Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. We thought we’d ask some past winners to tell us about how they’ve been using their videos and how important storytelling is to their organization.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Video storytelling: Emotionally compelling videos showcasing your organization’s impact can help humanize your cause by showing the real people behind your organization’s efforts. Group 1 would get appeals related to children, while Group 2 would receive appeals based on research.

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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. Your peer-to-peer software should provide the opportunity for them to share these elements with personal photos and customized descriptions. Millennial Impact Report.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2012

Instagram, the mobile photography app, has been getting a lot of attention lately. ” I think instagram is a terrific platform to do that – if you have a culture that is comfortable with mixing it up and, of course, people who like to share photos. .”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2012

As of March 30, your organization’s Facebook page will be transitioned to the new timeline format, featuring a engaging cover photo (if you do it right) like Surfrider Foundation (see above). The new Facebook template invites brands like yours to place a large “cover photo” at the top of the page, up to a size of 851 x 315 pixels.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2022

Auction websites can offer detailed descriptions of auction items and many photos. Share photos and videos from the event if you send out an email campaign, and post them on your social media and website. Some examples: More than 500 children will be enriched through free after-school tutoring. Social media makes this part easy.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Yet many nonprofit leaders are intimidated by videos and more comfortable with traditional stories and photos to tell your organization’s stories. By varying the styles of your videos, you capture your audience’s attention in different ways. You compile photos and videos of your organization’s work and set the montage to music.

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. SOS Children’s Villages Illinois acquired 75% of their new donors for the entire year with their year-end peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Is storytelling a big component of the campaign?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Streetfootballworld supports a worldwide network of organizations in well over 50 countries.The photo above is of one of their programs in Brazil. This enables streetfootballworld to call attention to its work through digital storytelling. Die Wille is a Berlin-based nonprofit organization for children and young adult services.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 8, 2024

By tapping into the power of storytelling, you can connect with your audience emotionally, thereby motivating action and support. We’ll provide five tips on how you can utilize storytelling to level up your nonprofit’s marketing materials and make a lasting impression. Let’s jump in. Incorporate compelling visuals. Social media.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 11, 2016

I was out hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains this weekend, sans wifi, so I was not paying attention to it until I got home and saw mentions of it in my Facebook feed from technology observers like Jeremiah Owyang and Robert Scoble. Safety concerns for younger children , especially unsupervised have reported in the media.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Try sharing blog posts about a recent volunteer opportunity, sharing photos of your volunteers, or giving star volunteers a social media shout out. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling. The elementary school level: Younger children love to help out just as much as older children do. Do so frequently.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness month to bring attention the ongoing need for proper support and health care services for those affected. Aside from their successful healthcare programs, the thing that really stands out about Uplift Family Service’s website is its storytelling. The Village Network.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. You’ll find plenty of pictures of children whose dreams have come true thanks to this nonprofit. They aren’t afraid to retweet relevant posts, or share photos. Make-A-Wish America.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Ask them to blog during conference sessions and post photos.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

With more than 250 million blogs in existence and countless online news outlets worldwide, your new media manager must excel at writing and have the ability to expand their storytelling, marketing, and fundraising content beyond traditional blog writing. Photo Essays. Write Numbered Lists.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). million tweets and 914,000 photos shared, the Movember movement did something right.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

The rest of the email copy follow suit, speaking to adults with children. During The Storytelling Non-Profit Virtual Conference, a few folks asked about using pictures as a part of storytelling and communications. The post 5 Charity Newsletters to Learn From appeared first on The Storytelling Non-Profit. Here's How.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

I’m also a girl dad and I can’t miss an opportunity to show photos of my three daughters. And it’s taken me years to learn it, but if you pay attention and you’re not multitasking too much, you’re not over there sending you emails off, you can learn them in the next 30 minutes.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

Include photos or videos to show what your efforts looked like. For instance, compare the following sentences: Versus The second sentence uses you-attitude and is more likely to hold the attention of your supporters throughout a document like your nonprofit annual report. Venngage , which is a visual storytelling design tool.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 26, 2023

Use Storytelling With all the competing modes of communication from other brands that want your supporters’ attention, what makes your nonprofit’s communications stand out? To differentiate yourself and tie your donation appeals back to your cause, you need to leverage storytelling. Let’s begin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. The children are ages 6-16, and they're making huge strides by leading a national movement against child rape in Zimbabwe. There are no men in Zimbabwe who are immune to these girls' attention. And, their weapon is poetry. They are making progress.

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