The 2011 Online Giving Report was recently released detailing the behavior of individuals who donate online and the nonprofit organizations that benefit from such donations. The full report can be viewed here. Online fundraising is a key element in efforts by nonprofits to collect funds throughout the year. As a nonprofit, you face many challenges. […]

We love TechSoup, and our friends over there are having a digital storytelling challenge for nonprofits this month! Read more below. — TechSoup’s third annual Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs) is on this month, and we want you to submit! It’s simple: Create a one-minute video or five-photo slideshow capturing your organization’s mission, passion, and hard […]

For nonprofits entering the online space or nonprofits just getting started, finding the right ways to reach prospective donors and supporters can leave you scratching your head. With the rise of email newsletters and social networking, you can interact with supporters on a regular basis by notifying them of current events or fundraising opportunities. With […]

Digital storytelling is one of the big trends for nonprofits in 2012. More and more of them are seeing a high ROI on creating videos, writing narratives, and investing in media. Yesterday, we presented with Annie and Ethan from ListenIn Pictures at NTEN’s 501 tech event in NYC about our digital storytelling for nonprofits. We […]

Every day, I get to see how hundreds of nonprofits run their virtual fundraising campaigns. Some of the most memorable, shared, and successful are the ones that make fundraising fun. For example, One Girl raised $40k by asking their supporters to do things in a dress. The United Way raised 50% more than their goal […]

Happy holidays to all! We’re excited to kick 2012 off with a free session in NYC on video storytelling, hosted by the Foundation Center and NTEN. We’ll be talking about our recent digital storytelling ebook with ListenIn Pictures. Read more and register for the session below. It’s free and limited seats are available. —- The […]

“CauseVox is the sexiest fundraising platform I’ve ever used. So simple, so easy to understand.” – Chantelle Baxter This case study discusses how One Girl’s “Do It in a Dress” campaign raised over $42,000 through their CauseVox fundraising site. In addition, their campaign strategy, techniques, results, and lessons learned from their campaign are discussed in […]

After co-authoring our video ebook, we decided to “eat our own dog food” and create a video! Here it is: Let us know what you think.

We are thrilled to announce that our e-book The Starter Guide to Non-profit Video Storytelling (which we co-wrote with ListenIn Pictures) is now available for download! In the book, we describe how your non-profit can create a video strategy that will set you up for success. We explore how to create video which push people to […]

This is a guest post by our friend Howard Freeman. Howard Freeman is Founder and Principal of Zoey Creative Development, a charitable giving consultancy in NYC serving both organizations and also individual philanthropists.  He can be reached at howard@zoeycreativedevelopment.com. The Upper West Side of Manhattan is not the best neighborhood to shop for cheap groceries if […]