Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? Real time analysis is not useful because it is drive-by analysis. I shared this on Twitter and the conversation brought out some interesting points that I curated in “Storify,” a story telling tool. (I

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Bonterra

APRIL 11, 2024

Grantee needs assessment A no-cost analysis of your grantee portfolio designed to hear nonprofits' needs firsthand and gauge their readiness to scale fundraising capacity. Success stories “Jumpstart has been AMAZING. My coach Lucas has helped me out soooo much.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nonprofit Storytelling Conference AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! If you’re looking for a smaller event with a more specific focus, you may want to check out the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference! Learn more about the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Learn more about AFP ICON 2024.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2016

One way to show Millennials how their support is making a difference is by cultivating relationships through communications, and specifically by telling stories. Stories naturally demonstrate impact in a tangible way and when they are told well, they make the reader feel like the hero. Include a call to action in your stories.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In other words, data can tell a continuous story that is meaningful, dynamic, and actionable. We were looking for a way to use our quantitative data to tell a visual story and start an ongoing and responsive narrative of our communities and our work; we wanted to answer the "so what?" Where did those grants go? and "to what ends?"

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Forum One

APRIL 8, 2021

The next layer— a “data story”—elaborates and contextualizes the data snack, and the third layer—a “data explorer”—aims for a deeper engagement by allowing audiences to ask questions about your data. Strengthen your brand story. Think about your website experience from top to bottom as a storytelling platform.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Another creative way of doing the debrief, is to use organizational storytelling. Storytelling or rather story sharing isn’t just for presentations , it can help build your nonprofit’s capacity. Have each member of the team share a story. This can avoid repeating mistakes of the past.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I like how these qualities easily link to networked approaches, storytelling, and iteration, but can also be linked to specific measurable data points. The Playbook offers a clear definition and steps for using basic statistical analysis, even if you are not an expert. Appreciable – smaller goals contribute to a bigger objective.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

While this story was inspiring, it didn’t necessarily represent the great work SAI did as a whole. With our local partners, we were able to connect with the farms we worked with to quickly distribute water bottles with purification tablets to workers. We were proud to note that through this intervention, there were no reported outbreaks.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Conducting a marketing opportunity analysis. Consider incorporating these strategies into your preliminary concepts for the campaign: Leverage storytelling. Take advantage of that personal touch by adding a story designed to strengthen your connection with donors even more. Choose impactful visuals.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. For example Edgeflip , a new initiative plans to turn the ad hoc data analysis tools developed for the campaign into software that can make nonprofits more effective at raising money and recruiting volunteers. Data Storytelling. Data Won the U.S.

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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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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. We conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics. Pacific Science Center.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In all scenarios, audiences experience the National Council impact story, strengthening the connection and interest they have in the institution and the important work it is doing. We conducted a comprehensive landscape analysis and full audits of their technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics. Pacific Science Center.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Watch her recent webinar, 6 Types of Stories You Should Be Telling on Social Media. Julia: My framework that I use with my clients is 80/20: 80% of your posts should be informative, educational, inspirational, helpful, valuable, shedding light on your programs, storytelling, etc. Looking for more of Julia’s wisdom? Summarize it!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

With more than 150 countries joining, and more than 14 billion impressions on social channels every year, it’s the perfect opportunity to tell your story to a global audience of people interested in making a difference through the power of social media. The theme of your story can help you define the content you’ll need to create.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

After a ten minute break, participants will have the option of joining one of four break out sessions: Listening/Engaging; Storytelling; Generating Buzz; Online Networking. Experience a variety of social web tools that are essential in listening/engaging, storytelling, generating buzz, and online networking. REGISTER HERE!

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Take a look and cast your vote so that we can share some pretty spectacular and helpful insight and stories with you next April! Conducting a comprehensive landscape analysis: undergoing a full technical ecosystem, communications, and analytics audit to understand the state of play.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2016

This transformed data can become an image gallery, interactive map, personalized dashboard, online story canvas, pivot table, contact database (CRM), and more. This FREE tool for nonprofits can easily turn your data into websites, impact maps, a story canvas, or a contact database. Image : Emma Story / CC BY-NC. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 21, 2016

This transformed data can become an image gallery, interactive map, personalized dashboard, online story canvas, pivot table, contact database (CRM), and more. This FREE tool for nonprofits can easily turn your data into websites, impact maps, a story canvas, or a contact database. Image : Emma Story / CC BY-NC. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Storymakers. Wednesday, May 11.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

Others are using Instagram by sharing visual stories about their programs using a branded profile, like Children’s LA and Unicef USA. Simply Measured offers a free report that lets see which of your photos/stories was most engaging.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about storytelling with data from Alexandra Samuel. Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Raleigh, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Friday, October 7, 2016.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

" and includes modeling statistical analysis. Obey the Simple Truths of Digital Storytelling. Brett Meyer, chief strategy officer at ThinkShout , detailed the eight key elements of telling stories online. Focus on human stories, not policies. Tell your organization's story and your constituents' stories.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 17, 2015

Become a storyteller. Reading industry publications lately, I’m starting to think that there’s a rumor that we just invented storytelling a few years ago. It’s just that we’ve gotten a bit lazy, and sometimes rely too much on technology to tell our stories. Truthfully, it’s been around forever.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2015

Collect stories from your local community (not just the people involved in your programs). Collecting stories from people who aren’t direct participants in your programming is a great way to understand the problems the broader community experiences, and the solutions they do (or don’t) appreciate.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Participatory Analysis with Data Placemats in Nonprofits. Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Seattle, Washington: Storytelling Made Easy for Boards and EDs. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Ottawa, Ontario: Review Progress on Data Analysis Projects. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

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NTEN

MARCH 1, 2012

With his analysis of "Give to the Max DC", Geoff hits on some important points that make the entire paper well worth a read, but here are a few things that stood out to me. Learn, learn, learn. Usually, you need to find them, but in this case, they came to the participants. It pays to cooperate, even in a competition.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. Data is vital for powerful analysis, but at the end of the day, we're swimming in it. Great maps unfold stories in successive layers of visual focus and comprehension. Get more stories about great maps (and even some geo-jokes!)

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Bloomerang

MAY 12, 2021

She also helped modernize storytelling for the public good by using graphs! That’s right: The graphics that contribute to good nonprofit storytelling have roots that include Nightingale’s hand washing and hygiene campaigns. Does your nonprofit use its data graphically to tell its story, show its impact, and motivate donors? .

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NTEN

JULY 16, 2010

But how can you collect the data you need to tell your organization's stories -- and then make them compelling enough to cut through the noise? Storytelling & Data : Data is so much more than a stack of numbers or a server filled with client outputs. Presented by Laura Quinn, Idealware.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 5, 2016

There are a lot of ways nonprofit organizations can tell their stories. Most often, nonprofit storytelling is referenced in terms of organizations creating and sharing their own stories. But what about tapping into the power of stories that are already being told, specifically those in the media?

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