The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

Whether it’s the instant spreadability of Twitter, the communal spirit of Facebook, or the captivating visuals of Instagram, each platform is a chapter in your storytelling saga. The Art of Storytelling: Sharing Supporters’ Stories There’s something profoundly human about sharing stories.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. Congratulations to all of these award winners, and collective gratitude to all the participants in this year’s digital storytelling challenge.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Storytelling as a solution. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Storytellers strategically place the donor or prospect into the story, allowing them to help solve a problem, making them a hero. Evidence of impact comes through testimonies.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I'm going to start by telling a story about storytelling. Apparently, pointing to pictures of wedding things and saying "that's gross" doesn't count as feedback, so it was time for me to come up with better suggestions on my own and give her some well-deserved rest. Media planning is as much an art as it a science.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 21, 2014

Working with arts organizations there are often concern that your constituent stories aren’t as impactful. If a picture of an angry cat can get 4.5 million likes surely someone touting the effect of music and art on their lives can get just as many. Annual Fund Fundraising Arts & Cultural museum' Recognize the impact.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The W³ Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) , an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. NMAAHC: A Seat at the Table Event.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The W³ Awards are sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) , an assembly of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. NMAAHC: A Seat at the Table Event.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. I was assigned to the art school to track art classes and enrollments, and to work on reporting and making sure records were polished and current. When I look back, this was one of the most sophisticated fundraising programs in Texas!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Some nonprofits make use of their in-house designers to create beautiful and eye-catching infographics. One example is Best Friends Animal Society as profile by John Haydon on his blog in “ Nonprofit Storytelling with Infographics ” which offers some simple tips for getting the most out of your infographic.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.” Emily and Joe recommend to begin with planning before you ever look at your data.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

Handwriting is quickly becoming a lost art form. 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

There are mountains of resources for nonprofits who want to perfect the art of telling the stories of the clients and communities they serve. In fact, a recent Nonprofit Quarterly blog post calls on nonprofits to tell use their storytelling skills on a much broader level; to change the prevailing narrative about being poor in America.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story.

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Tech Soup

JULY 10, 2012

The slides serve as the anchor, but all the details can happen outside the slides, such as on the flip chart, through your own storytelling, and interactions with the audience. Otherwise, the picture, or graph, and especially the cute animation, can largely backfire and stand out as a big distraction and a barrier to your purpose.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. The pictures of Amy Cooper are cell phone footage of Chris Cooper’s, where she’s calling the police and holding her dog. This article references the book The Politics of Design. Danielle Coates-Connor: Hello, I’m Danielle Coates-Connor. Good morning, Devyn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

He gives you the inside story about the work of art. His stream is focused on the theme of sharing his knowledge about the art and more specifically the experience of the Met. His stream is focused on the theme of sharing his knowledge about the art and more specifically the experience of the Met. Visibility.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Creative Commons Search is another search engine that searches multiple sites simultaneously, including Flickr, Open Clip Art Library , Pixabay , and several more. DPLA is a great source for historical images, fine arts, and a wealth of other things. If you clean up a park, take before and after pictures of the work you did.

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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 pictures of animals who need homes. Pin pictures of families who adopt animals from your shelter. Use that opportunity to get a picture with the family. Where where was Scruffie found?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

charity: water has truly mastered the art of getting people to form personal connections with their brand. They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Your event logo should do the same thing as your slogan but through pictures instead of words. When you include icons and imagery in your branding guide, try your hand at design using Canva or other online resources instead of constantly pulling from pre-made clip art. Keep it simple. Create your fundraising event page.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. And counting. Simon Scriver. changefundraising.com.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Engage your donors through storytelling by sharing how you are utilizing their money. People naturally look at pictures before reading text. Comparative pictures (before and after) work well to achieve this. Whether you host a gala, informal dinner, drop-in, auction, golf tournament, race, etc.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Making a donation is a personal and emotional decision, and powerful storytelling is the best way to help a prospect form a connection with your cause. Your nonprofit should already be well-practiced at the art of compelling storytelling. Your only challenge is going to be adjusting it for your crowdfunding audience.

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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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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

Streetside Stories is a San Francisco based arts education nonprofit that actually just started a blog , so give them a little link love! There are a couple different parts to Streetside Stories and the one I work with is the Storytelling Exchange. So, I decided that I want to be a classroom teacher, and I've applied to school.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

He masterfully abstracted meaningful data from the numbers and constructs a picture that pays a deeply personal and loving tribute. They’ve had enough years to refine their art. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris. For his 2010 Annual Report he compiled and presented data around his father’s life.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 16, 2016

Mrs. Lee loves the performing arts and rarely misses one of our shows. Sharing real examples that paint a clear, relatable picture is the right way to ensure that your donors feel connected to your organization. Inspiring Communication: A Report: Utilitarian Language. Mrs. Lee is one of our subscribers to our theater series.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

The art of writing letters, and writing in general, has fallen by the way­side. Case Study: The lost art of writing. Writing is an art people can do well if they practice. Rewriting (editing) is often crowned as the “art” of writing and it’s usually the most time-consuming and frustrating aspect of writing.

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Top Nonprofits

JUNE 30, 2022

This is where graphic design enters the picture. If you need tips for creating compelling graphic designs to make your organization’s storytelling professional, poised, and poignant, keep reading! Here’s a list of different applications for your graphic designs: Social media/website art. T-shirt and clothing design.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

So if you’ve conducted a capital campaign or you’ve researched a campaign for one that’s on the horizon for your organization, you’re well aware that a capital campaign is a balance of, you know, it’s an art and a science to ensure its success. . We want to look through a different lens into these campaigns.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2013

This letter that I received is a constant reminder to me that in our organizations, the small picture matters just as much as the big, because change has to start somewhere. storytelling impact Colleen Dunbar' And her kind words made an impact on mine. Connect with Colleen on Twitter and LinkedIn. Like this article? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2018

For instance, the San Francisco Museum of Art has 34,678 items in its collection. To share its entire collection with art lovers, the museum created the “Send Me” bot allows anyone to send a simple text message and receive a picture of a piece of art matching the idea, words, or phrase texted.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

WomenPhotograph – “Working to elevate the voices of women + non-binary visual storytellers.” Stocksy – “Search art forward stock photos and footage with no filler.”. Representation Matters: Body Liberation – “Stock photos for body size diversity and acceptance.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2011

Or alternatively, if your organization is starting with something larger, like a research paper or an entire season for a performing arts program, think about how to create smaller chunks of shareable content. For organizations that museums and performing arts organizations, this is an easy and natural extension of their programming.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. For example, you might describe the sights and sounds of your arts organization’s recent performance, or the smells and tastes at your nonprofit’s latest bake sale.

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