Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

For as long as nonprofits have been around it has always been vital for these organizations to convey the messages of their causes and missions, to tell their stories. Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element. Explain that.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Fans’ obsession with the Hunger Games saga isn’t by chance. The stories, the characters, the themes, the plot, the brand — they’re all crafted in a way that envelopes even the innocent bystander. Here are a few nonprofit marketing lessons from the Hunger Games that might just change the way you approach building your fan base.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

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.” Provide a solution. Plan for the launch.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Most grantmakers want to fund specific projects and costs, so ensure you’re tailoring your grant proposal message to those needs by using effective storytelling. Download Now: How to Tell a Story Worksheet. Pick stories and data from your work that demonstrate how your mission will also help their mission.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

By Allison Weber , founder of Allison Weber Consulting , a fundraising and communications business dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell better stories. Stories are windows into new worlds. Now more than ever, nonprofits need to share stories of how they’re making the world better.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A winning strategy for spreading the word about your organization’s work is getting your nonprofit’s story in the news. . A news story gets your organization in front of a large audience of potential supporters and gives your organization instant credibility. . And, getting your story in the news still carries a lot of weight.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Continuation grants necessitate clear communication between your organization and your funder about the use of the grant. Tell your nonprofit’s story. When writing a grant proposal, take the opportunity to tell the story of your organization.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2009

NEWS I'm co-presenting with Michael Hoffman of See3 Communications about "storytelling" during the WeAreMedia Webinar September 23rd. I'll be talking about how nonprofits can use blogs to tell their stories, and Michael will be talking about how nonprofits can use video. My newest post for them is 7 Ways Potters Can Use Blogs.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In the nonprofit world, we often walk a delicate tightrope when it comes to the stories we tell. Many nonprofits deal with difficult subjects—illness, hunger, abuse, war, loneliness, addiction—and it’s often detailed accounts of those subjects that inspire people to give. You also have the people in the stories to consider.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Food insecurity and hunger are some of the most prominent issues that plague our modern society. 41 million people, or 12% of the population, struggles with hunger. Food banks work hard to fight against increasingly pervasive hunger in our communities. In the U.S., Create your food drive logo. Keep it simple.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

Stories stick in our minds, get us energized and poised to take action, and provide a memorable framework that help us transfer messages to others. The best part: stories are so easy to come by, but so infrequently leveraged. I'm also guessing that you probably haven't put those stories to work for your larger donor audience.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

Stories stick in our minds, get us energized and poised to take action, and provide a memorable framework that help us transfer messages to others. The best part: stories are so easy to come by, but so infrequently leveraged. I'm also guessing that you probably haven't put those stories to work for your larger donor audience.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely) goals for your annual appeal allows you to explicitly communicate how much money your nonprofit needs to raise (and by when) to ensure that expenses are fully covered. Donors understand that their $30 will not realistically solve hunger in their city. Setting S.M.A.R.T.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

The Blue Sweater uses stories and characters from her travels to show the need for a new approach to abolishing poverty. The authors trace the evolution of nonprofit communications and debunk the social media myths that are holding organizations back. The Networked Nonprofit. By Beth Kanter, Allison Fine, and Randi Zuckerberg.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Food banks have the critical job of providing meals to those facing hunger, which is no small feat. In 2020, food banks distributed 6 billion meals to those facing hunger in the United States. Communicate a sense of urgency with your supporters . Tell your story with a sense of urgency to motivate immediate action.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2015

I was lucky enough to sit down with Sean Sheridan , photojournalist, author and speaker who has spent nearly two decades elevating people and brands through storytelling, to learn more about his focus on storytelling through imagery and how his work amplifies the cause-minded organizations he partners with. Q: How do you define story?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). Baldrick’s Foundation shares expert story-telling advice. Checklists.

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