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Moving from Story to Narrative

Tech Soup

He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Stories are tightly circumscribed with a defined "us" and an "other." Stories are for others to witness and are mainly about the storyteller.

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Books That Changed Us in 2020

Media Cause

But what I haven’t seen written about as as often—or maybe I’m just not looking in the right places—are stories about the little, delightful, unexpected things that changed us in 2020. . Oftentimes, stories of distant wars and suffering can glaze over the humanity and real human stories that still exist.

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The Information Diet: Not Just A Book, A Movement For Conscious Consumption of Information

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love the chapter on “The Symptoms of Information Obesity” where he shares a persona based on his wife, Rosalyn Lemieux , that illustrates how too much information can warp our sense of time and other ways it can be toxic to our lives. His methods make use of some of the online software that helps you keep track of time.

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50 Fun, Useful, and Totally Random Resources for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. It’s a creative, visual way to tell your organization’s stories of protest to your online communities. Nonprofits could use Screenr to train staff, mobilize donors and activists, or tell their stories in a new way online.

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Show The Love: Thoughtful Engagement to Retain Donors [eBook]

Connection Cafe

Here’s a look at what you’ll find in this free eBook: Chapter 1 : The Case for Donor Retention. Chapter 2 : Beat the Statistics by Falling in Love with Your Donors. Chapter 3 : The Perfect Donor Retention Plan Starts with a Calendar. Chapter 4 : How to Bring Your New Donors Onboard, the Right Way. By Roger M.

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Crowdsourcing: Measuring the Impact of the Crowd in Funding and Doing

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was good opportunity for me to look back at the crowdsourcing chapter in our book, The Networked Nonprofit , and update the examples and thinking. The presentation was followed by a discussion about how one might evaluate efforts to engage crowds. A Crowd-Curated Exhibition.”

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing. It’s a creative, visual way to tell your organization’s stories of protest to your online communities. A nonprofit itself, the site is 100% fee-free and each story posted is independently researched and verified.

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