Greater Giving

MARCH 21, 2023

Use social media to share your organization’s mission, impact, and success stories. Therefore, make sure to share stories of how your organization is making a difference in people’s lives. Use storytelling to create emotional connections People remember stories more than facts and figures.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is here! All April long, we're putting on events to sharpen your digital storytelling skills. Not quite a 24-hour digital storytelling party, but as close as we can get! Pacific time Telling your origin story with guest Jay Golden of Wakingstar Story Consulting.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights.Camera.Help. Febrauary 2012 was marked by weekly tweet chats and webinars, an episode of NPLive, blog posts, and articles on the topic of digital storytelling. The collected digital storytelling event recaps can all be found here. Tools for Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

So, whether you are a social wallflower or a busy bee, visual storytelling allows your audience to see and engage with what you want them to. You are the storyteller. Storytelling is about inspired imagination, and there's nothing that inspires action more completely than a photo or video. You are the adventurer.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

I remember that being a challenging transition for me when I started working from home in 2013. In addition to using Trello for The Storytelling Non-Profit, I use it personally for meal planning and household management. A story bank is central place to capture any text, audio, video and photos associated with a story.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

Stories are the currency of community. Here at TechSoup, we know that successful storytelling does not happen in a blink of an eye, out of thin air, or by pressing a magic button. first installment of our 2013 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge webinar series, Creating a Culture of Storytelling. organization.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge kicks off this April combining a month of learning and friendly competition into a media-making challenge. More important, they hone their digital storytelling skills and come away with a reusable piece of marketing collateral. Register for all three today.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. However, before we can talk about prizes or even sending submissions, we need to cover how to create those digital stories.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. In their 2013 study, they found that some 57% of people who watch a video for a nonprofit go on to make a donation! 3) Create strategic Facebook Ads.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The panel "The New Connectivity: Storytelling for the Digital Age" focused on best practices for nonprofits and other social good organizations to spread their message over social media. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Sachs advised organizations to look to ancient mythology when forming their stories.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

Although storytelling has become quite the buzzword, do you understand how it fits into your narrative? He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Your Narrative and Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

See3, YouTube, NTEN, and Cisco came together to award storytellers for their awesome work, celebrate the many organizations and individuals who submitted great video, and highlight the nonprofit community who participates. So, without further adieu, the 2013 Annual DoGooder Awards Go To. Winner of Best of Nonprofit Video Award.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Give structure to your story. Aim for the heart.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Use it to tell your story. Most nonprofits have volunteers with interesting experiences to share and they are typically happy to share their stories. Her early career focused on content creation, engagement and digital storytelling work. Find topics for your blog Make your blog work for you.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Monday, September 30. 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM.

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Media Cause

MAY 20, 2021

In 2013, accessibility activists Sarah Hendren and Brian Glenney redesigned the symbol to be more forward-leaning as a part of the Accessible Icon Project. Telling the story about a population requires more than a singular visual. The power of storytelling. This change was meant to reassert that sense of independence.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. Thus, for 2013, please: 1) Ask for a raise. In 2013, I am focused on changing that. Good luck.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2014

2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Participant - KI EcoCenter. Nonprofits can change the world through storytelling. But to do that, their stories need to stand out and be noticed. Super-short stories (sign-up link coming soon!) - 8/27. Get your story noticed (sign-up link coming soon!) - 9/10.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 20, 2016

It was a warm September day in 2013 and I was about an hour outside of Austin, TX on a bus heading to the airport. I remember telling him that I was ready to write a book on storytelling. Writing The Storytelling Non-Profit has been an intense, stressful, joyful, rewarding, challenging, and incredible experience.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. We thought we’d ask some past winners to tell us about how they’ve been using their videos and how important storytelling is to their organization. Our story challenges get lots of attention. Storytelling is an important part of any organization.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

More than any other time of the year it's time for charities to tell their compelling story. Storytelling with Mobile Video. Tell Your Story. There are a ton of great nonprofit and library stories out there well worth a video or a million words. Watch for more details to come for the 2013 TSDigs soon.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” ” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. So you also need data visualization, marketing, and storytelling skills.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Free registration to the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , provided by NTEN. This year’s contest features a special category for all orgs, regardless of size: “Best Video Storytelling” will celebrate videos that employ narrative and tell the real, human stories of people, organizations, and issues.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Entire civilizations have been built off of, held together by and divided by stories. ” Stories have the power to bring together and to push apart –to distinguish and to extinguish. Stories are also integral parts to any nonprofit organizations and particularly when it comes to fundraising. The pictures told a story.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Beyond the news headlines, there are great stories of people who are making a positive difference for peace. This is why the PeaceTalks platform was created 10 years ago with the first ever Geneva PeaceTalks being held in 2013 at the United Nations. Showcase and amplify inspiring stories and what is working to build peace.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Storytelling is key.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). While this story was inspiring, it didn’t necessarily represent the great work SAI did as a whole. But the first test is to set up a way to measure it. That’s why we’ve focused this entire issue on nonprofit impact.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. Storytelling is key.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2013

If you are wondering about the different between these two platforms, here’s a good comparison from TechCrunch , but either platform your nonprofit needs to share compelling videos, that use good storytelling , and support your goals. Guest Post Storytelling Video' Charity Water. Watch Video: https://vine.co/v/b5PTVUYQpXU.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

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. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

This prize will be given annually to an organization that leverages networks. Annie Leonard, the Story of Stuff, was the recipient. “ Adding Tomorrows “, a moving story from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of perseverance and dogged work ethic in the face of chronic illness, won Best Large Organization.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

In this role, he helps petition starters successfully launch national and international campaigns using storytelling, media relations, email marketing, stakeholder engagement and social media. I was moved to help other people tell their story and to inspire others to act.”. Justin’s mission is to position a person’s story for power.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Net2Local, TechSoup Global’s grassroots #nptech community-building initiative has almost reached the end of 2013. In the coming months Net2Local will also be participating in the Digital Storytelling Challenge and more social media surgeries. August 2013. September 2013. October 2013. November 2013.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. More Resources.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup Digital Storytelling. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Contest is here! All April long, we’ll provide your organization with training and resources to tell its story digitally. Join in on the conversation and participate in our tweet chats and webinars around digital storytelling. TechSoup for Libraries.

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