Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2016

For this Designing for Good episode, we’re showcasing the best examples of nonprofit storytelling of 2016. Timely, but why is nonprofit storytelling such a hot topic these days ? And that’s why nonprofit storytelling matters. Your eyes just rolled and you’re not a cynical person.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Décor Committee Chair is not just a role; it’s an artistic endeavor that combines meticulous planning , creative vision, and a touch of magic. Your keen eye for detail, artistic flair, and passion for creating visually stunning experiences will play a crucial role in the success of the event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 30, 2009

Submitted by Chad Norman, publisher of I dig webby things.and I bet you do too So much of social media and relationship marketing revolves around storytelling, and this is especially true for nonprofits. These artists are all great examples of how media can be used for social change - as a vehicle for storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! So who are these hard-working digital storytelling junkies? conference on storytelling in the digital age. David's favorite cause-related video: (Please visit the site to view this video). As the Dean of Story.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 16, 2023

Here are some popular examples: Benefit concerts or performances : Team up with local artists or performers to host a show where ticket sales support your cause. Use storytelling to share your nonprofit’s mission and the impact of their support. Tell a Compelling Story : People connect with stories more than facts or statistics.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I also love reading, storytelling, and looking at the world creatively. Many creatives, artists, and musicians have it and have found a way to navigate and create beautiful work. I am a dyslexic thinker and proud of it. . Dyslexia, until late, was referenced as a disorder. I much prefer the term neurodiversity. . I love people.

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Forum One

AUGUST 31, 2023

The new American Jazz Museum brand positions the museum to be a beacon of rich history and vibrancy for the community and neighborhood and attract audiences from around the country to experience music from a range of eras and artists.

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Whole Whale

MAY 19, 2023

ArtHub AI Library : A collection of AI-generated art prompts and a platform for artists to showcase their AI-generated artwork. Experiment with different styles, such as using questions, statements, or even storytelling, to find the approach that works best for your organization.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

How do artists, entrepreneurs and other ‘creatives’ support themselves doing the work they do? After a generous grant from the Center For Digital Storytelling , Morgan has already gotten his ticket over and is looking for further funding (in between working on some other, paying web projects) to support the trip.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Forum One has partnered with NRDC to develop its website as well as additional digital assets, such as an immersive storytelling experience to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2020 and an offshore drilling position tracking tool to help constituents easily find their legislators’ positions on offshore drilling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2006

The Storyteller and the Listener Online , edited by Holly Stevens of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, publishes two guest essays each month which explore, "the role of story and narrative in peacemaking, healing, bridge building and reconciliation processes in communities around the world." Bloggers are storytellers.

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Kindful

MARCH 11, 2021

Look for a facilitator who is enthusiastic, high energy, motivational, a master storyteller, and uses retreat tactics to make the day fun, meaningful, and memorable. Facilitating a high-impact, memorable retreat is an art and the best facilitators are master artists. They ask the right questions.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Many artists work with assistants and reproducing processes. They conducted a simple experiment: People read a story about a painting called "Dawn" created by an artist. In some, the artist produced the original painting. Gallerists hired another artist to reproduce it. design exhibition research storytelling'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2012

The art of storytelling though, and documenting an event or a slice of time is, of course, not restricted to bound pages. Social media has become an important tool for me in storytelling and, in particular, helping to finance my work. When I got on the ground in Madison, I checked in to my hotel and headed straight for the capital.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

While much of the branding and design inspiration we run across is either from consumer brands or individual artists, it all provides us with the opportunity to discover new principles, practices, and approaches that we can incorporate into our nuanced nonprofit world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Nonprofits that work in international development, disaster relief, or wildlife conservation often do this sort of storytelling in print materials and website articles, but it also works extremely well as blog content. A first-person voice is best.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We have cases with museum objects that people told stories about, with large images of those storytellers adjacent to the object, and in the middle of the gallery is a long rectangular table with touchscreens where people can access all the stories that have been recorded. Projects participatory museum storytelling usercontent'

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this. The ads were hailed as beautiful, artistic, and innovative. However, immediate action doesn’t necessarily mean short immediate messages.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 16, 2012

Meg is a writer, speaker, storyteller and a certified Holistic Health Coach. Also, I am a writer, storyteller, and part time editor of other people’s novels. Supporting art and artists, writers and books. My work as a Health Coach is deeply rewarding. And incredibly fun. I get to talk to brilliant women all day long.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Not only does a hand-written thank you note make a strong impression upon the receiver, but it also makes you a better social media manager because it’s a practice in creative arts – and as all we know, the best social media managers are creative artists. 4) Read more books. Reading books does that.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Nonprofits that work in international development, disaster relief, or wildlife conservation often do this sort of storytelling in print materials and website articles, but it also works extremely well as blog content. A first-person voice is best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Chalk up my vote for 2011’s “Best Debut Artist” and “Best Supporting Actor.”. While emotive storytelling is crux to engaging the hearts and minds of social media consumers, advocates are ethically bound to preserve the privacy of vulnerable clients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Back in the mid-1990′s – after 15 years of working the nonprofit sector, I got obsessed by technology and started working as the network weaver for an online network of artists called ArtsWire. His projects included the National Strategy for Nonprofit Technology and the Circuit Riders Program.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 8, 2012

A dynamic design team will include developers, designers, artists, strategists, community builders, researchers, and studies on the success or impact created through gameplay. (MB, Transmedia storytelling is shining through projects like Breakthrough: America 2049 , an ARG in Facebook that allows for various types of gameplay.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2009

NEWS I'm co-presenting with Michael Hoffman of See3 Communications about "storytelling" during the WeAreMedia Webinar September 23rd. I liked this guest post on Beth's Blog by Rebecca Krause, How Can Artists Inspire Service in Community? For more information, and to register go to www.wearemedia.org.

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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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Tech Soup

MAY 20, 2015

Here's a quick run-down: Attribution , which is the foundation of all Creative Commons licenses, requires simply that you credit the artist. This means giving the name of the song and the name of the artist somewhere in your production. Others, not so much. NonCommercial licenses can be a little confusing.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

For years, I've been fascinated and a bit perplexed by the Elsewhere Collaborative , a thrift store turned artists' studio/living museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Over the past seven years, this exploration has been undertaken by a staff of artists and more than 35 creators each year participating in our residency program.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2012

It happened because we: partnered with local artists and community organizations whose passion and generosity made it possible for us to create incredible events. We've been toying with a participatory future-casting program and or a storytelling series to start moving in this direction. Right now, all we do is count people.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Effective data visualization is the future of nonprofit storytelling. " Artist Jenny Odell used digital cutouts from Google Maps to create some striking images. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog. "Farmville is so huge! Then there's the next level: HTML 5.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

We have cases with museum objects that people told stories about, with large images of those storytellers adjacent to the object, and in the middle of the gallery is a long rectangular table with touchscreens where people can access all the stories that have been recorded. We rigged up a video recording booth in Fashionbuddha’s studios.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 4, 2007

Two of the articles that most influenced me were written by Don Carson, Disney imagineer turned video game designer, about "environmental storytelling." (You But incorporating good environmental storytelling techniques from the game world doesn't mean you have to put on mouse ears (or a trenchcoat).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Nonprofits that work in international development, disaster relief, or wildlife conservation often do this sort of storytelling in print materials and website articles, but it also works extremely well as blog content. A first-person voice is best.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. On the power of individual storytelling & fun. And I think it’s good that we’re building such a fun, vibrant community…but not good enough. There’s these kids sitting at the other lunch tables in our global cafeteria.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 3, 2007

The collection is disaggregated, grouped by floor (Painting and Sculpture 1) rather than artist, movement, time period, or geography. Most featured Name of Artist, Name of Piece, Year of Execution, Materials. How long did it take this artist to make this piece? Did the artist like it? Did the artist like it?

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

As artistic director Abe Burickson described their work to me, I imagined Theseus walking deeper into the labyrinth towards the Minotaur. He spoke of the audience as providing a challenge, a challenge like any other artistic constraint. The goal was to create work that is moving for her and a compelling artistic challenge for us.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Pin masterpieces from the budding artists in your arts classes. The Archives of American Art has pinboards for notable artists journals and Facial hair of note - "Misplace your paintbrush? Just use your beard!".

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