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Power of Storytelling | Harmony for Change: The Global Impact of Playing For Change

Pamela Grow

I recently stumbled across this captivating rendition of John Mayer’s Grammy-winning “Waiting on the World to Change” via Dan Rather’s newsletter. The organization believes in the transformative power of music as a tool for social change. Beyond its social impact, music has profound effects on the soul and the brain.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. You’re immediately captivated, and you WANT to know the story behind this photo. If it’s a captioned/narrated video, the background music is very important. Free Music Archive: [link].

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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

This guide is a great place to start to generate ideas for items and packages that will captivate your audience at your next auction event. Musician’s clothing Costumes Musical instruments Include a certificate of authenticity with the item to reassure donors of its credibility.

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Celebrate, Educate, and Fundraise: Planning Winning AAPI Heritage Month Events

The Modern Nonprofit

But how do you ensure your events not only honor this rich heritage but also captivate and mobilize your community towards meaningful action? It can pay tribute to heritage while also emphasizing the universal human ideals of justice, family, culture, or community. Displaying AAPI visual arts is another engaging activity.

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Guest Post: A Tale of Two University Museums

Museum 2.0

Both identify themselves museums with curators, a collection, and a similar mission: to inspire and captivate RISD students. Evening events entice with the promise of music and food. Ownership: Students feel like they own the Nature Lab because their peers run the front desk and play music for them. Both are free for students.

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Book Club Part 3: Museums Seeking Definition

Museum 2.0

But by repackaging object-centered museums for appreciation by non-experts, they may lose the essential spooky wonder that made the objects so captivating to the original audience. have forced other industries--news media, music and film production--to rethink the way they engage with customers. The growth of the Web and Web 2.0

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. frank 2017. frank 2017.