CauseVox

OCTOBER 17, 2024

They have all realized that giving back is so much more effective – and fun – when you do it with others. Once you have someone in mind, make the ask by painting a picture of how their gift will make a significant difference. Let your partner share their story. What could your GivingTuesday partnerships look like?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 25, 2019

Maybe you’re hoping to raise awareness or funds, show some supporter appreciation, do some community building, or maybe you just want to have a little fun. But, in reality, nonprofits have many reasons for hosting an event. 2) Choose the audience for your event. 3) Get creative with your promotions. Ready to grow your fundraising event ?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

It was a lot of fun, and as much as I was asked to share some of my knowledge and ideas, I learned a great deal from the local participants. A blog can provide the space for sharing news, announcements, stories, and other information and let you reshare and distribute it all over the web. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 1, 2021

In addition to their great pictures and videos of cats being cared for at Perry’s Place, they also remind people how they can help their great work continue. They’re also using their own hashtag and some fun emojis, which helps it visually pop on a Twitter feed. 2) Text-to-Donate on Twitter. 3) Text-to-Donate on YouTube.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Post a wide variety of blog content and have some fun with it. People are much more responsive and likely to share your blog post if its subject matter is related to a breaking news story. Often tied to breaking news stories or internal developments at your organization, a blog post calling for action is often well received.

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CauseVox

MARCH 17, 2025

Picture this: a sunny day, a beautifully manicured golf course, and a group of enthusiastic golfers ready to tee offall while raising funds to support your nonprofit’s mission. Features on CauseVox like leaderboards and progress tracking can help create fun competition. Sounds pretty great, right?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 21, 2009

I keynoted the Illinois Computing Educators - ICE conference recently, and someone posted a picture on Flickr. It's fun to go out and tell stories to hundreds of people. Mainly, I talk about where Benetech comes from.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? You can even have fun engaging your supporters and board members when coming up with these designs. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures. You can also send fun cards using Felt. Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

You CAN have an organized, efficient, and yes – even FUN — Board meeting. One agenda item is mentioned, and that is Betty’s cue to break into lengthy stories and opinions, basically hijacking the conversation. Your Board is responsible for big picture issues that have to do with governing the organization. You know David.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 27, 2020

So, what’s the story behind the Blue Fox brand? ​ Here’s the first part: An Accounting Firm’s Marketing Love Story , told by our Founder & CEO, Chantal Sheehan. Juhli: It’s so important for the client to have a clear picture of what their business is all about. Her article is a must read!

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

Tenacious, Intelligent, Resourceful, Passionate, Insightful, Caring, Determined, and Fun are among the hundreds of words used to describe my friend and mentor, Simone Joyaux, since her passing last week. I will add to this post several pictures so all of you can muster a true sense of what she was to members of the Love clan.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Moment—Using your data to tell stories, make decisions, and change the world.” It can also make using data fun ! We’ve all heard the phrase, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” Please share your story in the comments! Moment—Using your data to tell stories, make decisions, and change the world.”

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

BuzzFeed News has published a great story that looks at the cultural phenomenon that was on display when that picture of a mile-long Starbucks order (which included over 18 pumps of flavor) went viral earlier this month. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Spoiler alert: their opinions are not as unanimous as I would’ve thought.).

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.orgSource

JANUARY 30, 2024

walk, remote work came with some not-so-fun trade-offs. If you think EI is a soft skill, one of those activities that requires maximum effort for minimum results, these statistics tell a different story. These activities are fun, and they promote an empathetic point of view.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

If either of my two panels are accepted, I’ll be designing some fun, full room interactive learning experiences that will be intended to shake loose peer learning and shared insights. Mark Horvath will be joining me as well as backchannel of people from around the world – that ought to be fun! Are you the picture taker???

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a sector, we’ve been addicted to the buzz about social media – and social media itself – for nearly 20 years, but if we take a step back and take a critical look at the big picture of social media, many nonprofits will discover that their return on investment (ROI) from using social media is minimal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Repeated content, like blog posts, event listings, or even things like your programs or success stories. Avoid stretching images if they live next to content; you don’t want to end up with a skewed or blurry picture. There are two different places where copy length variation can happen: 1) Content that is frequently updated.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Fun Compliance Training – A Real Phrase. As the other component of the Super Bowl example, stories can be equally important to furthering the retention of the messages you are attempting to convey. These stories can be further augmented with the inclusion of participation. Use Storylines.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I had a lot of fun yesterday giving a webinar for the Nonprofit Webinar series ; it was a whole hour discussing community engagement! In my experience, the more diverse group you can get together to have this conversation and work through this planning together, the more complete a picture you can draw of your community.

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The Verge

JANUARY 29, 2021

Leto took a more sinister turn as a wealthy replicant designer in Blade Runner 2049 , and Hathaway had a lot of fun in Ocean’s 8 as a film star at the center of a diamond heist. If a gangly take on WeWork seems more your speed, Succession ’s Nicholas Braun is playing Adam Neumann in another version of the story. Image: Warner Bros.

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The Verge

APRIL 15, 2022

One of the most persistent cryptocurrency ideas I’ve encountered from crypto proponents like Chris Dixon is that it will let people collaboratively tell stories with non-fungible tokens (or NFTs) and then profit from their creative work. Archie Comics. The NFT characters will cost $66.66 So, what’s the writing part?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

Include statistics and fun facts where possible, and include a question at the end that would inspire conversation.” When asking people to share pictures, ask that they tag @PurrfectPets to be featured in our stories and site! Please include 2–4 strong, relevant hashtags.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

Implications eventually give way to revelations, but the story remains rooted in burning questions of how best to challenge a foundational status quo without breaking the bonds of family, recalling films like Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding , but blazing a unique path.

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The Verge

JANUARY 16, 2021

Still: there were some big stories to follow and things to learn about what’s coming up in consumer tech. I have to say with TVs in particular, I am gratified to see tech companies competing on straight-up picture quality via higher contrast and HDR instead of merely higher pixel counts and, I dunno, 3D or curved screens.

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NetWits

JULY 11, 2012

Teachers doing something silly/funny/fun. Past students sharing their stories. Pictures (the key is to have them tag friends/family): Of them selves in their school apparel. One of the most proven ways to get people liking your Facebook page it to give them something really enticing. Here are a few ideas to get you started….

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We’ve included great apps that are just generally fun or useful to have on your phone, and apps that you should download to replace the default ones that Apple ships. In other words, it’s the most fun place on the internet right now. But it’ll still offering 15GB (on top of any pictures and videos you’ve already uploaded).

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story? What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2012

I am on a panel about measurement: Picturing Your Data is Better Than 1,000 Numbers:Data Visualization Techniques for Social Change. Our session is part of the online live streaming sessions and it was fun trying to translate some of the face-to-face interactive exercises we’re doing in the room to activities online.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

The refreshed look, which includes fresh ways to navigate the app and a simplified pinwheel icon, is designed to better highlight your favorite old pictures, Google said. At the top of the tab, you’ll see Memories, a private archive of your old photos that you browse like Instagram Stories. Below is a grid of the photos on the map.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 18, 2011

Asking supporters to take an apple to their teacher may sound like a fun call to action – it engages students and parents in any grade level, is a simple and straightforward ask, and has teachers at the center. Revisit your Story. What’s your organization’s story? You have one. Campaigns in Action.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2014

The campaign included creating nonprofit impact videos and stories based on issue areas, such as land use, violence, obesity, volunteerism, etc. The videos and stories would be shared by social media and multiple channels and would also be available on the DonorEdge site. Next use an infographic, picture, or video of homeless people.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

A fun, colorful way to track your nonprofit’s growth and activity on Twitter. into “Stories” that can then be easily shared on social media and embeded on websites and blogs. Currently in beta, the Storify homepage features numerous timely stories. TwitSprout :: twitsprout.com. Statigram :: statigr.am.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Peer-to-peer fundraising—individuals raising money for a cause with the help of their family and friends—is a fun, easy, and lucrative strategy to attract awareness and generate funds for your cause. Bowl-a-Thon This is a popular way to get teams together for friendly competition in a fun social environment.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Welcome people who can contribute unique stories and experiences. Big picture thinkers who can execute the details. Allow people to build on each other’s suggestions by replacing “no” with “yes, and.” Give spontaneity a spot on every agenda.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. And if you have do it right, it can capture attention, be fun, and , even get shared and spread by others.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Want to know where you can watch A Christmas Story ? The service lets you archive stories you come across online so that you can get to those long reads later (because, you know, you’ll totally get to them all later). VSCO is the best photo filter app out there if you want to create vibey, filmic pictures. Pocket Casts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harrison’s emphasis on telling his personal story when he talks about charity: water sets the tone for the organization’s marketing strategy.

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