Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

And this is where storytelling comes in. Stories are a great way to inspire action, get thousands of “likes” and online followers, further spreading your message across social networks. So, what makes an effective storytelling campaign? It is not enough for your storytelling campaign to evoke feelings of sympathy.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why we often say that advocacy is for everyone: when decisions are being made that affect your organization’s work, mission, and vision, it just makes sense to get involved, unite your supporters, and move them to take action with you in pursuit of a specific mission-oriented goal.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. But don’t just take it from me – Forbes named storytelling the #1 most important career skill of the future.

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Greater Giving

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Nonprofit storytelling remains a timeless and powerful tool for connecting with potential donors. Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. The Power of Nonprofit Storytelling In a world inundated with information, your nonprofit’s story is what sets you apart.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

When we hear the right combination of characters, motivations, and actions, we often can’t help but get hooked. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Why Does Storytelling Matter for Grant Writers?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Storytelling for nonprofits is an avenue to connect with donors and help them relate to your work. Ethical storytelling for nonprofits produces stories that not only help nonprofits share their work and inspire donors but also honor the dignity of those the story is about. What is Nonprofit Storytelling? Stories are powerful.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The answer lies in the power of storytelling. Pattern recognition: A storytelling superpower Our brains are wired to recognize patterns. Amplify impact through storytelling Storytelling in fundraising isn’t just about what you tell; it’s about how you tell it. The power of stories Why stories?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, storytelling encompasses blog writing, advertising, and stewardship efforts. There are several ways to hone your storytelling craft. Here are four nonprofit storytelling strategies that will help you attract new supporters and keep them for years to come: Maintain the right tone of voice.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

That’s where storytelling comes in. 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. Your fundraising and communications work greatly benefits when you write simple, clear copy.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve.

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Qgiv

JULY 10, 2023

As new thinking continues to emerge and donor positioning shifts, ethical storytelling is evolving, and a new messaging strategy, called strength-based messaging , has emerged. This acknowledges your constituents’ agency, or control over their actions and consequences. It also fairly places them in the context of community.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 14, 2024

This musical masterpiece, created in partnership with COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, serves as a powerful call to action on the urgent issue of climate change. Related Posts: Lessons from MotivateMonday | Change your thinking,… Is Your Nonprofit Storytelling Missing This Key Ingredient?

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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. . Read parts one and two. Edit your story. .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This is part one of a series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller. And one way I’ve found to be a good communicator is to work on your storytelling abilities. . And one way I’ve found to be a good communicator is to work on your storytelling abilities. . Great storytellers are made , not born.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

One way to differentiate your organization and drive greater giving is through the power of storytelling. Storytelling in Fundraising is a powerful tool that can help nonprofits connect with donors, inspire action, and create meaningful impact. Emotional storytelling is more effective in fundraising than facts and figures alone.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

While the ROI of storytelling is a difficult one to measure , what’s important to understand is that it does work. Essentially, storytelling is something that not only helps nonprofits engage with their communities, but it also harbors the potential to help nonprofits fundraise, too. The formula.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

ChatGPT can help in generating actionable steps for execution. ChatGPT Prompt: “Provide actionable steps for implementing our digital strategy, considering potential challenges and solutions. Then, ask ChatGPT to generate actionable steps for executing the strategy, along with potential solutions to overcome these challenges.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Including an emotional story in your messaging can inspire your supporters to take action. Here's an introduction to the basic elements of nonprofit storytelling from the expert on the matter, Vanessa Chase.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Last week, I was honored to host a virtual roundtable for a small group of nonprofit marketing and communications executives on The Art of Storytelling & Brand Identity. Harold led an exercise that challenged us to find ways to be more intentional with our storytelling. About the Author. Cristina Jones.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Being a good storyteller will serve you well in your leadership role. "A Elemental : A story often has elements including a hero, challenge, journey, resolution, change, and call to action. A story with a business impact can be as short as one sentence.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2021

How can nonprofits use digital storytelling to create effective campaigns? Over the three days of Lights, Camera, Take Action! TechSoup's first digital storytelling mini-conference — we were joined by industry leaders who showed us how to build a strategy, use the right tools, and execute successful digital storytelling campaigns.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. Could funders prioritize storytelling as a reporting and evaluation mechanism? Storytelling'

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

of storytelling will help you drastically increase your organization’s revenue and impact. A good story allows organizations to build those relationships, win hearts, change minds, and prompt action. As entrepreneurial expert Gary Vaynerchuk puts it, “Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business.”

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

The key here is making specific enough goals that you end up with an action plan and a timeline. For example, if one of your goals is to make your organization’s join process better, your action plan might have these steps: Look at Google Analytics to see what kind of traffic the join page gets and where people abandon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this free webinar , you’ll learn two strategies that will allow you to maximize donor retention and raise more: With Social Impact Solutions, you’ll learn how to leverage storytelling to advance your cause. Every nonprofit should nurture and call their donors to action and in this section, we’ll walk you through how you can tackle this.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. From So What? To So Funded!

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CauseVox

JULY 13, 2023

You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to secure more donors through video marketing. Distribution platform review and strategy for: social media, social ad campaigns, YouTube ad campaigns, in-house events, hybrid & virtual events. Case study review of successful video campaigns. Tools for in-house/DIY video production.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. A good story resonates with the donor, connects them to your vision, creates a sense of urgency, and gives donors an outlet to take action. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. Telling great stories helps your non-profit get its message out into the world, connect with new audiences and motivate people to take action like making a donation. What is storytelling? I want to take a minute to differentiate story from storytelling. Think about this.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 4, 2011

Data: Strategy and Storytelling. We also talked about user testing and storytelling with data. Learning in Action. Whether you were in the class or not, I’d love to hear if there’s more you’d add or more questions you’d like me to address! Presentation. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. But storytelling still plays a prominent role in all requests that I write.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

My friends at TechSoup asked me to pass along info about their upcoming digital storytelling event. Follow the action on Twitter #tsdigs. What do we mean by Digital Storytelling? According to Wikipedia, "Digital Storytelling refers to using digital tools so that ordinary people can tell their own real-life stories."

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Engaging them to take concrete actions like signing petitions or spreading the word can create ripples of change. Together, we’ll turn that passion into action. By speaking directly to their hearts, you’re turning passive followers into passionate advocates, ready to take action.

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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.

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