Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Homelessness affects over 650,000 Americans, yet these individuals often remain hidden from public view. Small towns and remote communities face distinct barriers when tackling housing insecurity – from scattered populations across wide geographic areas to limited transportation and fewer emergency shelter options.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 3, 2021

Madison Gonzalez is a National Public Speaker, Storyteller of the Year Award-Winner, Best-Selling Author of Dear Mirror, Events Manager, and Published Poet. and Indianapolis-based nonprofit that fosters community programs in Indiana for the terminally ill, seniors, families and the home-bound.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 21, 2010

This afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of spending a few hours with members of the Charity Technology Trust/Charity Technology Exchange team, part of the TechSoup Global network , exploring their options for creating programs or services to build and foster community throughout their network. Who is the community?

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Those who gift significant resources to well-known individuals—who have limited experience leading community or population-based programming—also give them the power to decide to whom those dollars should be regranted within communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. email addresses are not allowed, and as a general rule, should not be used for your nonprofit communications publicly or internally. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

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TechImpact

JULY 28, 2014

We understand it shows how involved and dedicated we are to the the communities we’re serving. Make sure your avatar and bio information is up to date and start actively following as people in your community. Visual storytelling. Image courtesy of Home Business Rotator. The answer is an emphatic yes. You have to ask.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2012

But connecting with consumers and brand advocates directly, in active online communities, is the real secret sauce, especially for B2C startups with an online presence. DonorsChoose.org has done a great job of creating an online community around transparency and sharing. Everyone needs publicity and wants their work to be recognized.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. or combined with photos of the communities you serve.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 22, 2013

After spending all these years investing time and resources into building and engaging your online communities before there was proof that your time and resources were well spent, your nonprofit is now in the best position to reap the benefits of a powerful, action-oriented Social Web. That said, congrats to the early adopters!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2021

Described as a membership-based community, the app aims to connect womxn using storytelling — including through both live video chat sessions as well as with pre-recorded stories that are available at any time. The company has been quietly operating in beta since April 2020, but is now making its public launch.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This storytelling framework asks you to answer three basic questions: Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Storytelling Storytelling possesses an unparalleled power to ignite empathy, drive action, and foster connection – making it an indispensable tool for your GivingTuesday social media campaigns. An example of storytelling in a Raising Hope Dogs GivingTuesday social media fundraising campaign.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What is the secret to successful grant writing?” Help other nonprofits grow by sharing your knowledge and insights with a chance to be featured in the next Ask the Blue Avocado Community results. Know your prospective funder in depth! A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. That said, for those nonprofits that do want to grow a community on Twitter, follow these best practices when writing your tweets to maximize the likelihood of your tweets getting noticed: 1. 10) Explore Twitter Spaces, Newsletters, and Communities.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

25% YELLOW: Emotional Storytelling Emotional appeals were crucial for tapping donor heartstrings. Success Factors: Public Engagement: The challenge was simple, fun, and encouraged user-generated content, leading to massive social media engagement and celebrity participation. Matching contributions doubled the impact.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. Why Community? So, why community? You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 1, 2014

Thanks to a partnership with the Public Interest Registry , Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good was able to report live from the Cause Marketing Forum (Storified) last week in Chicago, IL. CMF2014 || Advice about branding and storytelling for nonprofits; pic.twitter.com/oZEBgyNKRd. — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) May 29, 2014.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

By using community-driven fundraising techniques, such as peer-to-peer fundraising , making phone calls, sharing the campaign online, connecting you with prospective donors, or using their community connections to broaden your campaign’s scope, your board can kickstart the fundraising efforts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2020

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. Your goal is to make storytelling decisions for your video that will elicit arousing, high-dominance emotions with an element of surprise in the viewer.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

An additional gift of up $3,500 (US) worth of Cisco products to help each winning org harness the power of human and technology networks to multiply their impact on the people and communities they serve. There were 24,000 votes cast by the public and a surge of views on YouTube for the entrants. Good luck!

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

By sharing compelling stories that highlight the real-life transformations resulting from their work, your grantees can demonstrate the impact they have on their communities. Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. A first-person voice is best.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

It was much more traffic than I would have ever thought possible, but thanks to the burgeoning “Nonprofit Organizations” communities that I had built on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, launching a blog was much easier in 2009 than it was when I tried and failed in 2004. That first month Nonprofit Tech 2.0 received 13,000 visitors.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

" Great example of digital storytelling and community engagement. This site is an open space for those in the international development community who want to honestly and publicly share their failures. It aims to create a culture in the broader international development community where failure is embraced."

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

While your organization accounts work to build an authentic community, share your story, and advance your brand strategy, playing the game as it was intended (person-to-person) can drive even more meaningful engagement with your cause. . 6) Provide a fun and supportive community. 7 Keys to an Effective Social Media Ambassador Program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 10, 2022

If people are not given adequate content, they will not share with others and the organization and its mission will fail to engage the community. One question must be asked at every step of the planning process: Is video the best way to communicate the message? One of the best ways to share the message is by telling a story.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords in the nonprofit industry, and in marketing in general. Think about them in terms of these guiding questions: What community issues/personal trials does your organization address and how do you address them? Each piece of content should represent your organization’s brand.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. So, why would we not want to use this powerful communication tool when writing grant proposals? When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems.

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Bloomerang

JULY 27, 2021

Over centuries, storytelling has followed a similar pattern. When it comes to nonprofit storytelling , The Singularity Effect is proven to be effective. This concept is true in written storytelling and in visual storytelling through photographs and other media. . Knowing your audience helps with this.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

2013 has been quite a year for the startup community and social and technology-related businesses in particular. In just a few months, Twitter went public , Google Glass showed up on our train route to work, and YouTube hosted ‘live’ music video awards. Expert Storytellers. Trevor Sumner , LocalVox. . Content Creator.

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Allegiance Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For instance, charity: water has a 100% model , where every public donation funds sustainable clean water projects, and private donors cover its operational costs. You can zoom in to see images from that community, the solution for clean water, and the number of people impacted. An interactive map pinpoints each project.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

Huge organizations have huge teams and designated employees just for nonprofit public relations and outreach, media connections, and communications. This is where knowing the basics of nonprofit public relations will come in handy so you can effectively pitch media and not waste your time without seeing results. Storytelling.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Although Autio is currently only available on iOS , the company is currently testing an Android app in private beta and plans to release it to the public soon. “We also have more community-focused features to encourage story sharing and discovery rolling out over the course of this year. ” HearHere raises $3.2M

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Eventually, they saw the need to harness technology to help simplify fundraising, inspire supporters, and rally communities. Using The Power Of Storytelling To Sell The Need. A great fundraiser is a great storyteller. Grow Your Email List. Resources can be free or low-cost but can really help raise the profile of your mission.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This versatility allows nonprofits to leverage donation letters across various fundraising initiatives, maximizing their outreach efforts and fostering greater community engagement. Storytelling connects donors to your mission and introduces them to the people theyll help with their gifts. Describe your current initiative.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The answer lies in the power of storytelling. Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. Collective experience: Building community through stories Research from Princeton University shows that when we share stories, our physiological responses align.

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