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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. In short, great storytelling tugs heartstrings and that’s step 1 if you want a donation. For the purposes of our exercise, let’s say our story takes place in India.

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15+ Exciting Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas for Your BBBS Agency

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Big Brothers Big Sisters As an organization dedicated to mentoring children, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) exemplifies how successful peer-to-peer campaigns can be for fundraising. Fun Runs and other walkathon-type events might be more common than bowling or golfing, but that doesn’t make them any less effective.

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How to Host a Read-a-thon Fundraiser

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And that’s not to mention the hassle that sometimes comes with trying to get young children excited about reading. They can either collect regular donations or pledges from family and friends based on the number of pages or books they read on their personal fundraising pages at the conclusion of the read-a-thon.

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13 Innovative Online Fundraising Ideas For Nonprofits & Charities

CauseVox

of all online donations , so it’s one of the best online fundraising ideas out there. In fact, 1 in 4 solicitation emails from peer-to-peer fundraisers result in donations, compared with 1 in 1,250 emails from a nonprofit. “1 On the day of the blitz, send out a series of emails requesting donations. Donation Matching Drive.

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Modifying P2P Campaigns When Participants Crave Social Connection

Connection Cafe

Combine children being out of school and people working from home or being out of work with a fervent global curiosity, and we have a recipe for unprecedented levels of screen time and social media usage. Encourage generosity : We’ve known for a long time that the act of donating and fundraising makes people happy.

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10 Tips for Managing Social Media Burnout

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Pick one social networking profile and keep it entirely for fun and your personal life. Whether you want to use Facebook or another social networking site for fun, I strongly recommend keeping one profile where your personality can really come through. Breathe, exercise, and treat yourself. This an important one. People watch.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

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This’ll be a fun one. . This is kind of fun for you, I imagine, Lindsay, because you’re usually in my shoes listening to a guest speaker, but … – [Lindsay] I am. . That’s just a quick fun fact for you. Like, I want to stay as a member of this board because I’m having fun. I’m Steven.

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