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How to Tell Non-Profit Stories With Emotions and Details

The Storytelling Non-profit

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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From Stories to Support: The Nonprofit’s Guide to Acquiring and Using Testimonials

The Modern Nonprofit

Feature them on your website, in newsletters, on social media, in grant applications, and during fundraising campaigns. Who are your target storytellers? Consider in-person opportunities, such as events or meetings, to capture video or audio testimonials. This widespread use maximizes their impact.

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TSDigs: Mobile Storytelling Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

Advances in technology now mean that many nonprofits most likely have access to basic video storytelling tools. Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can be really powerful storytelling tools. The tweet chat was held one day before the official launch of the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs).

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Why your Nonprofit needs an AI Prompt Architect (Job Description)

Whole Whale

5 Creative Content beyond text Generative AI tools are becoming very powerful storytelling aids. Whether it is images, audio, or videos, generative AI tools are able to 10x the production. Descript Audio Murf.ai These engines can help turn the creative thoughts in your head into IRL creations with alarming speed.

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Frogloop Guest Post: 4 Tools to Help Any Nonprofit Tell Stories Online

Amy Sample Ward

As we all continue exploring the vast horizons of the internet and the social tools it offers, be sure to check out the applications that help you continue telling stories with the power of video, maps and more. And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create.

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5 Tips to Effectively Tell your Story with Video

Tech Soup

Video production tools have a lot to offer in terms of animations, transitions, audio settings and much more. Atomic Training is proud to be a part of this year's Digital Storytelling Challenge. storytelling tsdigs digital storytelling Atomic Training tsatomictraining'

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Social Media 101 TweetChat Recap: Video

Tech Soup

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. Numerous applications exist, many of them free and with very simple editing capabilities, to upload smartphone videos to the Internet. Applications such as Ustream , Qik. Optimising Video For Search Engines.