Kindful

APRIL 8, 2021

Storytelling. One of the hottest buzzwords in nonprofit communications right now is storytelling. This is because story is one of the most effective forms of communication available; it’s a concrete way to demonstrate your mission and create real connection with the audience. Should they donate? Spread the word?

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Achieve

AUGUST 14, 2017

Your internal team is not the audience. Doubling your fundraising results from last year will please them much more than using a story that doesn’t illustrate your message or move your audience to action. A skilled communicator can turn the power of storytelling into compelling messaging that inspires action. About the Author.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2009, Clay Shirkey predicted , “For the next few decades, journalism will be made up of overlapping special cases.” The session was facilitated by Susan Feeney, Partner at GMMB , and explored the range of new media models and venture journalism experiments. “As As a civil society, we need more quality information,” explained Feeney.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

The first is compelling brand storytelling, and the second is fluency in social technology. Unfortunately few brands effectively master both, as veteran storytellers struggle to deeply understand social technology, or digital natives rush to emerging technology only to overlook the importance of storytelling.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We wanted to make sure our audience knew two things: MCON is the biggest, baddest conference for people who want social change, and it’ll never be your normal, stuffy, we’ll-talk-at-you experience. A skilled communicator can turn the power of storytelling into compelling messaging that inspires action. conference. Cindy Dashnaw.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. Tools are easier than ever to get and learn how to use, which has driven the rise of citizen journalism. Topic: Storytelling and fundraising and marketing: Best practices, tips, tools, and hacks.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

A skilled communicator can turn the power of storytelling into compelling messaging that inspires action. With more than 15 years' experience in nonprofit copywriting and a public relations/journalism background, Cindy can bring a beneficiary's story to life for your target audiences and potential donors. Cindy Dashnaw.

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NTEN

APRIL 10, 2014

Thank you for your ongoing support and effort to make nonprofit technology accessible to a wider audience! Debra Askanase, Founder & Social Media Strategist, Community Organizer 2.0 Debra Askanase, Founder & Social Media Strategist, Community Organizer 2.0

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Takeaway #1 Know Your Donors Ogilvy had an “aha” moment when researching Rolls-Royce – discovering in a trade journal that their engineers focused extensively on reducing noise. You can also employ “drumbeat” advertising strategies that repeatedly expose audiences to your messaging. Lean into what works.

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NTEN

AUGUST 17, 2011

Read the complete issue of NTEN's new quarterly journal for nonprofit leaders by subscribing to the journal for free! ] Online video is probably the most effective way to show your audience what you are doing. These themes should correspond to the interest of your audience. That’s the story you need to tell.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2009

The title of the presentation was inspired by the title of a 1995 Harvard Business School Journal piece called "Catching the Wave" by Clay Christensen who coined the term "disruptive technologies." social citizen social media enables you to stay relevant, share ideas, open doors and expose your ideas to a broader audience.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Here's a site that already has the audience everyone wants: women and moms who make most of the household buying decisions.” We’re about to see Pinterest use among nonprofit organizations explode.

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! Identify your specific audience 2. Set the stage 4.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

The quotes below are taken from a New York Observer story about an incredibly interesting panel that included Ann Curry, Robert Scoble, and other journalists from CNN, FOX and NBC in a discussion about the evolution of journalism in the context of Twitter and social media. On the power of individual storytelling & fun.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about storytelling with data from Alexandra Samuel. Her most controversial point was: “Rigorous data gathering and analysis can get in the way of effective storytelling by non-profits.”. Yet, they are held back because they lack the resources or skills.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling! Identify your specific audience 2. Set the stage 4.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Remember, it's not the level , but whether it is a match to your audience. The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication October issue is devoted to scholarly research on social networks. What reading level is your blog? Most NpTech blogs are high school level. Jon Stahl has a live blog post of remarks by the speakers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 1, 2009

A few blog redesign resources I need to sink my teeth into after I share my goals, audience, etc. Social Media Audience Research and Social Network Analysis: I've been tracking social media research snippets for a while, but not in a very well organized way. Whiteboard: Why Less is More in Design. The Blog Usability Checklist.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 4, 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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Forum One

MAY 17, 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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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One worked closely with the AARP Livability Index team to meet the needs of its audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide. Overall, this work has helped empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience members in their mission, and amplify their impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Storytelling. Since we first began to speak, telling stories has been used to engage an audience and capture their attention, perhaps even motivating them to act in some way. In Storytelling as Best Practice , Andy Goodman states that "storytelling is the single most powerful communication tool an organization can possess.".

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

But It’s not the size of your audience that matters – it’s how engaged they are. The struggle for nonprofits in this environment is to stand out by creating and sharing content that is timely, relevant, and worthy of discussion so that it reaches more of the intended audience. Pique Curiosity. Stay Relevant.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Forum One helped the AARP Livability Index meet the needs of its audiences with an easier-to-use website and accessible data that informs consumer and policy decisions nationwide. Overall, this work has helped empower NRDC’s content managers, engage their audience members in their mission, and amplify their impact.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The more we showcase real people of all kinds in our photography, the more engaged our audiences will be in the content we create, and the more inclusive our culture will become. WomenPhotograph – “Working to elevate the voices of women + non-binary visual storytellers.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2013

I did a quick scan of data visualization resources to look for practical advice on the process of thinking visually and some technical information on what chart to select and data storytelling. The deck was part of a workshop facilitated by Gregor Aisch who combines data visualization, information design, and journalism.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

My trick for helping participants avoid a food coma is to get the audience moving ). 1: Identify the Audience You Want Reach and Know What Motivates Their Giving. Most nonprofits typically have a number of diverse audiences that hold the keys to their success. Successful crowd funding depends on great storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Whether it’s social media platforms or content that has captured the interest of the community – from citizen journalism to video storytelling. The community is, inevitably, larger than your staff, your target audience, etc. Externally, map all the various technologies in play already and that could be put to use.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2008

As the author, Janet Rae-DuPree put it: This so-called curse of knowledge, a phrase used in a 1989 paper in The Journal of Political Economy, means that once you've become an expert in a particular subject, it's hard to imagine not knowing what you do. They're having fun, playing, acting like visitors, working as and with the audience.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended. As you dive deep into the world of storytelling and connecting with donors, we also want you to have a great time and feel inspired when you leave. Nov 10 - 11.

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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). So get out your journals and start taking note. Checklists. They’re necessary.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 29, 2009

The Wall Street Journal covered her keynote, they picked up on these points: Don't rely on groups in Facebook, have a Fan page to take advantage of Facebook's viralness. (You Skeptics in the audience tweeted about the limitations of tool-centric campaigns or wondered if, at the end of day, there was any on the ground social change.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

Free Range Studios is an advertising and marketing firm that specializes in progressive non-profit and socially responsible businesses, but we are best known for our online storytelling. We do a lot of print design; we started in website design; what we do that people see the most is online storytelling.

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