Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

This is an adaptation of the article “ Nine Valuable Marketing Lessons From a Nonprofit – Charitywater.org ” written for the KISSmetrics blog by Chloe Gray. With that in mind, here are nine marketing lessons other nonprofits can take away from charity: water. Harness the Power of Storytelling. Image from Flickr by Xurble.

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Candid

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The last hill: storytelling There was one final thing dragging out the annual report timeline: content development. We had shaved off a couple months but were still spending a ton of time creating new storytelling content that wasn’t shared widely. So, in 2021, we shifted our approach yet again.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

My recommendation is to read the book from start to finish to get a feel for the learnings in their entirety, and then dip in and out to refresh on certain sections as challenges arise during your transition,” shares Wiggins. Wiggins : Overall, the biggest challenge is finding the balance between listening/learning and acting.

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Know your audience. Understand your capacity. Commit to a schedule.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 23, 2017

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2017

From Paul Smith's popular book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2016

From Paul Smith's popular book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2016

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 6, 2024

And she publishes a bi-weekly newsletter that I never miss (and never fail to learn a thing or two from). Mark is the brilliant founder of Bluefrog Fundraising (simply reading their manifesto is a lesson in fundraising). and publishes his blog at Queer Ideas. Do yourself a favor and subscribe. PamelaGrow.com.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 19, 2016

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2016

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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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. Learn More About Digital Storytelling. Want to learn more about telling your story on the web?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Phillips, includes many more leadership lessons from Lincoln in his fascinating book, Lincoln on Leadership , where Phillips presents 15 of Lincoln''s leadership statements in today''s vernacular. Employees learn largely by stories and not mounds of data. Stories are important because they are memorable. They teach.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too So much of social media and relationship marketing revolves around storytelling, and this is especially true for nonprofits. These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling. And he did it well.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2015

From Paul Smith's book, Lead With A Story , here are the 10 reasons for embracing storytelling as a business tool : Storytelling is simple Storytelling is timeless Stories are demographic-proof Stories are contagious Stories are easier to remember Stories inspire Stories appeal to all types of learners Stories fit better where most of the learning (..)

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

Where is the lesson learned? We can look to stories to be entertained, to connect, but also to learn. In other words, we can learn from each other’s mistakes and successes by listening to stories. As a storytelling coach and consultant, it is her mission to empower others to share their stories for impact and income.

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Pamela Grow

MARCH 26, 2021

Storytelling. The Power of Storytelling | What a powerful interactive storytelling experience looks like. What you need to know about before and after is critical in storytelling. Lessons from MotivateMonday | Why monthly giving is more important now than ever with Tim Sarantonio. Mary Cahalane explains.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2017

How Citizen-Powered Movements Will Lead Social Change in 2017: Learn about the shift to cause-minded individuals driving change and how their efforts are making a difference. It is crucial to explore how to maximize your investment in them and not just thank them for their investment in you.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 30, 2018

In my last post , we explored ways that corporations can learn from nonprofits around employee volunteering. Here are three lessons corporations can learn – or reinforce – from nonprofits: . Here are three lessons corporations can learn – or reinforce – from nonprofits: . Streamline the giving process. .

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 20, 2018

That’s where we, as nonprofit storytellers, need to begin. Now that we’ve exited our literature lesson, it’s time for you to author your own story, no matter how different from or similar to others it may be. Learn to craft your story effectively, and you’ve won half the battle. Starting your story from scratch.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Phillips, includes many more leadership lessons from Lincoln in his fascinating book, Lincoln on Leadership , where Phillips presents 15 of Lincoln's leadership statements in today's vernacular. Employees learn largely by stories and not mounds of data. Stories are important because they are memorable. They teach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Phillips, includes many more leadership lessons from Lincoln in his fascinating book, Lincoln on Leadership , where Phillips presents 15 of Lincoln's leadership statements in today's vernacular. Employees learn largely by stories and not mounds of data. Stories are important because they are memorable. They teach.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The 10 journeys are engaging, relatable and profiled through these personas: The Maker : Prototypes everything, learns by doing. Makers are essential because the first prototypes are almost always learning experiences. Storytelling is key. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. Stop thinking about it and start doing.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. You can learn how to create a channel and find your channel ID here. But she still wanted to learn, and the READ center helped her. A YouTube channel and ID.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 24, 2011

In this post, Ken shares some surprising lessons learned so far. What are the lessons learned? Lessons Learned 1: Build it, and they will come We thought GISKIN was cool and different, but was it cool and different enough to actually attract people to the Park? Lesson: Have faith in your community.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This groundbreaking project isn’t only an opportunity to show the meaningful ways that businesses can use their power, influence, and platform to make tangible social change, but it’s also a model for the uniquely powerful impact that can be created when the art of storytelling and state-of-the-art technology are combined.

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Care2

MARCH 1, 2012

Training included using the the Razoo giving platform the giving day was built on, content best practices, online storytelling, social media strategy, and donor cultivation. Participating organizations had access to live events, half-day traning boot camps, and an online toolkit.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. For him, the days of an ad hoc program in an old gym in the corner of a municipal building were over. The organization bought a building and began a capital campaign. Drew Dyson is a minister by training.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. For him, the days of an ad hoc program in an old gym in the corner of a municipal building were over. The organization bought a building and began a capital campaign. Drew Dyson is a minister by training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

In his book, Paul demonstrates how storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success. Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown.

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M+R

APRIL 13, 2023

From the summer to the end of the year in 2022, the program grew in size, scope, and influence—with lessons we can apply to nonprofit volunteer efforts of all kinds. Volunteers self-selecting into text banking, phone banking, social media, community mobilization, and/or storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

As a Hunger Games fanatic (if Disney creates a Panem-based theme park, I’ll be first in line to visit the Capitol), I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits can learn from the phenomenon and generate this type of dedicated following. Hunger Games Lesson 1: Storytelling is Vital for Survival. Katniss Everdeen. Peeta Mellark.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. Reilly, this is the book for brushing up on your leadership skills, or learning what to do in your new leadership role. What's The Future Of Business? His advice?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

This live session with Josephine Dorado (JD), Barry Joseph (BJ), Michelle Byrd (MB), and Ben Stokes (BS) joining me (EH) was rich with strategic lessons learned — enjoy a few highlights below! A Selection of Strategic Game Design Lessons for Nonprofits. Nonprofits Live! Game Audiences. community. (BJ).

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In April of 2020, Charity Navigator surveyed over 4,000 nonprofit representatives and learned that of those surveyed, 83% reported suffering financial hardship due to the pandemic and the economic shut down. Organizations need to use the time now to regroup and learn from the unpredictability faced last year.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in 11 years of writing and millions of dollars I’ve raised, it’s that writing for fundraising is its own genre. One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). I’ve been writing fundraising copy since 2010. Writing for Fundraising is a Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

” Here’s a methodology for doing an After Action Review, but it boils down to: Capture the lesson learned (big or small). Ask team members to reflect on their lessons learned. Another creative way of doing the debrief, is to use organizational storytelling. Have each member of the team share a story.

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