From Words to Action: Harnessing Community Stories for Social Change

Discover how involving donors and volunteers in decision-making processes, captivating audiences with real-life narratives, building trust through authenticity, and inspiring action can reshape your nonprofit’s impact in the digital age.

Join us and learn the four key elements of community storytelling: Inclusion, Attention, Reputation & Validation, and Action. 

Key Takeaways: 

  • Inclusion: Nonprofits can foster a sense of community by involving their donors, beneficiaries, and volunteers in decision-making processes. Asking donors to share their donor stories and including all donors’ perspectives, regardless of the donation amount, can create a stronger and more resilient community around the organization. 
  • Attention: In today’s attention-seeking digital landscape, user-generated content through storytelling is more effective than traditional promotional advertisements. Captivating narratives from real people who have benefitted from the nonprofit’s services or have donated/volunteered can capture attention and build trust among the audience. 
  • Reputation & Validation: Authentic community-generated content serves as social proof validation for the nonprofit’s mission and programs. Genuine stories from community members carry more weight than self-promotional content, building the organization’s reputation and trustworthiness.
  • Action: Community stories can inspire action among stakeholders. Incorporating storytelling on donation or volunteer sign-up pages, encouraging donors to share their stories, and using stories to inform internal decision-making can lead to increased engagement, motivation, and trust. By harnessing the power of community storytelling, nonprofits can create a meaningful connection with their community, inspire action, and make a positive impact in the digital age.

You’ll walk away with actionable strategies to forge meaningful connections, inspire change, and make your nonprofit’s story truly matter.

This session will also feature a live Q&A and be recorded for on-demand viewing.

Presenters:

Jenna Notarfrancesco

Account Executive @ Causevox

Katherine Lacefield (Macdonald)

Founder @ Just Be Cause Consulting

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