The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

With a great story, you can illustrate non-profit impact super clearly for donors in a way that other kinds of writing might not be able to capture. In this article, I’m going to talk about the common challenges of explaining non-profit impact and go over the action steps you can take to explain your non-profit’s impact through storytelling.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 18, 2021

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Power of Testimonials: Inspiring Action for Your Nonprofit. As a nonprofit, you can use this concept to your advantage to motivate action for the benefit of your work. Help out with examples and good leading questions. Enter the testimonial. Please let us know in the comments!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You want to inspire them to take action and feel a certain way after they make their donation. . In order to inspire the donor to take action, you need to create a sense of urgency around the ask. . Once you’re ready to look at your appeal again, you should evaluate it by asking the five questions below.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Your brain loves a good story. There is a distinct chemical reaction that happens in one’s brain when they’re reading a compelling or interesting story. This same chemical is also created when you’re reading stories. For example, donating money to charities that are associated with that great story or narrative.

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Achieve

JULY 7, 2021

introduced Stories to compete with the rising popularity of Snapchat Stories, and the way we interact with social media has never been the same since! people use Instagram Stories daily and 2 out of 3 users say that the feature fosters brand interaction. But how can you make your Stories engaging? Back in 2016, Instagram.

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Classy

AUGUST 9, 2021

To help you capitalize on the biggest donation day of the year, we’re answering top questions from nonprofits that are zeroing in on the year-end giving season. PRO TIP: Crowdfunding campaigns are best for story-driven and time-bound direct giving appeals like Giving Tuesday. See Impact Blocks In Action on Classy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. If you have not read it, please do.

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Allegiance Group

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The MGO is a big deal because it requires a unique skill set: A love for people A genuine dedication to your cause A good storyteller (and ‘question asker’!) But not all of these may be immediately on display when you’re interviewing someone – so you have to ask the right questions to find out! How would you move forward?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. If you have not read it, please do.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Kevin Hostutler, President, CEO and Co-Founder of ACGI Software, told me this story about how disruption pointed him in an important new direction early in his career. “In Read more of Kevin’s story in our Book “ Association 4.0: Understanding the potential futures steers decision-making away from reaction and towards positive action.”

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

That’s the power that story holds. Sometimes without even noticing it, our brain is activated in a unique and engaged way when a story is being shared. As the old saying states, “Those who tell the stories rule the world.” ” Why are stories so effective? You already have your greatest asset: your story.

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CauseVox

MAY 17, 2024

Real-World Insights: Explore real success stories of organizations that have harnessed the storytelling magic to fuel their multi-channel campaigns and achieve remarkable results. Expert Guidance: Benefit from the wisdom of our seasoned experts, ready to answer your questions and provide personalized advice to elevate your campaign.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

The way you tell your story and engage people in your message can make or break your fundraising efforts. And how do you tell a good story? Stories are interactive, bonding. Shared stories can tie whole cultures and groups together. Shared stories bind all sorts of people, from families to religious groups.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

When you invite these loyal supporters to take action, you need to introduce your campaign in a way that emphasizes their unique value and motivates them to help kick off your fundraising effort. And if your supporters don’t engage with your call to action the first time around, a well-structured follow-up is crucial. Make it personal.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

It is trained on a massive dataset of text and code, and it can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. It can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 10, 2024

More specifically, datamaking is an action whereby we transform information into data so that data can contribute to knowledge. We make information into data when we explicitly attach it to a question and explicitly or implicitly connect it to an approach for making sense of it. Information is everything that is coming at us.

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 15, 2010

I believe that one of the best things we can do every day to improve our own lives and the lives of those around is to learn as much as we can – listen, ask questions, absorb. Try the water calculator – the questions are insightful and make you think, and the usage answer at the end may surprise you! org and others.

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Qgiv

JULY 28, 2021

So, here are four common questions about mobile fundraising your data can help you answer: Will donors give through text? But how do you know if donors are simply opening that text to get rid of the notification icon or if it inspires them to take further action? That’s a fair question. How much work is ahead of me?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2011

Qriously is a new application that puts questions you ask out to the world (or country, region, etc.) One of the winners was Katy Gilbert from Stories of Our City. And it was so much fun to watch people answering the questions and getting real time data to things that would help our project. Questions & Qriously Answers.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

Let’s explore three innovative marketing strategies for nonprofits, according to Jackie Sue Griffin , owner and executive director at JSG & Associates in Tampa, Florida Leveraging Social Media Advocacy Campaigns Social media platforms have become powerful tools to raise awareness, mobilize supporters, and drive action.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Reimaging the kind of leader you can be, and then strategically putting this image into action. Hortense le Gentil Earlier this year, the author shared these additional insights with us: Question: What is the primary takeaway you hope business leaders will take away from your book? What matters most is our commitment to change.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. I'm a big fan of Paul's earlier best-sellers, including Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story. A great story builds credibility and properly positions you in the eye of the buyer."

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Media Cause

AUGUST 31, 2022

2021 Year End Success Stories. Their multi-channel appeal encompassed the following: In between these key date ranges (Giving Tuesday and the end of December), Church Health cultivated audiences with non-fundraising-ask stories of healing and impact. It’s important to secure match funds for these critical moments. . Contact us.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In part three of this series on how to become a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about the practical skills you need to tell an effective story. In part two, I touched on the storytelling elements that will inspire your audience and encourage them to take a desired action. . Edit your story. . Is this story evergreen?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

For most of these users, it’s Instagram Stories. . In just one year, the daily user count for Instagram Stories jumped from 400 million (June 2018) to 500 million. That means that more than half of Instagram’s 1 billion users look at and consume Instagram Stories – EVERY DAY! . Here are 6 ways. . Well, it depends!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Reimaging the kind of leader you can be, and then strategically putting this image into action. Hortense le Gentil Today, the author shares these additional insights with us: Question: What is the primary takeaway you hope business leaders will take away from your book? What matters most is our commitment to change.

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EveryAction

APRIL 6, 2017

Marketing automation for nonprofits takes communications ingredients like the right audience segment, the best ask, compelling stories, and powerful calls-to-action and combines them to cook up smart, fruitful campaigns while you work on everything else.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

But, the question that will ultimately get more prospective donors in the door is: how are you changing the world? The answer to this question should be the core messaging that shapes all of your communications. No matter the details of your story, you can leverage that sense of empathy to solicit a response from your audience.

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Achieve

JULY 27, 2017

It comes down to the message and a story. A story based on a vision for change for people or communities that need it most.". When it comes to developing messaging for a fundraising appeal, I’m asked one question more than any other: How do I get started? Supplemental questions to consider: Why does your organization exist (i.e.,

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Once we embrace knowledge work, not as a technical task but as social construction, we then start to ask exciting questions about relationships, purpose, and movement. To the contrary, knowledge actually comes about through the shared social action of making sense out of our observations, experiences and interactions with the world.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Your homepage should seek to quickly answer the following questions for your visitors: What type of world are you trying to create and why does it matter? Impact stories. Remember, you can always leverage Candid’s nonprofit profile to tell the story of your organization. Issue areas. Ways to get involved.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

She draws on rich and instructive stories of clients, leaders, artists, and athletes. Presence – Strengthening your inner capacity to pause between stimulus and response, so matters of effectiveness and impact drive decisions and actions, rather than old habits or knee-jerk impulses. Question : You also talk about the power of People.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Having a coherent communications plan where you package your message will help ensure each piece of content you share is part of a greater story you are telling. Your message can be written, verbal, or even visual, but all messages should tell a story. Package your message and brand as part of an overall story. Spread the word?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., Today’s question come from a nonprofit employee who want advice on whether suspense or emotion is a better hook in a fundraising appeal: . Ask this critical question: Why might they care about having pickleball courts in your township?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Pottruck offers these 14 action items for establishing the need to change and a sense of urgency. Ask these questions and take these steps: What is your company's mission statement? What customer or employee stories have you heard that articulate these perspectives? Does it inspire action? Does it inspire action?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2013

There's no question that social media gives us the power to easily create, curate, and share the precious moments of our lives. Storytelling is about inspired imagination, and there's nothing that inspires action more completely than a photo or video. Or even that Instagram currently averages 55 million posts per day?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2010

I have been thinking a lot about actionable social media measurement strategies that are fit and trim and light on their feet! Inspired by the Measure Everything: Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? , It much easier to collect, analyze and take action with your data when you do a little bit each month or every other week.

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