Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

A picture is worth a thousand words. We are about to enter into a golden age of storytelling more unbound from resource constraints than ever before. Whether you need product photos, photos of people using your products, or simply stylish stock photos, these tools can help you find what you’re looking for.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element. That is the topic of the most recent episode of The sgENGAGE Podcast: Visual Storytelling: A Picture is Worth 60,000 Words. Wrap our heads around the idea of visual storytelling.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Cool photos? Perhaps it is a combination of a few different storytelling elements. Our Storymakers 2014 challenge kicks off August 26, so to get you inspired, I've compiled some great examples of digital storytelling in crowdfunding campaigns. Build a Playground on Chicago's South Side! Is it an inspiring video?

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. Likely, these will also shift throughout the campaign cycle as you gain a clearer picture of available resources. Twitter is great for quick updates; Instagram is great for sharing photos. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Rely on established relationships.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Make sure your “About” section provides an accurate picture of your mission and what your organization does. Optimize your photos. The two most important pictures on your profile will be your profile picture and header image. Your header should also include a short tag line. Network and create an outreach strategy.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, creating a strong social media presence isn’t as simple as writing a post and hitting “send” or taking a few pictures and uploading them online. Set SMART goals Build your audience persona Develop your brand Determine what channels to use Put together a content strategy Drive engagement Track your results.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Build Connections Through Ads Events help you make connections with donors that may lead to long-lasting relationships, so increasing your event attendance by utilizing Facebook Ads may lead to a continuous boost in donations. Photo Ads Photo ads are one of the most common types of promotion on Facebook.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

Five Ways to Build Your E-newsletter List. The Big Picture: Social Networking. The Big Picture: Microblogging. The Big Picture: Storytelling through Video and Photos. The Big Picture: Merging Your Personal and Professional Brands. The Big Picture: Creating and Distributing Content for the Social Web.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times , for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. A first-person voice is best.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. Android, iOS) are some of our favorites.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. We’ve supported groups with small microgrants at key times to help them mobilize people in their communities, and we’ve run a communications training program with some of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists to help parents build their media capacity. Frida Berry Eklund. Devi Thomas.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. A first-person voice is best.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

One of the most powerful ways in which they’ve done this is by building an online platform that allows people to create fundraising campaigns linked to personal events, such as marathons, holidays or birthdays. Finally, take heed when Young talks about building relationships with their donors that will hopefully last for years.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

In short, you have to be a real person on Google+ before you can use the community to build a brand for your nonprofit – just like Facebook. Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Photos and slideshows.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Multimedia Storytelling. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Your blog is for you to share the storytelling you want to, with the kinds of media you want to! Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Think blogs are boring? Well, maybe the kind you have seen are. Do you have lots of different voices? How To Start a Blog.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Similarly, you can use your smartphone to take high-quality before and after pictures of more serious cases and add those pictures to a slideshow on your donation page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Here’s the basics: Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the photos and then share them. There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram. Instagram Overview.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

No matter how different we are from the people pictured, each post is an ode to the story in all of us, a reminder that—in ways big and small—we’re all in this together. Photo a Day Campaign. Use your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts to share a photo of someone who’s been impacted by your mission.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

People are more naturally drawn to images with faces , and including images of your mission in action helps build credibility and trust among supporters. If you don’t know where to start when it comes to telling your story, think back to the basics of storytelling that most of us learn in elementary school.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It allows you to search for photos with a Creative Commons license for noncommercial use and images that you can modify, adapt, or build upon. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. There is some overlap with Stock Photos That Don't Suck , but is a good big list. I use the advanced search feature.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors. Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Here’s what I discovered: Genuine. Specialization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Most nonprofits distribute the original source of the story to their communities (the New York Times, for example), but while that is generous, it does not help build the nonprofit’s brand recognition, e-newsletter list, or social networking communities; rather, it builds those of the New York Times. A first-person voice is best.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

The Value-add of Crowdsourcing: For me, the two biggest reasons to include crowdsourcing in your strategic design of community building or contests are: Crowdsourcing invites diversity by encouraging anyone with an idea or interest to participate. Embrace storytelling. This is something that the 350.org Crowd vs Community.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

Summer is a big time for mobile news: there's Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, Microsoft Build, CTIA, and a spree of other mobile-related press conferences. We're all about photo- video-sharing apps here at TechSoup and think it is a great way for nonprofits to tell their story.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Planning Your Faith-based Peer-to-Peer Event Building A Compelling Campaign Website Encouraging Your Entire Organization To Get Involved Following Up With Your Supporters Post-Peer-to-Peer Event Faith-based Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Examples: Qgiv Clients. Building A Compelling Faith-based Peer-to-Peer Campaign Event Website.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Pin pictures of animals who need homes. Pin pictures of families who adopt animals from your shelter. Use that opportunity to get a picture with the family. Where where was Scruffie found?

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sgEngage

JUNE 23, 2022

If you’re ready to ride that momentum to connect with donors who have the means and the motivation to give big to your cause, it’s time to learn how to build your nonprofit’s major gifts fundraising program. Build Your Major Gifts Plan. Hone Your Storytelling Skills . You’re Not Too Small to Raise Big Gifts. Register now.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

Your events are a crucial part of your supporter engagement strategy, and they help your organization build community and move forward together. Check out this guide to building community from Fonteva. Events are an important part of your organization’s yearly calendar. They’re engaging, informative, and fun! SEGMENT YOUR EMAIL LISTS.

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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. Storytelling techniques Craft these stories with care, using narrative techniques that engage the emotions of your readers.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 20, 2012

These things allow for more sustainable dialogue, contribute to long-term engagement, and add channels to network offline and opportunities for further community building. AMOLED screen is a beauty for sure, and lends itself quite nicely for video and photo capture. Capturing Moments in Mobile. The Venue Pro’s 4.1

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Are you truly building an online community, or just looking at these numbers as an ego boost? Instead of focusing on growing your social media numbers, how about focusing on building community – retaining engaging the fans/followers that you do have? Here are three ways to build an online community of supporters for your nonprofit: 1.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe. Take a Risk.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture. Bottom image: A collage of photos and other images ( Guide Creative ). Good visual design includes strong imagery, stewardship, and real stories of impact. And it clearly demonstrates your mission and focus through simple, concise visual cues. It should inspire action!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

He masterfully abstracted meaningful data from the numbers and constructs a picture that pays a deeply personal and loving tribute. Photos matter. As one example, you can view the building where Daum is located now, under construction in 2008. What was once a personal memory can now build up a crowdsourced collective memory.

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