programs, staff typically oversee what’s called portfolio management where they decide which donor prospects get to move into new giving opportunities. This means we are incrementally moving donors through levels of engagement over time.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years to mark its anniversary. We worked with them to rethink their digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimize how they are attracting, engaging and growing their target audiences, including donors and supporters. .

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Instead, I preferred one-on-one conversations with donors, digging into data, connecting donors to their passions, and writing from my heart. By the time you reach the final chapter, you’ll be equipped with newfound confidence and a toolkit of innovative techniques to make your fundraising endeavors a resounding success.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important part of being an effective fundraiser is staying up to date on current fundraising trends , industry best practices, and donor preferences. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! Learn more about the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. We worked with them to rethink their digital ecosystem from the ground up and optimize how they are attracting, engaging and growing their target audiences, including donors and supporters.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Join us and hundreds of fundraising and marketing professionals at the Washington Nonprofit Conference, a two-day event where you will exchange innovative marketing and fundraising ideas, generate insightful solutions and think creatively to help you make the relationship with your donors even stronger. State/Local / #DCNP2018 / @DMANF.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 7, 2012

It's also a good way for your organization to attract new donors, and an incentive to keep contact information up to date. Provide a simple process through which donors can give to your organization via text messaging or mobile payment processing. 2give : Collect $10 donations billed directly to the donor's cellphone.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

To build your brand, education on your discipline (theater), your mission (bringing theater to schools), your history (launched X years ago when theater classes were being cut from your city’s school budgets), and storytelling (giving your staff and volunteers the language to discuss your work), are all important marketing objectives to consider.

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See3

OCTOBER 30, 2015

With this project came the task of establishing personas that the organization could use in telling stories that attract and retain a strong base of volunteers, donors and wish referrers. We know that their insights will provide valuable nuance to these target audiences and help to make them more accurate on a chapter level.

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