Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

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. Storymakers2014 fundraising crowdfunding digital storytelling causevox' Cool photos?

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. Congratulations to all of these award winners, and collective gratitude to all the participants in this year’s digital storytelling challenge.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Picture yourself in a donor’s shoes. Use an engaging and quick opener to convince viewers to care, for example: “More than 9 million children faced hunger in 2021. To learn more about how to construct your nonprofit explainer video’s narrative, check out this guide to nonprofit video storytelling. That’s one in every eight kids.”

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Qgiv

APRIL 23, 2021

At some point in your professional fundraising career, you’ve probably heard the importance of storytelling when crafting your nonprofit’s donor experience. No matter your experience, a crucial aspect of storytelling is helping donors understand what your organization does and showing how, or who, you’re helping. That’s a wrap!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. Support Children’s Colorado Foundation. Silver – Health Care Services Website.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. Support Children’s Colorado Foundation. Silver – Health Care Services Website.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.” Emily and Joe recommend to begin with planning before you ever look at your data.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

In some place-based funder collaborations, members combine grantmaking information to create a collective picture of private funding in the community and compare it to a community needs assessment conducted by the local government, a nonprofit, or community foundation. Advantages of Informal Collaborations .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

Some nonprofits make use of their in-house designers to create beautiful and eye-catching infographics. One example is Best Friends Animal Society as profile by John Haydon on his blog in “ Nonprofit Storytelling with Infographics ” which offers some simple tips for getting the most out of your infographic.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. 9) Browse pictures of baby animals regularly. So much of social media success is about how our brains process and prioritize messages and having a diverse thought process that sparks our imagination and creativity. Reading books does that.

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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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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Between social media marketing, nonprofit storytelling , and direct outreach, your efforts to cultivate a base of committed volunteers are never-ending. But there may be a group of willing volunteers that you’ve previously overlooked: children! Get started with the following tips!

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If we can demystify the terminology around outcomes measurement and impact storytelling, could that lower the barrier to entry? As an example, a corporate foundation may have a mission statement t hat says, “We address the basic human and social issues faced by residents, prim arily women and children, in our local community.”

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But you’ll have more content to use if you can include multiple perspectives, such as the children of the individual, volunteers who worked with them, and any other peripheral people or organizations with knowledge of the story to construct a more well-rounded picture. To watch the full webinar for GivingTuesday inspiration.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Either way, Save the Children UK’s page is a great example of a custom Google+ banner: 4. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Dragonfly Forest took second place in the TechSoup Digital Online Storytelling Challenge for their photo story , but they haven't stopped there! The process was a fun one… it took time to look through the thousands of the pictures that we have from our summer and put together blocks of five pictures that really told a specific story.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. If you're interested in using your phone for digital storytelling, check out TechSoup's App it Up! " May well be. Tell Your Story.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Either way, Save the Children UK’s page is a great example of a custom Google+ banner: 4. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. Add your nonprofit under “Employment.”

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

For instance, they often have data to demonstrate the work they are doing: children educated, animals saved, meals served, etc. This data is helpful, but simply reporting on the activities that grant funds support does not give the full picture. For example, what did the children learn?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. Paul is also a children’s book author who collaborates with his twin brother and NY Times #1 Best-Selling Author/Illustrator, Peter H. And counting.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Storytelling through Design Now, let’s dive into the heart of your campaign – storytelling. Engaging Success Stories: Visual storytelling elements like images or videos of children reading, accompanied by their success stories, are placed where they’re easy to find.

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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

Here is an example of how a faith-based organization leveraged storytelling in a fundraising appeal.]. You can do this with: Pictures of community members with your volunteers Videos of small groups that support your organization explaining why they’re involved. Stadia Church Planting – Go the Extra Mile.

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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.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of the easiest ways to make this happen is to get your supporters involved: Ask your donors to tell #MyGivingStory, but be sure to ask them to tag your nonprofit in the post Create your own hashtag storytelling challenge or picture sharing challenge on social media (ie. Peer-to-peer is a primary driver of new donor acquisition.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

For example, let’s say you want to write a blurb in your annual report about how your ski program enriched the lives of local children with disabili­ties during the past season. Now, imagine if you supplemented those facts with a success story about one of the children in your program, say Stu. Pretty good, but bland.

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M+R

OCTOBER 26, 2022

With the funds we raise from a pool of global donors, the IRC delivers lasting impact by providing health care, helping children learn, empowering individuals and communities to become self-reliant, and always seeking to address the inequalities facing women and girls.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Picture a potential donor. Up your storytelling game. Don’t forget about direct mail!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

It's no secret that we are advocates of digital storytelling at TechSoup. This April our 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge offers resources to sharpen your skills and an opportunity to enter your short video or five-image slide show by April 30 to win awesome prizes! A Jamboree of Tools. Want to move your images into motion?

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". Explaining stories. They show, rather than tell.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

According to their website, “Through integrated special education and mental health services, Positive Education Program (PEP) is able to provide individualized care to children and youth experiencing emotional disturbances and demonstrating severe and challenging behaviors.” The Village Network. Whitman Walker Health.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Neverthirst share pictures showing communities before they had access to clean water, what their facilities were and the state of the water. Everyone has heard of the Make-A-Wish Foundation —the romantic nature of granting sick children their wishes can touch even the coldest of hearts. Then they show what it is like now.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But Phil openly admits, “You know, our core competency is planning churches and feeding children.” But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling. And then as I always talk to my clients about, you really need to paint a picture as to why are you uniquely positioned to meet that need?

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Photos of people are particularly compelling, so gather pictures of volunteers, beneficiaries, and community members. The Doctors Without Borders blog has plenty of examples of this type of captivating storytelling, including a gripping story about people fleeing violence in Sudan.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Your storytelling and the look of your website are important, but your website isn't doing its job unless people know how to give you money. It combines the impact of pictures with the power of words, a perfect match for making your story meaningful to viewers. For an effective website, make sure you include the following.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

When asked what one feature of CauseVox made her campaign so successful, Amy from SOS Children’s Villages Illinois didn’t hesitate with her answer: “I think throughout the whole campaign I only got one question [from peer-to-peer fundraisers about how to setup their page]. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

They have children, they’re doing all of this. That should be one of the expectations of the board members because that is going to give them a true picture of what it means to serve the clients in the community. And you have to think of the bigger picture as the executive director. They’re busy just like you.

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