Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind. 9) Browse pictures of baby animals regularly. Reading books does that.

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Greater Giving

JUNE 19, 2023

It’s common knowledge today that storytelling is among the most effective ways to connect with an audience and deliver content in a way that’s catchy, resonant, and memorable. But what does storytelling mean in practice? The post Truly Compelling Cases for Support: 5 Storytelling Tips appeared first on Greater Giving Blog.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Based on my experience, here’s how to avoid making the most common mistakes deep tech founders make when pitching investors: Work on your storytelling. Dedicate multiple slides to painting the picture of what society would look like should you meet all your intended milestones as a company. Try to reach hearts and minds.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

of storytelling will help you drastically increase your organization’s revenue and impact. A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. As entrepreneurial expert Gary Vaynerchuk puts it, “Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2015

We started with mindfulness from Chris Block, improvisation from David Havens , and Heather and I co-facilitated a session on networks. Expect a few blog posts from me on these topics, but in this post I’d like to reflect on what I learned about mindfulness lead by Chris Block , CEO of American Leadership Forum in Silicon.

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

At some point in your professional fundraising career, you’ve probably heard the importance of storytelling when crafting your nonprofit’s donor experience. No matter your experience, a crucial aspect of storytelling is helping donors understand what your organization does and showing how, or who, you’re helping. That’s a wrap!

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

As fundraisers, were also storytellers and every donor has a story. There wasn’t a clear picture of how the donors move through the different stages of giving and go from that first-time donor to a larger, more committed donor. Need help understanding your donors? We Can Help! 1] Quarterly Fundraising Report.

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Neon CRM

MARCH 27, 2025

In this article, youll discover some dos and donts to keep in mind as you create receipts that are IRS (and donor) approvedplus a series of receipt templates that you can download for free! You can even combine the two if you use a thank-you picture! Table of Contents : Why Do You Need a Donation Receipt?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. 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. Harness the Power of Storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Neon CRM

JUNE 7, 2023

But each tactic is rooted in a single overarching strategy: Writing with your donors in your mind. When you write a fundraising email, start with your donors in mind. This will make you a more effective storyteller, help you create stronger CTAs, and make it more likely that you’ll hit your fundraising goals.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

A picture is worth a thousand words. Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. We are about to enter into a golden age of storytelling more unbound from resource constraints than ever before. Public link: [link]. Public image: [link].

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Next, let’s talk about some storytelling strategies to help you maximize your giving. I like this kind of story in a year-end campaign because it feels timely for the season (especially the last few days of December) and paints a clear picture of your vision for the next year. And we can all use more engagement during December, right?

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 28, 2025

Then, share your works impact through compelling storytelling, imagery, and videos to demonstrate your ongoing need. For instance, if youre on the ground feeding those affected by a hurricane, snap a few pictures of your setup and send them along with a thank-you message to your donors.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2013

By working through this in advanced, you and your team will have a clear picture of what you want your video to look like and a blueprint to work from rather than making things up as you go along. If you are using a voice to narrate you story, keep in mind that the video should be the part telling your story, not your narrator.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

A connected throughline of our shared humanity With that in mind, as I reflect on the influences, changes, and overall trends we have seen in employee engagement, philanthropy, and CSR in 2023, and those that are to come in 2024, I cannot help but be struck by the notion that it is not about specific trends or actions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

Before running off to create content, it requires a mind shift. Nonprofits need to think of the content they hope to create as expressions of a single bigger idea or theme. Here’s summary of the key ideas: Avoid A Once and Done Approach, Think Of Your Content As Pieces of A Larger Whole. Flickr Photo by drachenspinne.

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NTEN

MAY 1, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life , Adam Pava. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong. 13NTC Flickr Group Pictures. Whew, what an NTC!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people. I was lucky enough to find like-minded parents across the world who shared my vision of working together to help more parents get involved in climate action. Devi Thomas.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Why a Modern CFO and When Do You Need One If you were to close your eyes and picture a CFO or an accountant, what do you see? The modern CFO is visionary, abundance-minded, collaborative, and technologically savvy. The modern CFO should have experience with some of them and an open mind to try new ones.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

I literally get paid for counting pictures of animals. Awesome visual storytelling combined with great traction metrics and a purr-fect set of photos; there’s a lot to love here. Extraordinary storytelling. Slides in this deck. 1 – Cover slide. 2 – Founder slide (marked as “The Product”).

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

Now add a layer in your mind showing the people represented in those circles and lines. Storytelling Storytelling has also become a prominent concept connected to data processes in philanthropy. These visual analysis tools illuminate potential connections and spaces where relationships exist or are possible.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Add an effective, development-minded board of directors to an effective, development-minded CEO or ED, and you’ll find yourself with fundraising that is several times more effective than it would be otherwise. With that in mind, don’t assume your board members understand fundraising or how to talk about your organization.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

User-Friendly: Fundraising platforms are often designed with user-friendliness in mind, making it accessible to both experienced and novice fundraisers. By designing your campaign with these personas and insights in mind, you go beyond creating a generic page; you’re speaking directly to the motivations and preferences of your audience.

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Classy

MAY 17, 2021

In our guide, The Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling , we’ll help you discover and tell your nonprofit’s story in a way that engages corporate partners and motivates them to get involved. . Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. Here are a few recommendations to keep in mind: Maintain good posture.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I also love reading, storytelling, and looking at the world creatively. Once he began to learn in new ways, it opened the door for me to understand my mind better, though I still struggled. I am able to see a big, holistic picture due to my neurdiversity. I am a dyslexic thinker and proud of it. . I love people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2017

In my last post about nonprofit bots, I discussed the big picture of automation in the nonprofit space and what I learned from the “ The Beth Bot ” experiment. For this post, I did a landscape scan to identify some of the best examples of nonprofit bots. My conversation with the Albert Einstein Bot.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Picture yourself in a donor’s shoes. But keep in mind that there are also free and low-fee tools that you can use to produce an explainer video on your own and at a lower cost. . To learn more about how to construct your nonprofit explainer video’s narrative, check out this guide to nonprofit video storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. But, the fact is, our minds are a byproduct of our instantaneous information culture. The pictures told a story. But, lest your nonprofit organization forget, a picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Be sure to provide a full picture of the expenses you expect to incur, not just snapshots at different points along your timeline. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

This is the name that usually springs to mind when it comes to four-legged robots. It’s a pretty subtle and masterful stroke of storytelling. Unfortunately, and perhaps understandably, the company redacted some of the slides that help us get the full picture of that growth (slide 17, in particular). What came before?

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

But it is through his Press42 venture that he collaborates with startups and corporations on organizational storytelling and strategic communications, and it is also what we discussed in the interview below (which has been edited for length and clarity). In the end, that’s exactly what storytelling provides.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

You don’t have to spend a lot to achieve these types of videos if they are well thought out and have a clear goal in mind so the message is succinct and direct. The more resources you have at your disposal, the more sophisticated your video content and storytelling can become. That’s it.”.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

Don't take pictures just to take pictures. Be mindful of the story you want to tell. Head over to our Mobile-ize board on Pinterest for some more resources on mobile technologies, photography, and storytelling. Don't worry. Here are some tips to make your next event a photo success. Image: Alex Washburn/WIRED.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years. Vinepeek gives you a glimpse of Vine’s potential for visual storytelling. e-Newsletter [see right column].

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 26, 2023

Use Storytelling With all the competing modes of communication from other brands that want your supporters’ attention, what makes your nonprofit’s communications stand out? To differentiate yourself and tie your donation appeals back to your cause, you need to leverage storytelling. Let’s begin.

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NTEN

MAY 7, 2013

nap and dusted the snow off, we want to share the huge outpouring of blog posts, videos, pictures, and other media from the NTEN community. Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life , Adam Pava. Digital Storytelling at the Nonprofit Technology Conference 2013 , Michael DeLong. 13NTC Flickr Group Pictures. Whew, what an NTC!

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