Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 19, 2024

It’s impossible to create that high-level, human-centered impact without getting into the weeds. Data is the foundation for every technological initiative. Promote the use of data visualization and storytelling to communicate insights. Granting access while guiding usage builds a culture where data is valued.

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Candid

AUGUST 15, 2024

These articles explain, for example, how to overcome fundraising challenges during an election year, how to make sure your nonprofit is “grant-ready,” and how even the smallest nonprofits can get noticed by potential donors and build those relationships. Is your nonprofit organization ‘grant-ready’?

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

In 2020, nonprofits raised around 20% of their income from grants. Grant funds from foundations, government entities, and corporations help nonprofits diversify their income streams. Below, we’ll cover nine best practices and tips on how to write a winning grant proposal. Leverage Language and Formatting From Past Grants.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When measuring your impact, you probably do so in relation to the specific needs of the community you serve, but you are also just one in a broader network of organizations working collectively to create a sustainable future for all. Each step you take to maximize your impact creates a ripple that carries through to create global change.

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Kindful

AUGUST 12, 2021

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. These organizations are currently offering grant and funding opportunities and/or accepting letters of inquiry or project ideas. . Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2016

During the chat, @GivingTues will start with welcomes, and then lead a discussion about storytelling best practices. Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @ meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake ) and me.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 16, 2024

As the sector starts to move to more personalized versus mass engagement and, as one of the staples of annual reports goes out of style (namely, donor lists), it would be strange if you didn’t feel hesitant to invest resources in a donor impact report. We speak very clearly about how much is being granted to the actual hospital network.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 20, 2024

Blackbaud’s Katherine Liles and Katie Turner will talk with Kyle Abraham from Avon Old Farms School in the session Looking for Higher Donor Impact? She’ll provide a step-by-step process for integrating federal grant compliance into your organization’s internal controls.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. Carolyn’s Nonprofit Blog was inspired by the many people who have reached out to Carolyn since it was launched in 2011 to ask for advice about becoming a grant writer and nonprofit fundraiser.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

Your organization’s donor communications program — consisting of solid Ask+Thank+Report+Repeat systems — utilizes neuroscience, consistency, and proof of impact to deliver trust in a nutshell. Your emotional case for support drives all donor communications, from grant proposals to web copy to fundraising appeals.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 11, 2019

If you spend any time working with foundations, you’ll notice a central thread in the stories told by their leaders, in the content posted to their websites, and in the information they share with the news media. Most foundation stories start and end with money. Money is, of course, an important part of what foundations do.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

When smaller, place-based foundations collaborate and align their work, they provide unique value to local communities and nonprofits. Still, many foundations shy away from working together, assuming it will require considerable time and a loss of independence. . Benefits of Funder Collaboration .

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A well-crafted branding strategy can help you stand out from the crowd, attract donors and volunteers, and make a lasting impact on your community. Increase your impact on the community. Increase your impact on the community. What impact do you want to have on the world? Tell your impact story.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year.

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Request a demo Go beyond the check Empower your grantees to sustain grant funds, diversify revenue, and build a broader base of community support. Request more information How It Works Jumpstart is designed to be intentional, inclusive, and impactful, helping grantmakers meet nonprofits where they are through personalized support.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

Data champions —whether inside a nonprofit organization or a foundation—know that data on its own doesn’t accelerate impact on its own. Without question, our ability to track and measure outcomes and the impact of social good initiatives has expanded considerably over the past several years.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

However, datamaking has added power because it can beused to deepen strategic social processes of foundation-funded change. However, grants to create publicly available data sets or data training for marginalized groups or under resourced organizations do not by themselves lead to equitable outcomes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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See3

APRIL 9, 2024

How Make-A-Wish is Using Audience Personas Recently, See3 partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation of America to help the organization better understand its audiences and develop an organization-wide content strategy. Do you want to take your nonprofit’s storytelling to the next level? Put your audience first.

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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. The Vilcek Foundation. The Vilcek Foundation has a mission to elevate and communicate the importance of immigrants’ contributions to the arts and sciences in America. The Frist Art Museum.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2023

By growing your fundraising program in support of a strategic plan that calls for paid employees, your organization can make a bigger impact on the community and change more lives. Five Places to Find Grants for Your Nonprofit for FREE! Knowing where to find grants is critical if you want money to pay for programs and projects.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Kyle Gregory is CEO/Co-Founder of Give Back Nation , a nonprofit serving other nonprofits with vetted tools, knowledge, coaching, strategy, implementation, and concierge support to help maximize efficiency, increase fundraising, and expand impact across the country. Branding & Storytelling. Removing Barriers To Giving.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you were one of the foundation professionals who joined us this year in Nashville, you are hopefully well into your planning for how to put some of what you learned to use; I’m also hoping you enjoy this little refresher on what I consider to be some of the finer takeaways from our foundations track. l everage the results.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Nonprofit Management.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Despite this outsized impact, Toyin has yet to secure adequate funding to support and scale TLNYC. Until the sector reframes the definition of a successful innovator to include proximate Black leaders advancing unparalleled community-driven impact, we will never dismantle the root causes of the world's most urgent problems.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 13, 2016

The start of the grant process is similar to writing this article. Tina, the development director, found the perfect grant in the most unlikely of places…) A bold proclamation? Tina, the development director, found the perfect grant in the most unlikely of places…) A bold proclamation? Let’s do that. Shop Local.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Being only a small recurring donor to the Clinton Foundation, I was excited to find myself sitting across the desk of the former president at his New York office and hearing firsthand about the impact of the foundation's work in East Africa. Virtual Reality Is the Future of Storytelling. What VR Can Do. My Prediction.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CauseVox’s Year-End Fundraising Fair was a mini-conference featuring 16+curated sessions with a big impact on year-end fundraising. Use Storytelling To Drive Your Year-End Fundraising. Julia shared there’s fundamentally 5 kinds of stories: Creation Stories Impact Stories Insider Stories Donor Stories Community Stories.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2022

Alexandra Conforti ASU Lodestar Center Communications Aide / Storyteller. With a DAF established at a public charity like a community foundation, the donor can contribute cryptocurrency to the fund tax-free and direct grants to any nonprofit organization. How does cryptocurrency impact the environment?

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We have everything from: Fundraising & Grants. Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Fundraising & Grants/ @CASEAdvance. Nonprofit Management.

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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. For nonprofit managers who oversee tedious administrative work and grant proposal grinds, for instance, AI is a godsend for reducing time suck.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Forum One redesigned the National Council’s website to create a digital experience that conveys the value and impact of its new brand. In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. Participants?observe?a

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Forum One redesigned the National Council’s website to create a digital experience that conveys the value and impact of its new brand. In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. Participants?observe?a

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. We thought we’d ask some past winners to tell us about how they’ve been using their videos and how important storytelling is to their organization. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

7 Foundational Steps To Planning Your Best Giving Tuesday. Squarespace put together a few tips and tricks to ensure that your nonprofit’s site is as stunning and impactful as its goals. Make your emails are unique and effective with these email storytelling tips. The Power Of Storytelling For Fundraising.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

Their latest iteration, titled “Radical Impact” will bring together over 25,000 nonprofit professionals across three days and 75+ high-impact sessions to provide them with actionable next steps in their fundraising and marketing efforts. Cost: General admission is free.

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