The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). Brainstorm hooks and key messaging ( Here’s an in-depth guide on creating messages for fundraising campaigns ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. Let your own experience as a listener be your guide. Are you interested?”.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Pulling from these interviews, the book provides the details about what CEOs wish they had done differently and the advice they wish they had sooner – including how to: Handle the weight of responsibility of the job–and the loneliness. The state of change is so radical that many of your information networks and skills are temporarily blunted.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The idea is not only for participants to acquire the skills and knowledge to host a successful giving day, but for them share and transform practices together. This is a design aspect called “ Transformative Capacity Building ,” where a cohort of peer organizations come together to practice a skill and get better results.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We outlined a book that would become a new framework, not another Lean Startup or similar product-oriented guide, but a human-centric, narrative model. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. Storytelling is key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

He’s spent his career working to inspire others take action, and he personifies a generation of talented people who want to use their skills to help others. Guiding a resident to push local authorities to change the name of the Waldo Tunnel in California to the. A lot of it comes down to human-interest storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

We outlined a book that would become a new framework, not another Lean Startup or similar product-oriented guide, but a human-centric, narrative model. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. Storytelling is key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We outlined a book that would become a new framework, not another Lean Startup or similar product-oriented guide, but a human-centric, narrative model. The Maker has the skill and confidence to pivot, to do what we call The Shift, to find demand and zero in on the target customer. Storytelling is key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2013

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Author Paul Smith explains why storytelling has emerged as a vital skill for every leader and manager. His advice? Edited by Edward T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 18, 2009

The most skill to teach novice users I think is shooting tips and how to moment capture or only shoot footage that requires minimal editing. Advice about using the FLIP camera: The Flip Spotlight site has a resource section with lots of tips for using the camera. For example, storytelling. Video Guides for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Subjects should be framed using the “rule of thirds” as a guide. Using the “rule of thirds” as your guide, make sure your subject’s eyes should be one-third of the way down the frame. Think in frames. While it may be tempting to place a subject directly in the center of a shot, visually it is boring.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Subjects should be framed using the “rule of thirds” as a guide. Using the “rule of thirds” as your guide, make sure your subject’s eyes should be one-third of the way down the frame. Think in frames. While it may be tempting to place a subject directly in the center of a shot, visually it is boring.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Register now!

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! There are even a few international reports. Register now!

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

Even seasoned fundraisers and nonprofit professionals need to learn new skills and hear new perspectives, and that’s where our reading list comes in. While people typically seek advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money, this book will help you discover how to spend money to boost your happiness. . by Thomas Wolf.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The following is an excerpt from Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The effective use of social networks is a skill not to be underestimated. Prioritize storytelling over marketing. The Internet is at a tipping point. Increasingly, donors and supporters follow causes on social networks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In fact, one of the most in-demand job skills for digital marketers and fundraisers is knowing how to effectively use social media advertising channels and Google Ads. If you are good at being self-taught, be sure to read how-to guides and attend webinars. Perhaps improved storytelling (text, images, videos, polls, stickers, etc.)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

There are many things in my life and work that I need to streamline, and an important skill to facilitate this is learn how to say no. I've gotten a lot of great advice about how to get started and I will share it as I plan to blog what I learn about taking this blog to the next level. A Guide to Creating a Minimalist Website.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The work is difficult, but Brian’s advice and practical tools on how to approach donors in this book will make you successful. The thesis of the book is that as technology becomes more pervasive in our work and personal lives, interpersonal skills become more essential. Recently he sent me a copy of his book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

I did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. 1) Data Visualization Survival Guide : This resource (including the 176 slides powerpoint deck) was suggested by Devon Smith.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It’s their job to research prospects, set up donor meetings (and occasionally attend those meetings), guide the stewardship process, and provide fundraising training and support to the board and CEO or ED. Those who are invited to join the board should bring a needed expertise or skill set. Accountability is essential.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

We hope you find their advice for nonprofit multi-channel marketing helpful! Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. NPOInfo’s guide to improving nonprofit data hygiene recommends the following: Conduct a database audit.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Knowing basic HTML is a must-have skill for online marketers. wpbeginner is an online beginners guide for using WordPress for websites and blogs. Nonprofit Social Media Storytelling Facebook Group :: facebook.com/groups/socialmediastorytelling. HTML Tutorial :: w3schools.com. Wix is a do-it-yourself, low-cost website builder.

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