Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

That way they can put a face to a name, put in a good word for your nonprofit, and see if there are alternative PSA options such as loading the video onto their website or social media. . Tip: Connect with sales reps or other employees of the stations via LinkedIn, over the phone, or in person.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). I use an online thesaurus called Word Hippo to come up with alternatives and try out different versions of the copy. Additionally, inside The Storytelling Non-Profit Master Class, we spend a lot of time focused on improving your writing skills.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

They’re dreaming and building an alternative world that commits to removing oppression—not reforming it. Every time we think of this power as something we don't have, we sacrifice the alternative future for the probable one. However, Black leaders need co-conspirators , partners, and disruptors on their side. .

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 24, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. This is an excellent alternative to traditional fundraising that may inspire a new crew of passionate people to become lifetime supporters of your mission.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Use storytelling and real-life examples to demonstrate the importance of their support. Alternatively, you could use a match as a way to steward a gift that you have already received. How many people will your organization provide ‘x’ resource with ‘y’ dollar amount? Who in your network can you leverage to make a greater impact?

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CauseVox

APRIL 12, 2022

Alternatively, if you have built a strong relationship with that person, you can adjust your ask based on your understanding of who they are or where they’re at financially. Storytelling. Storytelling is key. Obviously, the dollar amount asked will depend on who the person is.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

You see, I am a female in my late 20’s-early 30’s, living in an urban area, vegetarian, eco-conscious, middle class, and have been actively seeking plant based alternatives to milk that taste good and are kinder to animals and the planet. And for Oatly, that is on purpose; I am exactly the customer they have in mind.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Along the way Boaz met with inventors, entrepreneurs and government leaders and told the story of alternative, sustainable transportation in an interesting way. Another alternative is to ask people to fund your hotel stays or donate their points in various hotel reward programs. Boaz ran his trip as a free agent story teller.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. One of the easiest (and free!) More Resources.

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CauseVox

JUNE 5, 2023

While incorporating insights provided in our webinar with Maria Bryan, we’ll demystify the content planning process, discuss trauma-informed storytelling, unpack resources , and help you create content that converts. The Importance of Storytelling It’s no secret that a great story can generate movers and shakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

The storytelling was engaging and compelling. I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. What was your source?

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Video storytelling If you own a TV, you’re no stranger to election-related advertisements. Peer pressure A commonly used tactic in political campaigns and school playgrounds, this technique (alternately referred to as “social pressure”) harnesses a supporter’s desire to fit in with their community.

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Forum One

MARCH 23, 2021

articles, interactive media, storytelling elements) do you have? If you have top-level landing pages and want to encourage users to interact more with them instead of the pages below, a standard basic menu may be a better alternative. Content: What content (e.g., What needs to be created or removed? Instead, it serves to group content.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

We’ve seen the rise of a lot of destination sites; sites that allow you to expand your reach and exposure, but often times do so at the expense of your message and storytelling. We’ve partnered with FirstGiving to provide an alternative to PayPal. Your non-profit becomes a commodity in a marketplace of organizations.

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See3

JULY 31, 2017

“Pediatric oncologists have been burned by alternative medicines.” Storytelling is the most powerful strategy available to folks on the front lines of wishes and health care.”. As he said this, Dr. Fahner’s compassion for his colleagues was palpable, even over the phone. Too often it results in delayed or missed diagnoses.”.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 27, 2016

We are trying to figure out how we can offer our members giving opportunities as an alternative to membership dues.”. “We’ve seen a decline in our membership and have had to restate our membership levels.”. “We We’re not sure we are relevant anymore. People are spending less time with our content even though it’s really good.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

Macon Money is one example of a game that creates an alternative currency for real world exchanges in the physical world, similar to economic stimulus. (BS). Transmedia storytelling is shining through projects like Breakthrough: America 2049 , an ARG in Facebook that allows for various types of gameplay. community. (BJ).

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

If you don’t want to reserve an entire page for your mission statement, prominently including it on your “About Us” page, homepage, or in your header/footer is a good alternative. Due to COVID-19, you’ve likely put a pause on in-person engagements and made the pivot to virtual alternatives. About Us page. Fundraising forms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2009

In particular, the building of platforms that allow for (1) storytelling and communication, and (2) effecting and demonstrating impact, allow for continuous commitment to the movement. There are a few foundational questions to be asked before building a cultural movement through the use of media and storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The combination of "real" and "doesn''t work" isn''t a viable alternative. design exhibition research storytelling' How do we get to "real" and "works" in the strongest way possible? In other words: how do we remake the ax, tell the story of its reproduction, and honor its value every step of the way?

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Steve Bridger

JUNE 24, 2011

For example, should we give more focus to finding alternatives that tap the power of networks such as ‘crowd-funding’, which not only bring in money, but it also power the community? Ditto, charities as “sensemakers” – mashing data with storytelling – a topic that Peter Wanless blogged about this week.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

From gaming to storytelling, these apps make supporting a cause entertaining and interactive. App Alternatives. The Shopify service (available through TechSoup!) can be customized to meet your organization's needs and run on either a new or existing website. Apps that Incorporate Fundraising.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2018

Alternately, what could your top marketer tell you about the hospital’s foundation? Create storytelling squads. The creation of a joint “storytelling squad”—staffed by both departments and charged with identifying, vetting, and writing stories—will streamline and strengthen the process for everyone. 2.

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Achieve

JUNE 11, 2020

What I loved about Nonprofits First’s peer-to-peer campaign is that it was multi-channel, clearly explained why donors should give through storytelling, and said thank you (a lot). . Alternatively, this event kept it simple with a Zoom call for up to 300 participants. Why It Works: .

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

Guiding questions for identifying storytellers Storytellers are often the most critical piece of any media campaign. How can we build a supportive and trusting relationship with our storyteller(s), rather than one that’s transactional? What does staffing look like when a storyteller is sharing their perspective?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Engage your donors through storytelling by sharing how you are utilizing their money. Alternatively, allowing a smaller number of raffle tickets with a higher price will increase the donor’s odds. Whether you host a gala, informal dinner, drop-in, auction, golf tournament, race, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 29, 2021

By Laura Bucher , Storyteller at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Google is very good at parsing content, but variations including number, parts of speech, and alternate spellings help, too. 2) Technical Details Matter, Too.

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NTEN

AUGUST 10, 2009

Storytelling as it pertains to Fundraising. PCI Compliance - are there good alternatives to having your own / any good? Communications strategy from a leadership perspective - don't leap frog strategy when it comes to social media, Strategy on Steroids! Fundraising. "I built it. why didn't they come?" " IT Track.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe. Take a Risk.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 9, 2007

She is an expert in alternate reality gaming (ARGs), the first woman to keynote at the Game Developers Conference, and she’s thrown down the gauntlet for a game designer to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences by 2032. Tags: storytelling web2.0 Jane McGonigal wants to make it happen.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

This is crucial if we all believe in "A Book in Every Child's Hand" and consequently, it implies the need to create alternate channels of creating and reaching books to children. An important ingredient to our strategy was building a community around our mission.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

” DeVigal spoke about the importance of interactive storytelling and leveraging innovations in technology in order to engage news readers and find the “sweet spot” between journalistic truth and game play. Through melding fact and fiction in an Alternate Reality Game (ARG), America 2049 focused on the future of human rights.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

How can we develop audiences, cultivate care and empathy, and find alternate funding that doesn’t require public popularity so that important stories get told? On the power of individual storytelling & fun. But I think it’s also the road to really fully becoming global.” starts around 17:27). CHRISTOPHER R.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If you don’t have it in your budget to hire a professional to shoot your video for you, think of alternatives to get your message across, use animations, a slideshow, illustrations, or edit in other pre-recorded footage. Read more about storytelling for nonprofits here. Use your video as an opportunity to educate viewers.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Storytelling can help you draw in visitors and encourage them to explore your content beyond your homepage. Incorporate your visual branding On top of including verbal information about your identity, you also need to include visual information to communicate your brand.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2006

Subvert the rules explore the limits of system propose alternate responses Great skills for social change. A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India. What you do inbetween the beats is up to you. That's where dancing takes place. Gaming is a literacy of transgression. Education is a context for a change.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

The Local Impact Map is a rich storytelling platform that uses mapping technology to place stories in a global context — as you can see in the picture below. It reaches our global network resources and, combined with TechSoup.org, has over 5 million annual site visits. b) Limitations of Liability.

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