Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

. —– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Historypin. You do need a Twitter account to use it.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 11, 2011

. —– I’m really excited by tools that enable digital or transmedia storytelling. I recently attended the US launch event for Historypin is a new (and free) application for Android, iPhone, or the web that arranges photos, videos, and text in the context of time and location (leveraging the Google Maps API).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling. 18%: Executive staff do not want to provide the necessary information required for the Facebook Giving Tools application.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JUNE 8, 2021

You will need to do your research and gather the correct facts and figures pertaining to your work in order to make an informed case for your application. Using this research to tell an impressionable story, you can create a convincing grant application that will get your nonprofit the resources it needs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2021

Include all necessary tools to fundraise, if applicable. Be specific in your storytelling. Tell the story of your campaign and how each gift can get you closer to your goal. Provide a point of contact to answer any questions. Let your donors know that there is always someone available to help them navigate the campaign.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story with Spark.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 13, 2016

In the grant world, you face an expansive world to find foundations who will support you, but knowing how to navigate the seamlessly endless possibilities can make the application process a lot easier to manage. You still need to tell your story , provide a compelling application and show the impact your nonprofit will have if funded.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 25, 2013

On Monday, April 16, TechSoup took its Digital Storytelling global with a full-day tweet chat spanning 10 time zones. Each tweet chat covered a different facet of digital storytelling and featured storytelling experts and nonprofit and library participants. led the bilingual tweet chat. Beirut, Lebanon: NetSquared Beirut.

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OneCause

MARCH 27, 2023

There are four session tracks to challenge fundraising innovation:  Event & Auction Fundraising, Fundraising Strategy & Donor Engagement, Peer-to-Peer & Online Giving, and Storytelling & Brand. Share your story with fellow Raise attendees. Full participation in RAISE is applicable for 4 points in Category 1.B

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

While you can use several marketing elements from your individual donor campaigns in your grant applications, creating effective proposals requires some additional considerations. As you develop language for different funding priorities, organize it into folders by topic to make it easy to pull for additional grant applications.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

Nonprofits must never forget that they are called to be active participants in the lives of people, learning stories, and, when appropriate, storytelling for further impact. This makes storytelling a necessity and a digital discipline. Over five billion people have mobile phones, and 81% of the U.S.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

The panel "The New Connectivity: Storytelling for the Digital Age" focused on best practices for nonprofits and other social good organizations to spread their message over social media. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Sachs advised organizations to look to ancient mythology when forming their stories.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2013

It doesn't have to be fancy, just start scribbling some ideas of how your story will get from start to finish. This way your viewers stay engaged in your story and don't feel lost. 3) Keep it short and to the point: You want to make sure your video has only the vital information it needs to get your story across.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Telling your organization’s story in video does not always require investing in expensive equipment. 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.

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Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2023

Use the power of a story to highlight the organization’s accomplishments I am a huge believer that board members don’t need to be subject matter experts to be good fundraisers. They simply need to be good storytellers. Stories are powerful at opening doors and hooking people’s interest.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2011

We hosted our final live Twitter chat for the Digital Storytelling Event yesterday. There's still time to enter your submission before the second annual Digital Storytelling Challenge ends this coming Monday, January 31! Two sides to every story (or more!) — tell 'em all." – @realize_ink. read more.

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Care2

AUGUST 24, 2011

Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people's minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Here are four that currently have my vote - please share yours!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

add a “donate” sticker to Stories. Please keep in mind you will need: A PDF copy of a bank statement from the last 3 months (you will need to upload this as part of the application). Submitting a statement that is older than 3 months will cause a delay in your application being approved. enable Instagram Story donation stickers.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

You can apply for grants 25 times in a year, and applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. However, these grants are only through invitation instead of a standard application process. Tell your nonprofit’s story. When writing a grant proposal, take the opportunity to tell the story of your organization.

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AFP Blog

APRIL 16, 2015

The Power of Storytelling with Storify - Third Sector Today : "Pack one powerful punch by combining the strength of all your social media platforms. Storify is where social media comes together to, yes, tell a story! This application affords you a very easy way to enhance storytelling and increase productivity." ''via Blog this'''

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The Storytelling Non-profit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From a great story to a compelling ask, each of these elements work together to build the case for support that results in donations. Since we announced this new program, we’ve received hundreds of applications from families reaching out for this helping hand. There are a lot of elements that make a fundraising appeal work.

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

Focus on impact storytelling . They believe direct mail is better at telling a touching story and conveying facts than digital methods. The tips that we’ll discuss next are applicable to both print and virtual communication. . Tip #4: Focus on impact storytelling . Personalize all appeals . Where is my gift going?

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

This requires funders to examine their practices including grant applications, reporting requirements, decision-making structures, and program design to determine whether they reflect the inequities they seek to eliminate. Here are three actions to take to commit to funding Black communities and leaders for the long-term: .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

This year’s contest features a special category for all orgs, regardless of size: “Best Video Storytelling” will celebrate videos that employ narrative and tell the real, human stories of people, organizations, and issues. Free registration to the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , provided by NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

." Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Stories about the impact that a nonprofit has on people’s lives can engage, recruit and solidify donors and members.

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Forum One

JUNE 29, 2021

While sometimes seen as a necessary task amidst other priorities, your annual report is both the moment to tell your nonprofit’s story of impact over the last year and a major opportunity to increase engagement and excitement in your mission for years to come. . Is it one that is about personal stories of change and impact?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Engage in representative and appropriate storytelling. Nonprofit organizations regularly utilize storytelling as a method of engaging donors and supporters and often focus on stories that appeal to the heart and emotions of the intended audience. The COVID-19 pandemic brought accessibility of technology to center stage.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

Be a part of the 11NTC Storytelling Team! We’ve recruited two rock star storytelling, social media experts, Michaela Hackner and Roger Burks , to head up a 2 hour workshop on Wednesday, March 16 (the night before the official kick-off of the NTC) from 6 - 8 pm. So, want to be on the 11NTC Storytelling team?

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. I have noticed in the many grant applications I have prepared and submitted that budgets play a more important role than ever. You can tell the story about your nonprofit’s work through its budget.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 25, 2016

But the one thing that is not often provided is a tool to help fundraisers tell their personal story. They have to formulate their personal story, or as Marshall Ganz has termed it the “story of self.” Ganz’s model is popular in activism and politics, but it also has applications for peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Don’t rely too much on gimmicks or guilt. Passionate explaining of impact?

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Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 14, 2009

For those that follow the #4Change twitter-based chats, this is a post recapping and highlighting our latest conversation on social media application in the Climate Change movement. “Social media is a storytelling tool, it’s let voices effected by climate change be heard around the world&# (@ amysampleward ).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2010

As I started to collect my thoughts, though, I realized that my impressions and recommendations were really applicable to any tweetup or offline gathering of online networks. Tip #1: Share Great Stories. You aren’t bound to 140 character updates any more, so let your storytelling flow! Lesson: Listen! So, make friends!

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2010

What’s your story; how did you get started with nonprofit marketing? We know storytelling is important for grant applications and fundraising appeals, how is it most useful in marketing? Stories are the best way to bring to life for people what it is you do. The staying power of stories is really underestimated.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

And by asking those questions and looking through the outcomes lens for all of our initiatives, our results story began to demonstrate real impact. Take a look at the story for the same program, now with a new results focus: How do you change your story and focus on results?

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

We are both excited and proud to see that Forum One has been awarded in nine categories for our work in website, video and mobile application development and design. AARP Livability Index. Gold – Association Website. In 2022, Forum One launched a new, redesigned Livability Index website and data explorer. Pacific Science Center.

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