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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

.orgSource

Their stories explored the value that credibility brings to every relationship and the most stressful situations. Our job at WRA was to help restaurant operators navigate that patchwork of regulations, extensions, and changes. And, through those stories, to develop relationships with the media and elected officials in that market.

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Telling a compelling story: Communicating program impact in a grant proposal

Candid

Answering these questions clearly and comprehensively goes a long way toward building a funder’s trust in your ability to advance social change. But to convince funders, you’ll need not just numbers but also stories. The narrative of your proposal should be a story with a linear plotline. How are you measuring progress?

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What is a Giving Circle? How Individuals Unite to Affect Change

Donorbox

Contrary to stories about Bill Gates and Elon Musk, philanthropy isn’t just for billionaires. Giving circles empower ordinary individuals to make an impact on the issues they care about. How Individuals Unite to Affect Change appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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4 Key Ingredients to A Good Story: How to Tell Compelling Nonprofit Stories

Bloomerang

Once you’ve cracked the code to the pattern, you’ll find that telling compelling nonprofit stories becomes less overwhelming and more manageable. You can apply the same blueprint again and again and know the stories will be well received by your audience. . Below I’ll break a good story down into four key ingredients.

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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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5 Tips for Telling Difficult Stories

EveryAction

Storytelling is a constant drumbeat that resonates throughout the nonprofit community, but increasingly, stories are getting hard to tell. We asked nonprofit storytelling expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin about telling stories amid a noisy, negative newscycle that leaves donors (and everyone else) feeling fatigued - here's her advice.

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The Core of Any Good Nonprofit Story – Struggle and Overcoming

Bloomerang

Imagine a story where someone was born, everything went perfectly from beginning to end, and then the story was over. When it comes to a good nonprofit story, struggle and overcoming are at the center. Knowing what struggle your nonprofit helps solve will help you get good at identifying which stories you should be sharing.

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