Bloomerang

JUNE 29, 2021

The same goes for a photo. If you have a high-quality photo that the person has agreed to let you use, that’s fantastic! To do that, you need to tie your story in with stats, facts, and other pieces of logic that show your donors that: . It may sound silly to spell this out, but it really does help people take the next step.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 28, 2021

This means the language you use in your elevator pitch, on your website, and in your communications materials should sound like it comes from one organization. Make sure everyone knows what your nonprofit colors are and which photos and videos they can use. . The same goes for your visuals. Your nonprofit’s history .

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

It doesn’t spew mind-numbing facts and stats about the need and their accomplishments. Your thank-you letter should be conversational and sound natural if read aloud. Element #5: Relevant photo or video. You are changing each one of their lives with your gift, and we are so grateful for your support.” Element #4: Hero language.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

After 10 years of experimentation, nonprofits are learning that there are correct (and incorrect) ways to post on Facebook, format a tweet, upload a photo, and send a text alert, but if your nonprofit doesn’t know the science, then math isn’t going to work. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 13, 2013

After 10 years of experimentation, nonprofits are learning that there are correct (and incorrect) ways to post on Facebook, format a tweet, upload a photo, and send a text alert, but if your nonprofit doesn’t know the science, then math isn’t going to work. There is also a science to social and mobile media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Need headphones to monitor sound. About $270 on Amazon.com. Built-in mike MicroTrack 2 by M-Audio. About $270 on Amazon. Comes with a microphone, or you can buy a better quality one. Electro-Voice Microphone 635A. Use with MicroTrak. 120 on Amazon Headphones. You can usually use any kind of headphones (Walkman, iPod, etc.).

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

flickr photo: Unlisted Sightings You know how a good relationship works, right? Funders are going to eat those stats up! And that sounds like a great relationship to me. . You have to give as good as you get. More precisely, you have to give 5 times more good than bad. It's feast or famine. 3,148 counseling sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

The photo above was taken at last night's TechSoup Mixed Reality Event. These moments when the audio stream was dropping in and out, a video and audio lag time between the 2 worlds of 15-45 seconds (adding some confusion), feedback and distorted sound quality, and a chaotic chat stream. Based on the TechSoup Second Life Group stats).

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sounds like you? Become familiar with the CSR research available and pull the data or stats that will help inform your colleagues. Determine what you need to effectively partner with Communications – vetted stories, photos, contact information, data, then get prepared. Don’t take it personally and definitely don’t worry.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 24, 2007

That is, until he emailed the above photo to accompany this interview with him (see below). Quantcast, Google Analytics, HitTail are what I use but eventually I end up relying on server log stat software like AWStats. He's also on my "buddy list" for one of my too many IM clients (yet opportunity for distraction).

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Bloomerang

MAY 18, 2021

If this sounds familiar, no worries – you are not alone! Will you be sharing stats and facts to support what you are saying? Examples could be: Building rapport with you audience by posting a series of “meet-the-team” photos and bios on your website and social media pages. Will you be sharing emotionally-engaging stories ?

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 11, 2023

They don’t need to know all your statistics – in fact using more than one well-chosen stat can make people stop reading, which means they probably won’t give. This may sound crazy, but a lot of people beat around the bush when asking for a donation and never really come right out and ASK in their fundraising letter. So, stay on point!

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2024

It’s all about using the content you produce—like blog posts, photos, and testimonials—to attract attention, educate your audience, and encourage donations. While stats are important, stories that focus on an individual and their journey can be much more relatable. Sounds like a good time to me. Not sure where to start?

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The Fundraising Authority

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Then two hours later, you’re sitting there looking through past writing projects and online templates hoping to find inspiration without a single word written… Sound familiar? Facts and stats are useful here. Photo Caption Generate sharable photo captions for your next post or publication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2012

I took a look at a couple of the measurement tools available for Pinterest and got on the waiting list for Pinerly after reading this analysis from the Poynter Blog based on stats provided by Pinerly. Here’s the stats I asked for and why: Average Repin Ratio : Gives a measure of engagement. Technology. Cute Animals.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

With content marketing, you and your supporters can create and upload content (blog posts, photos, testimonials, etc.) It’s easy to get bogged down by stats so make it relatable by designating an individual as the focal point and adding a personal, heartfelt narrative. Sounds like a good time to me. Here’s how it works.

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NTEN

JUNE 3, 2010

After nearly three years of monkeying around in Facebook in a not so very organized way -- does that sound familiar? -- we're finally able to say we've gotten close to a secret sauce. 2 parts photos or videos (your call) 2 parts tangential but fun (i.e., First, we had a Facebook Group. Last year, we switched to the Facebook Page.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It’s cheaper to do than you might think, and stats show that your appeal will be 50% more likely to succeed if you do! Those stats you used earlier? Release profile photos & banner images, social feed photos, Facebook/Instagram story images/GIFS. Consider including these important words in your appeals.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right. On Friday alone, there were 78,000 tweets and 10,000 photos shared of him. What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? It’s important that you begin paying attention to the stats. And I want more. And we talked.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you want to like take a photo of this, if you want to screenshot this, this is everything that I want you to be thinking about doing. ” So I showed you the stats of board members calling to thank donors. Have a short story with a photo if possible. You want to use the best photo image that you have. This is it.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

It’s cheaper to do than you might think, and stats show that your appeal will be 50% more likely to succeed if you do! Those stats you used earlier? Release profile photos & banner images, social feed photos, Facebook/Instagram story images/GIFS. Consider including these important words in your appeals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 24, 2006

Photo by 3E by found via FlickrLeech Britt Bravo encourages us to step away from the computer this Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Season ushers in the holiday giving season and the NTEN blog offers a sound off about the state of online fundraising. And, for a quick summary of recent Second Life stats, see here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Photo by BirgerKing. How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. It may sound counter-intuitive but we need to use technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Photo by BirgerKing. How long can you pay attention when working online before your mind wanders? According to the Statistic Brain site list of attention span stats , in 2000 we had a 12 second attention span compared with an 8 second attention in 2013. It may sound counter-intuitive but we need to use technology.

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