Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these words: Your nonprofit’s logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Telling your whole story with your nonprofit’s logo is not necessary. It makes sense.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

Give Context : Make your style clear by using descriptive language about your audience and flex that thesaurus for tone. When building through the API For more advanced users, there are ways to better tune models with more variables beyond language. This helps the AI understand your requirements better and provide a relevant response.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

It’s the goal of every nonprofit that creates a video – creating a video that has impact. Examining what makes video have an impact was the topic of TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat. Pacific time , so there's still time to take these tips and apply them to your digital story!

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these six words: Your logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Holding hands around a globe.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Planned Giving Is Accessible to All Planned giving flips the script on the traditional donation structure because it does not disrupt a supporter’s current cash flow. Relate stories of the impact of legacy giving and provide illuminating data on the nonprofit’s mission and importance.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Once confirmed, welcome them with an email that tells your organization’s story and sets expectations on how often they’ll hear from you. But it turns out that identity-focused language can be even more powerful. Newsletters. Thank you’s.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

When segmenting your list, be careful about language that could alienate certain donors. Once confirmed, welcome them with an email that tells your organization’s story and sets expectations on how often they’ll hear from you. But it turns out that identity-focused language can be even more powerful. Newsletters. Thank you’s.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. This waste adds to the overhead for a nonprofit, distracting from the impact sought by their mission and adding to their unfunded operational costs. Research funding.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

And one thing he said about the impact of living in an autonomous world, “Empathy, human touch and interaction will be become more important.” . It reminded me of a prediction that my TechSoup Global colleague, Marnie Webb, said to me almost 7 years ago when we were talking about the impact of crowdfunding and connectivity.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

Focus on their impact and show that impact through stories. You’ll want to craft some specific language for your board early on to let them know what their role is and how they can help. It should help highlight the impact of the project, and connect that impact to personal stories. Case for Support.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

Major donors make a major impact on your nonprofit, but it can be a bit scary to ask major donors for a donation. Work from a list of prepared questions , but be prepared to go off-script if the donor goes in a different direction. What do you believe would make the biggest impact on those we serve?”. Phone or In Person?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

They recruited some of their strongest supporters to act as “AuSM Champions” and run peer-to-peer fundraising pages, then invite all their friends to a livestream event full of cooking demonstrations, personal stories, and drawings. Colleen also made sure to create a robust template for her fundraisers with boilerplate language and images.

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EveryAction

JUNE 20, 2023

Our purpose is to power those who power social impact, and we came together for a reason: to better meet the needs of our customers—the doers. We also recently made enhancements to our OpenVPB phone bank organizing tool to allow users to set a default script and up to four alternate scripts for their phone banks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

” He offered a simple framework for doing improvisation: notice, accept, and build. He also talked about the Improviser Mindset VS Scripted Mindset of leaders. Scripted mindsets expect everything to be perfect in theory, on paper, and in the real world – and when it isn’t they don’t know how to lead.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. So when you’re following up, make sure that you’re prioritizing talking about the impact above even your fundraising goals. Impact is more important than fundraising goals. Makes sense.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Instead of starting with the story, start with the data. If you know whom you want to consume your infographic, you’re able to tailor the language, imagery, focus, and key points used to appeal to this target audience. 4) Craft Your Story. Ensure you communicate the key elements of your story. Dig into the data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 5, 2019

These are people who want to help amplify your message to increase your impact, share their passion, and recruit others to join the cause. . Are you expecting them to share stories related to your organization’s brand and use a set hashtag, like how the Bob Woodruff Foundation does it? These are your social media ambassadors. .

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And my mission is really to educate and empower nonprofit leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to scale their revenue and amplify their impact. on the next slide, we’ll talk about how it really affects the organization’s programming, fundraising, and overall impact. What will the impact be?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2023

POWERFUL demonstration of gift’s impact. Phone Call This is your secret weapon, perhaps the most under-utilized ways of thanking donors, and probably the method that has the most lasting impact. Most organizations simply put cursory thank you language there, and may even use canned language from their email service or CRM provider.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The language that we use is vitally important to our fundraising efforts. That means that if marketing is doing its job to build relationships and share impact, fundraisers will have it easy. AuSM found that CauseVox was especially helpful in showcasing their impact because of the myriad of features. So what is a toolkit?

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Kindful

DECEMBER 10, 2021

here’s a sample script you can use when speaking with your potential donors : . Make the specific ask and explain what impact that will have]. . Editor’s note : You can find a call script here for thanking a donor after they make a donation and another one for soliciting year-end gifts here. Is there a monthly giving option?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Stories, data, and explanations are your tools. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

So I help organizations tell powerful stories that have raised collectively around a half billion dollars. Be an ambassador but tell a specific story? . They made sure that we got to hear stories from some of these folks, but they put a face on what our impact would be if we gave. “Understand our mission.”

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Without financial support through federal funding, grants, and generous donors it’s impossible to continue your important work (and make a big impact). . It’s one thing for you to say that your organization is dedicated to making a positive impact. can be a great way for nonprofits to show off the real, tangible impact they’re making.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. Does it have that big of an impact?” And then look at first-rate performance and impact. Tell a story.

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

When they see nonprofit stories, when they see all of this information that you’re putting out there, it’s a suggestion on how they should feel about your organization, your clients, and the work that you do. So, in 2019, into 2019, all of 2020, messaging was focused on the pandemic impact, the impact it had on your organization.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A like here, a comment there, and a link back to your site can, with time, have a huge impact on search rankings. A good framework to follow, especially if you want to show the impact your nonprofit makes , goes something like this: Give an example of a success story by highlighting results. Introduction.

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