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 ). Vanessa circa 2012 would let this phase turn into full on procrastination.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2012

The slides serve as the anchor, but all the details can happen outside the slides, such as on the flip chart, through your own storytelling, and interactions with the audience. Second: Edit each slide so it is easy on the eye and on the brain. Please comment and tell us. Pierre Khawand Founder and CEO, People-OnTheGo @pierrekhawand.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Have a Brain-Dumping Session. We love having “brain dumps” in our office. In 2012, we struggled to find a way to keep the campaign fresh and exciting. Here’s an example: Sclerodoodle entry from 2012 by Erin Thomas, of New Mexico. Take advantage of all of the unique qualities that encompass your team.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In our recent webinar on super-short videos , we heard from digital storytelling experts about how nonprofits and libraries can use these tools to easily make their own super-short videos. Here's what we learned. Nicholas Carr’s prescient book, The Shallows , claims that the Internet is doing something to our brains.

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NetWits

APRIL 11, 2012

Now that I’ve had a bit to get my brain together I thought I’d share a few key takeaways (for me) from the conference. adults use smart phones as of February 2012, up 11% from May 2011 and 10% said that their phone was their primary means of getting online. NTEN 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference by TechSoup. 1) Email is Hot.

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