iMarketSmart

MARCH 1, 2022

In my previous article , I explained what fundraisers get wrong about storytelling. That’s when we began to perfect the use of storytelling to spread prosocial behavior among larger populations. Storytelling (films, movies, songs, books, television, art) is a powerful way in which we share our values and create our culture.

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

First, the surge in storytelling. Five or ten years ago, it seemed like everyone in fundraising suddenly started talking about storytelling. Tons of vendors serving nonprofits began to write blog posts instructing fundraisers to learn how to tell better stories. LIKE THIS BLOG POST? Something wasn’t right.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 31, 2023

A compelling call-to-action (CTA) is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal. In this blog post, we’ll explore examples and strategies for crafting strong CTAs that inspire your supporters to take action, and discuss the benefits of outsourcing copywriting for your organization.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

After all, when you’re operating under tight fundraising deadlines, you need supporters to act with urgency so you can meet your goals and push forward your mission. In this article, we’ll cover the top strategies to increase your donor conversion rate and meet your text-to-give fundraising objectives. Let’s begin.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 25, 2024

Interactive Content: In an era characterized by shrinking attention spans, interactive content emerges as a powerful tool to captivate and engage audiences. Additionally, emerging technologies such as virtual influencers and AI-powered avatars are redefining the concept of influence in the digital realm with earn passive income ideas.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Givebutter is ranked as the #1 software for fundraising, donor management, and auctions on G2, the largest independent software review site. Givebutter’s all-in-one fundraising platform is completely free to use—forever! Tania is a LinkedIn Thought Leadership Strategist and fellow storytelling enthusiast.

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Jeff Brooks

JUNE 12, 2023

There are a couple of fundraising approaches that get a lot of attention these days. Blogs, webinars, and conferences might be giving you the impression these things are fundraising magic. It means more fundraising is better than it was. Storytelling Telling a story is a way you make a connection with someone else.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 21, 2023

Today’s guest post on ethical nonprofit storytelling is from Caliopy Glaros. Caliopy is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Philanthropy Without Borders, a firm with expertise in ethical storytelling, donor engagement, and strategic planning. This article was originally published on her blog.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JULY 20, 2022

We invite you to join The Nonprofit Marketing Summit: Fundraise To The Future for free on August 16-18th, the biggest virtual conference for nonprofit professionals! Blog: www.jcsocialmarketing.com/blog. Get your free ticket to the future at [link]. Twitter: www.twitter.com/juliacsocial.

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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. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve.

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Jeff Brooks

AUGUST 23, 2023

The same thing sometimes happens in fundraising: Someone has heard there's a rule, but they don't really know what the rule is, or why, or whether it's really something they need to follow. Example: Everyone knows that photos are powerful forms of storytelling. It's ineffective fundraising. Follow a blog or two.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

One of the most pervasive problems in the nonprofit sector is getting your board to be more engaged , and more specifically, to increase board fundraising. This means that getting board members to ask their personal network for money is the fastest way to hit your board fundraising goals. They simply need to be good storytellers.

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Caring Truth-Teller

APRIL 27, 2022

For me, helping fundraising professionals understand how to tell better stories to raise more money is my passion, calling, and life work. Fortunately, Erin Shipps, the host of the Auction Advocate podcast for the National Auctioneer Association (NAA) invited me to have a conversation about my storytelling passion.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Bloomerang offers donor management and online fundraising software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron , a nonprofit that empowers kids and teens through the game of golf. Are you having trouble growing your fundraising program and expanding your donor base?

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 8, 2023

Before you can dive into leading a text fundraising campaign , you need to familiarize yourself with nonprofit text messaging best practices. Demonstrates impact: Storytelling is an effective way to demonstrate the impact of a nonprofit’s work. Let’s consider another example of storytelling in action. Let’s begin.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2023

Storytelling is a powerful way to connect with your followers. Share stories of your fundraising campaigns and the cause that you’re promoting. Reach out to nonprofit influencers and ask them for a quote on different nonprofit-related topics, such as easy ways to manage multiple events or nonprofit fundraising trends.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2023

When it comes to marketing and fundraising, email has consistently been a reliable tool for nonprofits. Email marketing and fundraising guru Jess Campbell has some tips for you! She has been a nonprofit fundraiser for 18 years and has raised over $17M+ working from New York to California in organizations big and small.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2023

By Wendy Mercurio , Content & Education Specialist at Qgiv — an online fundraising platform empowering 20,000+ nonprofit fundraisers to raise money for their causes while keeping costs low. December is an important month for nonprofit fundraisers. Fundraisers can receive helpful cues from these intelligent tools.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Farra has led dozens of organizations through major brand overhauls, fundraising campaigns, and much more since joining Big Duck in 2007. Other: Big Duck’s blog and the Smart Communications Podcast – [link].

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tell Your Story Effective storytelling deepens the connection between your organization and your donors, leading to more donations via social. Setting up a blog on Medium is a great way to start telling your nonprofit’s story (and it’s free). Promote the deadline and your progress with frequent posts on Facebook and Twitter.

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Check out Nick Ellinger’s post over at the DonorVoice Blog , where he tackles the age-old debate over the power of storytelling versus data when it comes to fundraising success. What do you think? What do you think?

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. Only if you don’t have the fundraising strategy and a compelling destination that lights up funders, who are excited about being a part of the journey. No names are changed.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

This is just a moment to celebrate and spotlight the power of nonprofit leadership and to offer what is quite a compelling argument for innovation. Only if you don’t have the fundraising strategy and a compelling destination that lights up funders, who are excited about being a part of the journey. No names are changed.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 6, 2023

From gamifying your fundraising efforts and hosting virtual events to providing personalized experiences and leveraging social media influencers, we’ll explore a range of engagement strategies that can help your organization stand out and make a positive impact.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 8, 2021

Ongoing programs and fundraisers: Latest updates on any ongoing campaigns and new initiatives. Use Storytelling on Your Blog. Storytelling is powerful. on your nonprofit website’s blog is a great way to evoke the emotions in prospective donors. Supplement the story with powerful images and videos.

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Ann Green

JULY 21, 2021

Create a culture of storytelling. If you create a storytelling culture in your organization, you can make storytelling the norm instead of the exception. How To Create A Culture of Storytelling in Your Nonprofit. Fundraising with Names Have Been Changed Disclaimers. INFOGRAPHIC: A Nonprofit Storytelling How-To.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

We've all heard that science proves stories are more powerful than statistics. Kendall Haven's book Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story goes into great detail about hundreds and hundreds of studies. But how do we actually tell powerful stories? Three simple steps to telling a powerful fundraising story.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Vanessa is a storytelling training powerhouse. Fundraising Coach blog readers may remember her from last year's Stewardship Tutoring Hour. I regularly share Vanessa's tips and blogs in my coaching with clients and I'll get to share the stage with her again in Seattle at Nonprofit Storytelling Conference.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 25, 2022

You can also publish blog posts and image galleries to share stories about your fundraising events or memories with your volunteers. Use social media as a fundraising tool. Blog posts. Keeping up with your website’s blog means that you are consistently creating new content for your website.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

These videos are so powerful that they’ve raised millions of dollars in donations! We know video can seem daunting, but don’t let your questions, fears, or already overwhelming to-do list stop you from capitalizing on the power of video. This can help humanize your organization and show the impact of your work in a powerful way.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

But the time you spend now optimizing your website is an investment in your year-end fundraising results and you should see a good return on that investment. Videos are the most powerful format for storytelling and turning viewers into donors. Update your blog. So, what exactly does an optimized website look like?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Upload powerful photos and videos. Create custom graphics for powerful quotes, statistics, and call-to-actions. Twitter is not for every nonprofit.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

5 Innovative Fundraising Ideas: Engaging Supporters in the Digital Age Digital fundraising is becoming enormous. Fundraisers are becoming more open, and they leverage technology well. Key strategies We are now in a new era of fundraising with online galas, concerts, and plays. What is the key?

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As those in the nonprofit world realize, few things are as effective—or as time consuming—as fundraising events. In order for your virtual fundraiser to be a success, your online auction needs to be marketed before, during, and even after, to build donor & brand loyalty. Highlight top fundraisers and tag them in posts.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What does it have to do with fundraising and nonprofits? For fundraisers, I recommend you keep a donor gratitude journal. I’ve seen folks who keep such journals not only become more effective fundraisers, but also enjoy their work so much more. Values are powerful. in regular conversation; in an email; in a blog post).

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Last month I told you that no, blogging is not dead. Now tell that to my blog!” ” So for those of you who have struggling blogs either because no one is reading them or you can’t think of anything good to write about, here are a few ways to spruce up the place. Our tips on storytelling.

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Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 17, 2023

One of the keys to capturing your audience’s attention is by crafting compelling blog content. Effective blog posts have the power to inspire, educate, and engage your audience. In this article, we’ll explore 12 ideas for crafting captivating blog posts for your nonprofit’s website.

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