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Making a Great Story into a Powerful Fundraising Story

Bloomerang

We’ve all heard how important stories are to fundraising communications. But how do you actually pick a great story? And more importantly, how do you take a great story and turn it into a great fundraising story? . To have a great fundraising story, you need a few key things. The same goes for a photo.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story? What is happening in your hero’s life?

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Five Social Media Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Tell your NGOs’ story in photo essay format. Thus, your NGO should prioritize sharing your success stories in photo essay format on your website or blog. Finally, when formatting the essay, all five photos should be the same size and captions should be bold and at least 12 point.

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

It gives your audience a tangible transformation to observe through the sharing of the written word, photos, testimonials, and videos. We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them.

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Create an Online Donation Receipt that Leads to More Donations

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I was part of this success story!” Make sure the stat truly makes the case that your donor’s gift made a difference. And, make sure the stat makes sense. If you don’t have the right number to share, it’s better to skip the stat than include one that will make your donor say, “Huh?” I made that gift!

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Storytelling for Success: A Look at Three Crowdfunding Campaigns

Tech Soup

Cool photos? A great story? Using humor to tell the story of something quite tragic, like blue whales dying, is a creative way to get people talking about your cause. Using a multimedia approach, we will share stories of the Gulf's endangered species, with the blue whale taking centre stage." Indiegogo).

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Google+ Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. Either way, Save the Children UK’s page is a great example of a custom Google+ banner: 4. Does it tell our nonprofit’s story? Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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