Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve.

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CauseVox

MARCH 24, 2022

You’re struggling to connect with your target audience and gain or retain their support. Filmmaker and storytelling expert, Rain Bennett, will walk you through how to utilize the power of storytelling via video as a key marketing technique to help hook your audience fast, while keeping them engaged for the long haul.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 16, 2023

However, in a crowded fundraising landscape, it can be challenging to stand out and capture the attention of potential donors. One way to differentiate your organization and drive greater giving is through the power of storytelling. Emotional storytelling is more effective in fundraising than facts and figures alone.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 30, 2014

While the ROI of storytelling is a difficult one to measure , what’s important to understand is that it does work. Essentially, storytelling is something that not only helps nonprofits engage with their communities, but it also harbors the potential to help nonprofits fundraise, too. The formula. What’s your story?

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sgEngage

JULY 20, 2023

Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. Your role as a grantmaker could involve providing guidance on ethical and trauma-informed storytelling practices , ensuring that an individual’s story is shared with dignity and respect.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 25, 2024

You’ve only got a few brief seconds to engage attendees as they browse item displays, making item descriptions one of the best ways to catch their attention. For example, let’s say that your auction event attracts an audience of individuals drawn to trips and travel. But how do you write a great description?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age. Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders.

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Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

This blog post will help provide some quick tips and techniques for helping your mission get more attention in less time. Storytelling. One of the hottest buzzwords in nonprofit communications right now is storytelling. How can you communicate the feelings experienced and help your audience feel them too? Spread the word?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. In a digital age where there is so much online available online and attention is your supporter’s most precious resource, are you saving or seizing it?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Storytelling is a strategic tool that has been used since the beginning of humanity to transmit a meaningful message to others. Telling a good story can influence the mindset of the audience, and this explains why a lot of businesses today are using this tool to market their brands to their potential customers. Select Your Audience.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

Notice how subconsciously your attention was just hooked? of storytelling will help you drastically increase your organization’s revenue and impact. As entrepreneurial expert Gary Vaynerchuk puts it, “Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business.” Once upon a time…. That’s the power that story holds.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. In other words, social media presents the perfect opportunity to expand your audience and connect with passionate new networks of prospective donors. . As of 2019, 90.4%

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. From So What? To So Funded!

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Know your audience. Understand your capacity. Commit to a schedule.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Camera shy people learned that video is your best friend when you need to deliver an important message to a remote audience. But we also paid special attention to looking after each other. “To Stuart Meyer is currently Founder and Chief Storyteller, Social Frequency Media. A constant bombardment of messages causes burnout.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 22, 2023

One way to encourage people to support your organization is through great nonprofit storytelling. By using narrative and storytelling techniques, you’ll be able to communicate your nonprofit’s mission and impact while building stronger emotional connections with your audience. Where Should You Use Nonprofit Storytelling?

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Bloomerang

MAY 4, 2021

This is especially effective when trying to convince an audience why the mission of your organization is an important one. Stories are a form of communication that really shows an audience why something matters by giving an issue a context, a face, and a name. . Struggles can be big or small. character against nature. relationships).

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Neon CRM

JULY 13, 2023

Nonprofits are able to grow their audience by tapping into GivingTuesday’s large, global social media community. Launch a Storytelling Campaign Studies have proven that storytelling is much more effective than fact-sharing alone. We recommend running a story-centric campaign that leads up to GivingTuesday.

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Candid

MARCH 22, 2022

So many things are competing for your supporters’ (and potential supporters’) attention, from the latest meme to their endless email queue—how can you capture their interest amidst all that noise? But how exactly do you craft a story, and digital storytelling strategy, that will draw new supporters’ interest and spur your followers to act?

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Forum One

JANUARY 17, 2024

In an environment of heated rhetoric, civic and social organizations need to proactively think about strengthening relationships with audiences and collaborating from a place of trust. This flexibility, in turn, allows space to prioritize creative, visually interesting, and attention-grabbing designs at a much faster pace.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Coming out with your brand ahead of the mission is a great way to lose the attention of supporters. Storytelling: Don’t fall back on brand reliance. The cultural pulse changes over time and so too must your storytelling strategy. Placing a value on efficiency will translate to greater mission outcomes.

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Candid

JUNE 7, 2023

As a member of Generation Z (Gen Z), or today’s 11- to 26-year-olds, I have been curious about the advice given to nonprofits on capturing younger audiences’ attention. But other suggestions, like using pop culture slang and memes to catch Gen Z’s shorter attention span, feel a little off. Invest in Instagram.

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Bloomerang

JULY 20, 2021

Making sure you pick a fundraising event theme that sparks their interest and holds their attention is important. Step 2: Consider your audience. In order to start to pin down who your target audience is and what may appeal to them, ask yourself these questions: Will guests be bringing coworkers, partners, or families?

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Forum One picked up the device for our experts to explore whether mission-driven organizations need to pay attention to it or if it’s “a Neanderthal, an evolutionary dead end,” as NYU Marketing professor Scott Galloway has predicted.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Last month brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's new book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. Storytelling is a skill. What took longer was actually convincing myself that writing a book teaching salespeople how to be better storytellers would make the world a better place.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Identify your audience and much will fall into place, including your word choice, mood, and tone. But also, it's important to know how you address your audience, if at all.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Guests need to have time to enjoy their meal before you begin your program so they can give their full attention to the program. Inspiring speakers that resonate with your cause can captivate the audience. Focus on storytelling. Live music, or interactive entertainment can add a memorable touch. Set realistic goals.

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AccelEvents

AUGUST 7, 2020

You do not want to alienate any member of your audience. This person can encourage audience members by asking for their comments and questions that can be put in a live text chat and then relayed to the keynote speaker or presenter. Prime Your Audience. Use Storytelling. . . . . Create a Multisensory Experience.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The first thing that you’ll need to do is start creating content that will attract your target audience. Once you’ve got their attention, people will want to get in touch, to find more information about becoming a member. This will give you the best chance of getting your posts in front of your target audience.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

How do you target the right audience for Facebook Ads for nonprofits? In general, posting engaging content on social media will help you broaden your audience, but employing Facebook Ads expands your reach even further by delivering your posts to your supporters’ feeds and showing them to your chosen targeted demographics.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Next, let’s talk about some storytelling strategies to help you maximize your giving. I’ve also seen emails with this kind of storytelling where CEOs or EDs will lay out goals for the next year and tell stories about why the goals will make a difference. And we can all use more engagement during December, right? The Update Story.

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Some assume direct mail is ineffective today and that younger audiences don’t want to receive it. Every piece of direct mail that converts donors has to not only capture their attention but also move them to take the next step and give. Direct mail is too often associated with the past.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It also requires strategic planning, effective communication, and innovative marketing techniques to reach your target audience and inspire them to take action. Leverage Multiple Marketing Channels If you want to attract the attention of as many supporters as possible, develop a multichannel marketing strategy.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Whether your nonprofit already has a devoted following that likes and shares your posts, or you’re still building your presence on social media, here are some tips will help you expand your social audience and, ultimately, your donor base. Include a call-to-action in those posts to donate and to share your post with friends.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing.

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