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

Get Fully Funded

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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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Nonprofit Tech for Good

You also need to talk to everyone, not a specific audience. Yes – this is the opposite of every marketing rule that says to be specific & target your audience, but it can’t be a PSA if it’s only addressing half the population. Once you map this all out, write the PSA out in script fashion word for word.

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A Quick Guide to Creating a Nonprofit Podcast: 5 Steps

Achieve

Leverage the benefits of this fast-growing industry and reach a larger audience by creating a nonprofit podcast. This guide will give you the rundown on how to get started so you can smoothly host an engaging podcast that will “wow” audiences. Connect with your audience in a new way. Why start a nonprofit podcast? Stay hydrated.

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50 Years of Environmental Impact: NRDC Nominated for a Webby Award

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To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. We linked together key milestones to build a compelling story, using a traditional script format, giving the experience a cinematic and emotive quality. CAST YOUR VOTE.

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Nonprofit Fundraising Videos Inspire More Giving

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Thanks to YouTube, videos can be raw, without heavy editing, and still strike the right chord with audiences. “We Virtual tour: A peek behind the curtain at your organization will engage your audience, especially those who are curious about your work. For a longer video, consider writing a script.

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Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look

NTEN

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode.

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TSDigs: Creating Impact & Effective Storytelling Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

Examining what makes video have an impact was the topic of TechSoup’s recent Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat. Effective storytelling requires distilling the message you want to get across without diluting its importance. Creating a video with impact requires developing a story concept and turning it into a script.