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How to Tell Stories that Raise Money in December

The Storytelling Non-profit

To help you maximize your fundraising efforts this month, I’m here with advice on how to tell stories that raise money in December. Why Tell Stories in December. There are so many reasons why your non-profit should tell stories. Stories help you explain your theory of change in a clear, tangible way.

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5 Tips for Telling Difficult Stories

EveryAction

Storytelling is a constant drumbeat that resonates throughout the nonprofit community, but increasingly, stories are getting hard to tell. We asked nonprofit storytelling expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin about telling stories amid a noisy, negative newscycle that leaves donors (and everyone else) feeling fatigued - here's her advice.

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Practical Advice For Making Good Decisions

Eric Jacobsen Blog

You can use their decision-making skills as guidance at work, in your leadership role, and in your daily life. It is essential to have your own “code,” made up of your life experience, your education, your conscience, and all the other building blocks of character. And then test their advice against your judgement.

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Impact to Story: How to Explain Non-Profit Impact Through Storytelling

The Storytelling Non-profit

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. At the basis of all stories are facts and you need to be clear about the facts of your program. What new journey or chapter begins in their life? What does this number represent?

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Data Wrangling Blues

Association Analytics

It was always the same story. The manual compiling of data, lists, and reports was not professionally challenging, and we longed for better work-life balance. This was a familiar conversation in our small association where a handful of key employees worked well into many evenings compiling data from multiple sources.

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An Unlikely Story of Digital Success in 2020

NTEN

We all know versions of this story. 18Doors is a nonprofit that supports interfaith couples and families exploring Jewish life. The good news is, the story had a happy ending. While life was far from back to normal, it was miles improved from the spring. Days later, our office and offices everywhere were closed.

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Three Fundraising Pros Give Their Advice On What You Should Do After You Get Laid Off

Bloomerang

My personal biggest piece of advice: Get in touch with your network. Read what Lisa Chmiola (Chief Fablanthropist at Fablanthropy ), fundraising pro Mimosa Kabir , and Sarah Willey (founder of Sarah Willey LLC ) have to offer you: Expert advice, best practices, and tips to help anyone who is considering their next job move. .

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