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How to effectively communicate impact to nonprofit stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

The problem with ratios. They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. Storytelling as a solution. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Where and how to tell the story.

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Guest Post: Facebook Video Tips from Non-Profit Marketers

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Using a tool like Animato can make it easy for your nonprofit to create DYI videos, but to be successful you need to develop a strategy and use compelling storytelling. Jane Goodall Institute: Storytelling on Facebook and beyond with square videos. However, storytelling isn’t enough. It should be. The lesson?

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Leveraging Your Board for Nonprofit Fundraising: 10 Creative Strategies and Tips for Success

The Modern Nonprofit

If employees or retirees who serve on a nonprofit board make contributions, they could receive higher matching ratios or limits on their matching gifts. This will allow them to share their stories and encourage others in their networks (friends, family members) to donate as well.

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5 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Tips for Millennial Audiences

Achieve

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Ask a volunteer to share a personal story from their time serving the organization, or ask one of your clients to share an example of how your organization has benefitted them. Millennial Impact Report. Emphasizing the cause requires you to: . Salsa Labs. ,

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Reflections and Follow Up Questions from Techsoup/NTEN Share Your Story: Social Media ROI Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling.

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The Key to Relevant Fundraising in 2015 and Beyond

Connection Cafe

Are the ratios changing? Be a storyteller. Storytelling is critical for fundraising. Be it a 140-character tweet, a direct mail letter, an eAppeal, an online video or a face-to-face visit, being able to tell a story is a game-changer. For others it’s not knowing where the stories are. Absolutely. I believe so.

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Online Fundraising Site: How To Create A High-Performing Fundraising Website

CauseVox

1) Visual Storytelling. The best weapon against apathy is a compelling story. But it’s one thing to tell someone a story and another to show them. Visual storytelling does exactly that. For a deeper dive into visual storytelling, be sure to download this free comprehensive guide on how to develop high-impact videos.