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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Powerful storytelling is the key. Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level. This means that storytelling fosters a stronger emotional connection with donors, encouraging them to stay committed to the cause.

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Going Virtual – An Alternative Volunteer Event Guide

Connection Cafe

Catchafire : Time-sensitive requests for short-term projects in our active, virtual volunteer pool can assist with items such as email marke ting setup to spread awareness about health and safety, consultation on remote best practices, and much more. storytellers?in?the?world. Skills-Based Volunteering. SeenIt Build?the?most?powerful?and?trustworthy?on

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

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While applying to grants can be time consuming, they offer plenty of benefits to nonprofits, such as more awareness for your organization and a positive reputation for the work you do on top of the financial benefits. Grants can be competitive, but there are many out there for you to apply to. The Ford Foundation granted $1.07

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Four Tips for Nonprofit Crowdfunding

Tech Soup

Stories are important because they bring you more awareness and in turn, more donations. For SXSWCares , a crowdfunding campaign for disaster relief, we worked with the press to get featured in CNN, NYTimes, Forbes, AdAge, and more. This allows for compelling storytelling. They also have a hard time approaching press.

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Vote for TechSoup's Sessions for the 2012 Nonprofit Technology Conference!

Tech Soup

Digital Storytelling Blender: Web, Video, Games, Events & Live! Be Embodied, Aware, Powerful & Effective in Virtual Collaboration. Disaster Planning: What Organizations Need to Know to Protect Their Tech. We hope you will find a session, or more, that suits your organization, and thank you for your vote.

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5 Games Supporting Nonprofits’s Missions, from Low-Tech to High-Tech

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre teamed up with Parsons The New School of Design’s PETLab to develop Games for a New Climate , a series of games about disaster preparedness in the face of flooding, drought, and other climate change issues. Games for a New Climate. ” Senate Immersion Module.

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