Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

. —– Whether you are part of a nonprofit organization, an action campaign, a local community, or a school, you know that it is through stories you can showcase your work, change people’s minds, inspire them to make change, or join you to make a difference. Animoto isn’t a new tool, but it is still in my top five.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. Of course, in its most rudimentary form, a podcast is simply a digital audio recording delivered to listeners who can hear it at their convenience.

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2013

We're in the middle of a renaissance of digital audio online and via mobile technology. To take advantage of this is an exciting and pivotal moment, nonprofits should consider adding audio storytelling to your digital communications toolkit. Will Coley. Producer/Founder. Aquifer Media.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2013

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge is back and there are some great prizes in store for organizations with the most creative, compelling, and entertaining stories. However, before we can talk about prizes or even sending submissions, we need to cover how to create those digital stories.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 9, 2020

Aside from figuring out how to manage myself and my time, having the right digital tools in place to work with a remote team made a world of difference. In addition to using Trello for The Storytelling Non-Profit, I use it personally for meal planning and household management. One of the tools I rely most heavily on is Trello.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories.

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Whole Whale

JANUARY 27, 2022

Individual executives have a significant advantage over company accounts across many platforms both from a storytelling and algorithmic standpoint. are tools that can quickly translate audio notes to text with AI services. Rev.com or Otter.ai These notes can then be edited and framed for relevant platform social posts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 24, 2013

TechSoup kicked off its 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge with the webinar Creating a Culture of Storytelling. The webinar provided case studies of how one nonprofit and one library created storytelling cultures within their organizations. on how to get your organization started telling stories digitally.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

Audio-based entertainment is flexible. You can listen on the go rather than being tethered to a screen, which is a welcomed relief as digital fatigue continues to grow. Clubhouse is an audio-based social media platform that is gaining significant attention. The reason? Enter: Clubhouse. . A New Way to Engage and Fundraise.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 18, 2013

It doesn't have to be fancy, just start scribbling some ideas of how your story will get from start to finish. This way your viewers stay engaged in your story and don't feel lost. 3) Keep it short and to the point: You want to make sure your video has only the vital information it needs to get your story across.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

This is the ninth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. There is a need for that on Twitter, but framing your Twitter story a little more on the positive side can definitely increase your engagement. Twitter Spaces.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Campaign. kicked off with a special edition of Nonprofits Live on the topic of collaborative storytelling. Collaborative storytelling refers to working with a team, sometimes distributed, to produce video. The Story of the Global Lives Project. Building a Team.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Telling your organization’s story in video does not always require investing in expensive equipment. Advances in technology now mean that many nonprofits most likely have access to basic video storytelling tools. Mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, can be really powerful storytelling tools.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

When you're building a movement, video is an indispensable storytelling tool. With more Americans getting their news through social media, video content provides an opportunity to grow your audience and make your story heard. Video has a special place in the digital world. And so, social media becomes their distribution channel.

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M+R

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

– Conor Amrien, Digital Ads Manager. Rich Storytelling Experiences, Planned Parenthood & National Geographic Society. We focused on telling compelling, timely stories while also highlighting the importance of our end-of-year fundraising match, and the combination was a winning strategy.”.

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Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

I also had the privilege of speaking on another Online Storytelling panel with Roger Burks and Jay Davis. We've provided training on how to interview subjects, tips for photographing and video-recording, as well as best practices for writing strong stories that encourage and elicit action.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. Users can add text, videos, images, audio files, Twitter feeds, PDFs, and more.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The landscape of communication is evolving at an exponential rate, and digital media creation is riding at the head of the wave. But what remains constant underneath all the change in this digital age is the steady pulse of community storytelling. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

You’ve certainly seen pieces praising the benefits of digital marketing and lamenting the shortcomings of direct mail (or vice versa). That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but think – what if Joe Page or other community foundation board members had flip cameras, some video and story telling training and shared their stories on the Alaska Community Foundation Facebook page? I was lucky enough to talk my host into driving me to Talkeetna so I could document this fabulous story.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. Data Storytelling. Floodlight Uses Stories and Data to Advance Community Change. The tool can embed video, audio, photos and data visualizations easily with text. Open Source data digital storytelling big data'

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

An effective nonprofit video can be as simple as a Flickr photo stream set to an audio track or a really great interview. TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Campaign page, Nonprofit Social Media 101 wiki , and YouTube page offer numerous how-to resources and examples of effective nonprofit videos. Neff on video and nonprofits.

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See3

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

They designed these custom Flip “trophies&# for the 2009 DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Awards, and they’re continually demonstrating their commitment to providing necessary digital resources to the nonprofit community. Your nonprofit has a story to tell. You can access the slidedeck and audio here.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

However, when approached with creativity and strategic thinking, it can serve as a powerful instrument for storytelling, showcasing impact, and inspiring donors and supporters to take action. The impact metrics you share The stories of transformation you tell Selecting which metrics and outcomes to highlight is crucial.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 24, 2011

Giskin Anomaly Right around Thanksgiving 2010 a strange story began to unfold in Balboa Park, San Diego. It has a 800-number on it (877-737-3132) and a three-digit ID number (131). As I said, a strange story. The goal was to design an audio tour for people who never do audio tours. But “official” it is not.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 17, 2007

It's called VoiceThread , and it's a program that allows you to create an elegant slideshow of images with audio (and text, and scribbles) to go along. Tags: storytelling Technology Tools Worth Checking Out web2.0 They are committed to making this technology accessible (and free!) to educators permanently.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

It's not enough to just share stories about your impact — how do you mobilize and engage people who are passionate about issues you're working on? Put People at the Forefront of Your Stories. Your audience will respond to stories that immediately grab their attention. Share their stories with your audience.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

It's a worthwhile 30 minutes of discussion about the use of sound to provide an emotional context for stories--specifically, stories about science. It's This American Life meets Science Friday with a whole slew of strange audio tweaks thrown in. They are storytellers, not fact sharers. Tags: storytelling design.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 5, 2020

Some easy ways to improve your web accessibility are to provide text/audio alternatives to all images and staying away from any flashing graphics. In order to process online gifts, host virtual fundraising events, or provide digital volunteer opportunities, you need access to the right tools. Virtual-friendly.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! A Jamboree of Tools. Sounding It Out.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Video is a powerful way to tell a story and meaningfully get a message across to supporters. Optimize your content: Keeping your goal in mind, write out your ideas and think of the story you’d like to tell. Read more about storytelling for nonprofits here. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Video Making for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. A month after the story was published, an email arrived from a writer at the New York Times who had discovered our feature and wanted to write it up.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

"Stories told visually tend to naturally engage both sides of our brain. If you're just getting started with storytelling, we walk you through how to tell great stories. First, know what you want to accomplish, and second, understand what makes a compelling story. Learn More. spanhidden.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. If you have a subscription to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, there is another related story called "Telling Moving Stories."

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. We love to bring together communications, marketing, digital strategy, and fundraising all together in a strategic integrated way. That’s kind of a part of my story. So number one, step one, craft your core story. I just know it.

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