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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Plot/Desire: In any good story, there’s a problem that becomes part of the plot of the story. And the hero has a desire to overcome that problem. For nonprofit storytelling, conflict really refers to the challenges that need to be overcome or maybe the circumstances that perpetuate the problem. Your donation of $7.32

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5 Important Marketing Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From The Hunger Games

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Fans’ obsession with the Hunger Games saga isn’t by chance. As a Hunger Games fanatic (if Disney creates a Panem-based theme park, I’ll be first in line to visit the Capitol), I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits can learn from the phenomenon and generate this type of dedicated following. Hunger Games Lesson 3: Precision Matters.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Strength-Based Messaging: A Powerful Tool Thankfully, in recent years, new and long overdue attention has been focused on changing the way we build our donor relationships. Because it recognizes the root causes of social ills, by definition it describes a long-game issue that extends beyond solving challenges for an individual.

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The Neuroscience of Purpose: Recharging in the Nonprofit World

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But recently she was overhearing aggravated remarks from staff: she wasn’t paying attention to them, she was missing appointments, and forgetting to discuss important points at meetings. Either way, a stressed Amy effectively shuts down Paula’s ability to function, causing her to make worse decisions and miss opportunities to act.

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Future of Social: Gen Z

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I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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What Lessons Will Pepsi Learn About Crowdsourcing for Social Good from Chase Bank Contest Fail?

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Instead, Pepsi is using the money for lethal generosity through its Pepsi Refresh Project , a crowdsourced cause marketing effort to give away $20 million in grants to help revamp communities. . The Role of Experts: Pepsi has a list of some difficult social change problems to solve! Pepsi is taking a bold move. The top 100.

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How To Create Explainer Videos That Donors Will Love

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They are short and to the point: People’s attention span isn’t very high ( some reports clocks it at 8 seconds.) Though all nonprofits further a social cause that provides a public benefit, no two are ever exactly alike. ” For example: What Are The Advantages Of Producing Explainer Videos? Get To Know Your Target Audience.

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