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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

This is our reflective moment, Devyn. Kendra Hicks is a brilliant visionary politician who’s running for her first City Council seat in Boston, District Six. This is well documented, and even the history of people describing themselves as white goes back to the slave trade. Danielle Coates-Connor: Of course.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

Everyaction

It is our turn to make history. HubSpot / Boston, MA / Less than $1,000. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended. General / #NI16 / @netimpact. INBOUND 2016. INBOUND 2016. Nov 8 - 11. Nov 10 - 11.

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End-of-Year Giving: 21 Best Practices for a Great Campaign

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Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? Try grouping your new donors by one of the following: Gender or age Contact method preference Average donation size Event attendance or volunteering history.

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Book Club Part 7: NMAI and the Challenge of Cultural Storytelling

Museum 2.0

This essay, written in 1991, reflects Elaine's experience on the planning staff for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the Mall as an "insider/outsider"--a "hired gun" with museum know-how facilitating the creation of someone else's museum. Finally, the third issue is about storytelling.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

And a little shout out to our colleague Tina Cincotti who’s a lovely consultant based in Boston, Tina created this. We know that storytelling is powerful. But storytelling is fundamental, we’re hardwired for stories. So you’re reflecting back what they said, and then you essentially deflect it. .

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Into the Deep End: What's Keeping Museums from Telling Meaty, In-Depth Stories?

Museum 2.0

It has introduced me to corrupt university fundraisers , the true history of Tom Dooley , and the world's oldest marathon runner. Too often we pull our punches by using the weakest storytelling techniques--broad generalizations on 50 word labels, an immersive wading pool of narrative bits. and that's just in the last week.

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