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How to Collect Compelling Stories to Use in Your Fundraising Work

The Fundraising Authority

Sometimes this conversation happens in person or on the phone. No matter how we are carrying on the conversation, a dialog like this without stories becomes stale and ultimately boring. We need our donors emotionally involved and excited about our work… not bored. The Four Categories of Stories You Should be Collecting.

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4 Key Ingredients to A Good Story: How to Tell Compelling Nonprofit Stories

Bloomerang

Once you’ve cracked the code to the pattern, you’ll find that telling compelling nonprofit stories becomes less overwhelming and more manageable. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . Below I’ll break a good story down into four key ingredients.

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How Make-A-Wish is Telling New Stories with Audience Personas

See3

Additionally, since these personas are created based on information about your real constituents, you already know things about them – like what they read, where they work, what they like to learn about from your organization and what kinds of communications work best for them. Push your organization to start telling new stories.

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How to Support People When Sharing Their Individual Stories

The Storytelling Non-profit

In our roles as non-profit storytellers, we often need others to tell us their stories so that we have material to work with. We need to collect and share individual stories that highlight our organization’s impact and show the difference we’re making in the world.

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A Personal Note from Our Accounting Team – This is What Inspires Us

Blue Fox

We forget that our work enables our clients to maximize their impact. They work to improve and make more equitable the planet we call home. The trip was the perfect opportunity to be reminded how our accounting work makes a difference. It’s our client’s work that inspires us. Queue the goosebumps.

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How To Work With Difficult Coworkers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Nearly everyone I know has shared a story about a difficult person they’ve encountered in their workplace. So common that author Amy Gallo identifies eight archetypes , each representing a common type of “difficult” person likely found in most workplaces. “We Experiment to find what works. Be aware of your biases.

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6 Ways to Prepare Your Communications for Successful End-of-Year Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. As summer fades into fall, end-of-year fundraising season is top-of-mind for nonprofits. You might think they’re redundant—but your audience won’t. Have these changed over the past year?