Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There’s a sentence that every communications professional at a nonprofit has heard (and if you’re like me, dreads): “We need a toolkit for that launch.” That said, I spent the bulk of my professional years in communications avoiding “the toolkit.” We craft content in our own voice and style.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Urgency in your call to action Thank your donors “You” language makes the donor the hero How to build your case in a fundraising letter As you build your case for support, make sure you’re answering these three key questions: Why give? Use fundraising language when asking for donations.

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EveryAction

MAY 11, 2023

There’s strength in numbers, and you need to build a base of educated and engaged advocates to raise their voices with you. Make sure your ask is clear and to the point: Trade complex language for simple phrasing and remove jargon in order to make sure supporters understand your call to action.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 20, 2024

Fine-tune tone: Specify your desired tone by instructing AI to “make it more formal,” “add a friendly tone,” or “be more professional” to better align with your organization’s voice. As you harness these tools, remember to infuse your content with the distinctive elements that make your story resonate deeply with your donors.

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Pamela Grow

AUGUST 14, 2024

These steps have been synthesized from the 2023 Ethical Storytelling Report , which includes the perspectives of 20+ storytelling experts and boots-on-the-ground nonprofit professionals. Remember, the stories we share aren’t just narratives; they are voices of resilience, echoes of hope, and drivers of change.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To affect real change, each of us, from event organizers to team members, needs to be proactive and open to a range of voices, experiences, and perspectives. You can reach a more diverse audience if you are including different voices in the planning process. And this is not because they are the only knowledgeable voices.

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Media Cause

JUNE 29, 2024

AI technologies, like machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics, are driving these innovations, enabling nonprofits to better understand and engage with their donors on an ongoing basis. Fundwriter.AI: This software was developed with nonprofit professionals to be simple and powerful.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 23, 2023

To do that, you have to connect with them emotionally through a story, a photo, and hero language that makes them feel special and important, like they personally stepped in and made a difference through their gift. Many donors won’t understand your insider language and will stop reading. A perfect thank-you letter does both.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 8, 2020

So much of that authenticity manifests itself through the way they communicate and their voice. And YET… one of the things I’ve encountered so many times is organizations thinking that they have to be “professional” in order to be seen as a “serious” non-profit. I used to strive to be much more “professional.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

I will predominantly utilize Identity-First Language (e.g., disabled people”) as opposed to Person-First Language (e.g., However, proponents of the disability justice movement posit that disability is not a bad word, and efforts have been made to embrace Identity-First Language (IFL) and to reclaim the word disability itself.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In the first part of this series, I talked about why you need to define your goals, your brand and voice, and your audience before crafting your story. Use descriptive language. . When you use descriptive language, you help the audience picture something in detail. You can read part one here. Present a struggle and a solution.

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M+R

MARCH 14, 2024

Read time: 7 minutes If you’re a professional fundraiser, every day is giving day. Unfortunately, not all of our donors are themselves professional fundraisers — so creating a special, attention-grabbing Giving Day that gets your audiences excited and engaged can be a big boost during an otherwise quiet time of year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Association of Advancement Professionals (AASP) Conference featured a keynote on AI and Fundraising by David Lawson and Laurie Hood Lawson.They are the co-authors of the book, Big Good Philanthropy in the Age of Big Data and Cognitive Computing. There is a section on recommended responsible practices for AI. Social Change.

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AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To affect real change, each of us, from event organizers to team members, needs to be proactive and open to a range of voices, experiences, and perspectives. You can reach a more diverse audience if you are including different voices in the planning process. And this is not because they are the only knowledgeable voices.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A couple of decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist. A couple decades later a quick search on Idealist.org turns up over 2000 current jobs and tons of nonprofit social media professionals on networks like Nonprofit.ist.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

Prefers language that is both relatable and easy to understand (with some experts saying it’s important to use their slang ). But to truly understand how nonprofits can best engage Gen Z on social media, we thought it was important to bring my generation’s voice into the conversation.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Mark at Queer Ideas takes on the concept of voice and tone in nonprofit communications. I've come to the conclusion that the instructional approach that so many brand guidelines take to defining 'tone of voice' simply doesn't work when it comes to specifying how non-profits must use language," Mark says. read more.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 23, 2021

Daily stand-ups give a voice to all team members and empower people to speak up. Continuous feedback loops allow for people to have an equal voice in their organization. Empathy is the language of nonprofit donation requests, annual reports and case studies. Nonprofit professionals have empathy ingrained.

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Allegiance Group

JULY 3, 2024

Many professionals tout its powerful and unmatched efficiency, and just as many are afraid it’s coming for their jobs. Yet today, they’re stronger than ever, thanks to predictive analytics and natural language processors (NLPs). AI tends to flatten an organization’s distinct voice. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are designers and researchers, communications professionals and developers. Forum One is committed to providing professional opportunities for future leaders from diverse backgrounds. Our next staff survey will refine our priorities based on what we hear, so that all staff have a voice in the approach to this work.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Voices That Inspire: Welcoming AAPI Luminaries to Your Stage When planning your AAPI Heritage Month event, consider inviting influential speakers and community leaders from within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community to participate. They can speak about their career journeys and professional accomplishments.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Whenever possible, let their voice be heard. Rather than using your story simply to give your organization a platform, amplify the voice of the story subject. Whenever possible, let their voice be heard. You can mix up post formats, tweak some language, and swap out supporting materials to keep it fresh.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 10, 2022

Inclusion – Change management gives your organization a framework with the language and instructions needed to ensure all stakeholders have a chance to voice their viewpoints. Over time, it helps build your organization’s change management “muscle” and helps your organization to stay resilient no matter what the future brings.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Voice Notes. Select the language of your recording. You’ll be raising your public profile, demonstrating a professional capacity to listen, and letting your support base or clients be heard. . Here are just a few of the apps you can use to transcribe your files: Google Assistant . Transcribe. Speechnotes. SpeechTexter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 6, 2008

I got this great question from someone and I know that many of you may have struggled with this issue and have some wisdom to offer: Hi Beth, My question is: does the voice/tone of a blog need to match up with the voice/tone of the nonprofit? Perhaps that is why I am protective of my blogging voice. Any thoughts or resources?

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. Professional References/Testimonials (others who can speak on the organization’s behalf). We reflected. We adapted.

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Qgiv

MARCH 27, 2023

For most nonprofit professionals, AI seems like a far-off fictional concept, bound to sci-fi adventures that we watch or read. The GPT of ChatGPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer, which is a group of language models trained to generate human-like text developed by OpenAI. And of course, don’t forget personalization!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Deliver bad news quickly, constructively, and in a spirit of professional development. Listen actively, making sure that your people feel heard and understood and have a voice in terms of offering positive suggestions in the office or on the shop floor. Always remember to: Recognize achievements and accomplishments often.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In this entertaining video of the keynote, they explained these complicated technologies in simple, easy to understand language. The opening video sequence shows how AI will impact the everyday work flow of business professionals. You can watch the keynote on YouTube. Hat Tip to Tal Frankfurt). ?.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

El Museo Reimaginado is a collaborative effort of museum professionals in North and South America to explore museums' potential as community catalysts. The examples were all around us, not just in the voices of speakers but in the physical sites where we met. Each room was a diverse mix of voices, perspectives, and language.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As we try to raise support for 2015, we wanted to share the impact of your donation from last year, from the voices of our scholarship recipients. Taproot Foundation''s mission is to lead, mobilize, and engage professionals in pro bono service that drives social change. You can find her on Twitter @kborchgrevink.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It’s easy to feel like you’re the voice of your organization, and it’s tempting to try to talk like you are that organization. Ditch the industry jargon and formal language when writing or speaking with your supporters. When posting on social media, skip the formalities and embrace your unique voice and tone.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 15, 2020

to only have to look professional from my waist-up, to not have to worry about prepping lunches for work, to get those extra minutes of sleep I’d usually spend stuck in traffic. We’re having to work harder to communicate because it’s harder to process non-verbal cues like subtle facial expressions, tone of voice, or body language.

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Only 7% of communication is verbal – a whopping 55% is your body language and eye contact! Strong and effective body language can help establish an immediate rapport with your audience and signal confidence in your message. Body language can betray you. Mind your voice inflections, speed of your speech, volume and tone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 9, 2011

Is that really a reason to study , talk about , and define a professional identity of a "nonprofit sector?" Better maybe, for the different pieces to keep to themselves, with their own methods, language, and professional development programs? However, as part of a sector they have an advocacy voice in policy circles.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 9, 2014

For many arts/museum professionals, writing text in 100-word chunks is a daily activity. We pack sentences with high-falutin vocabulary, pepper them with clauses, and wrap them up in insider language. it marks adverbs and uses of passive voice. And of course, it doesn''t actually channel the voice of Ernest Hemingway.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 23, 2024

To prevent email from being flagged as spam, McClelland suggests at a minimum avoiding overuse of spammy language such as “free,” “bargain,” and “first come, first served,” especially during the run-up to holidays or other busy times when inboxes are already teeming with retail ads and come-ons.

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