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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2013

” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. So you also need data visualization, marketing, and storytelling skills. In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. That said, here’s a tool kit to help you ask for that raise and get it. Good luck.

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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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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?" TechSoup has some tools that may come in handy. Storytelling with Mobile Video. If you're interested in using your phone for digital storytelling, check out TechSoup's App it Up!

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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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Qgiv

MARCH 31, 2021

To pull off a peer-to-peer campaign, you’re likely going to need dedicated fundraising tools. Qgiv offers a peer-to-peer solution with customizable fundraising pages, gamification tools, and data analytics abilities. Here is an example of how a faith-based organization leveraged storytelling in a fundraising appeal.].

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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? How does it work?

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She is an expert in developing and teaching practical, ready-made tools that inspire people to take action. She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors. And counting.

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Your fundraising campaign page is your digital storefront and your most effective tool for connecting with potential donors. These pre-existing tools allow you to seamlessly integrate and activate them in your campaign, saving you time and effort. It’s about making your supporters feel seen and understood.

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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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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Good writing, and I mean good writing, should be a top priority at your nonprofit because good writing is a tool of tremendous power, influence, and leverage. If you do, the written word will become a tool of power and influence your nonprofit can use to achieve the impossible. Below the picture, you add a quote from Stu’s mom.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

In addition to offering easy-to-use fundraising tools, we’ve also come up with these tips for supercharging your fundraising efforts: Use your data. Up your storytelling game. If you want your donors to see your website as a useful tool they can use to learn more about and contribute to your cause, you should update it regularly.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 21, 2018

Social Media Marketing Tools. Software development has exploded in the last 10 years giving way to an overwhelming number of free and paid social media tools. Neverthirst share pictures showing communities before they had access to clean water, what their facilities were and the state of the water. Facebook Fundraising Tools.

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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. Sounding It Out.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

You know, that’s where you have those visual tools to put in front of a donor that they can go, “Ah, I see. 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. That really is neat.”

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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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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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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Charity newsletters are an essential communications tool. With a little planning and strategy, you can transform your newsletter into an effective communications tool for your organization. The rest of the email copy follow suit, speaking to adults with children. This newsletter integrates pictures, which is a nice touch.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

So one of the things I wanted throw out there upfront is we have a little tool kit. I’m going to reference throughout the presentation a couple of tools that we’ve made available for free. It might have some helpful tools and everything will make a little bit more sense when I get to those parts of the presentation.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

When well crafted, this resource can be a vital tool to retain and grow donor support. You can recoup the time and resources spent creating the report by turning this report into a valuable donor engagement and retention tool. Venngage , which is a visual storytelling design tool.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 29, 2009

During our conversation, Seane talked about what inspired the creation of Off the Mat, Into the World, her trip to Cambodia, the connection between your inner work and your outer work, and the tools Off the Mat, Into the World uses to help people determine how they are being called to be of service. I raised a lot of money. I thought, "Great.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. When done correctly, a microsite can be one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to fundraisers. AbolishChildTrafficking.org.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 26, 2023

Use Storytelling With all the competing modes of communication from other brands that want your supporters’ attention, what makes your nonprofit’s communications stand out? To differentiate yourself and tie your donation appeals back to your cause, you need to leverage storytelling. Let’s begin.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

"[T]hose of us who take pictures, even for our own personal trips, and share those pictures with friends, because we have that skill, also have an obligation to help people understand each other more completely. They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. And, their weapon is poetry.

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