Tech Soup

APRIL 9, 2013

He gave a talk at the recent SXSW conference on "Moving from Story to Narrative." Hagel characterizes stories as having a clear beginning, middle, and end. Stories are tightly circumscribed with a defined "us" and an "other." " They are good for creating emotion and can be powerful.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 11, 2023

Create a unique event hashtag. With a little creativity, you can create one that’s unique and stands out to attendees. With a little creativity, you can create one that’s unique and stands out to attendees. This means investing in high-quality promotional photography is an absolute must for promoting your event.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Create a short, powerful, well-written script that callers can use as a guide, but allow the callers freedom to go off script and just express their gratitude. Better yet, if appropriate, seat one beneficiary at each donor table, or at least, have them walk around and introduce themselves and share a story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. The platform attracts many brands because of the opportunities for brand story telling. It may be no surprised that he is an excellent photography and each shot is carefully crafted and described. He gives you the inside story about the work of art. Visibility.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many nonprofits think Giving Tuesday might be out of scope in terms of resources, but if you incorporate it as part of your end-of-year campaign journey, you can repurpose content instead of creating completely new content. Create Compelling Content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Stories with purpose don’t just materialize—they’re strategically planned, they’re creatively crafted, and designed to achieve measurable outcomes. Hatch is a concierge that connects you to a suite of tools and a growing community of storytellers to help you leverage your stories to drive social impact. What Makes a Story Great.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

Imagine if you didn’t need an expensive camera, artistic mastery, or a ton of time to create what was in your mind’s eye. Small organizations are about to get a huge leg up on their ability to create stunning visuals at a price that will be within reach. Create Imagery for Social Media. Create Visualizations for Annual Reports.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these words: Your nonprofit’s logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Telling your whole story with your nonprofit’s logo is not necessary. It makes sense.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

As nonprofits have gotten better at implementing multichannel communications and fundraising campaigns and improving their tracking and reporting systems, many nonprofits have come to the conclusion that creating a paid part- or full-time new media manager position is worth the financial investment. Good Writing Skills. Experience.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Remember these six words: Your logo is not your story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. They want to use every tool, including their logo, to tell their story. Here’s where you can get stuck in focusing on your logo as representing your story: . Holding hands around a globe.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Adobe’s software donation programs through TechSoup help organizations design powerful print collateral, create video accounts of their successes, build their web presence, and more. See how nonprofits like yours are benefiting from their donated products and services, and creating professional-quality videos.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Photos, videos, selfies, and personal stories allow us to embed emotional content in fundraising campaigns. Tip 1: Create a Strategy. As you plan your next fundraising campaign, consider how you'll use stories as a central element of your messaging. How will you tell your story to create both authenticity and urgency?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2013

With this simple recipe, you can create a great text overlay image to illustrate a blog post and use on social channels in less than 15-30 minutes. Photo Source: Mlaraevski on Flickr. High Quality Ingredients. Kitchen Equipment. Balance, Font Readability, and Contrast. Have you incorporated text image overlays into your content strategy?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

“The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Williams suggests classifying donors by tiers, rather than by “major” or “minor” gifts. Newsletters.

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

The major gift classification created these unintended consequences of certain people feeling like they were the uber-in group and other people feeling like they were the less-than outgroup,” she said. Once confirmed, welcome them with an email that tells your organization’s story and sets expectations on how often they’ll hear from you.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography. Large-format photography books are at the center of each Braided River campaign. Environmental Impact. Images: Braided River.

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Tech Soup

MAY 18, 2015

Braided River combines the arts of photography and literature to create books, media campaigns, and museum exhibits about preserving North America's wild places. Large-Format Photography. Large-format photography books are at the center of each Braided River campaign. Environmental Impact. Images: Braided River.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Story of Tomorrow Winner — SEEDS final. Our Story of Tomorrow winner, SEEDS final from Seeds of Awareness , succeeds in filming youth at this moment of awakening. The viewer is left imagining the future, wondering what stories these children will tell themselves someday. Best Photography Winner — Learning Tree Farm.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 2, 2022

It’s harder to create a fun event when everyone is sitting at home in front of their computer. But with so many success stories out there, it’s clear that virtual fundraisers can be just the right thing at the right time for the right organization. Have fewer details to stress over. Stand-up comedy can feel a little more risky.

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 31, 2021

Conduct research to determine your nonprofit’s story. Your nonprofit’s branding shouldn’t be created in a vacuum, taking into account the opinions of your organization’s leadership and little else. These questions will help you understand the story that’s currently surrounding your nonprofit. Positioning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2014

It set up his story about how he keeps his inspiration as a fundraiser — it is called “Bikestorming” where he rides bikes with him team, visits the people who are supported by his agency, and takes field trips. . — Beth Kanter (@kanter) October 15, 2014. This wasn’t just a gimmick.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Cleveland, Ohio: A Well-Told Story Is Powerful. Kampala, Uganda: Story Makers 2016.

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Achieve

MAY 22, 2014

Quality imagery and consistency with smart branding are vital for any organization trying to tell a story visually. Associating your brand and story with a simple and clean aesthetic also makes an attractive impression. Visuals are a powerful tool for communicating what you do and should never be overlooked.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Sharing stories is arguably the most ancient and long-lasting way of engaging and influencing emotions, values, judgments, and imaginations. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard? The winner of best story overall is "Hope House: Camp Counselor Tyron" by Stone Soup Films.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

If that’s your case, see if stock photography is an option. Abstract or macro photography can be very effective if chosen carefully. For example, let’s say an interested visitor has clicked a link to a blog story from your home page and has read one of your success stories.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

These campaigns present the importance of creating a recognisable brand for your campaign. Make-A-Wish is all about personal stories and experiences, which makes compelling content that people really want to know about, as well as being powerful to convert supporters to donors. truth: #BigTobaccoBeLike. WaterAid: #giveashit.

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Global Giving

APRIL 28, 2016

Still wondering if you have what it takes to tell a story through video? As charities, we tell stories all the time—it’s how we show our donors their money is making a difference! Find your story. This may sound hard, but a clear, concise, key message is vital to creating a successful video. Of course you do!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. More stories flooding our social media airwaves mean that it's increasingly difficult to get a non-visual story heard. Topic: Improving how NGOs use photography and video. AUSTRALIA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Imagining Supporters with User Stories. Give them a name, find a photo of them on a stock photography site and flesh out their biographical details. We sometimes hear our clients reference their user stories in their day-to-day work like “well, this month’s newsletter is more for Josh or Sally than Maurice.”

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 13, 2013

In this guest post, Jeffrey shares the story behind their big hit with a visitor co-created exhibition. The result of those meetings and brainstorming sessions recently manifested itself in our Forum Gallery as an experimental photography project called Oh Snap! Your Take on Our Photographs. At its core, Oh Snap!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Letting members get hands-on is another method of creating engagement. Hayes Valley Farm has one such group that gets together over a shared interest in photography, coming together to use the farm surroundings as a subject in addition to the time already spent volunteering.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We all have a story. We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. Watch their story. Without further ado. First Place Video. Cisco Flip camera.

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Care2

JANUARY 13, 2012

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Now I’m excited to see how cause communities embrace this emerging network to create value and mission impact. Create categories that reflect what users are looking for. A Matter of Demographics.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Bad pictures are used way too often by nonprofit folks who are trying to tell a story in a visual format. Great photos tell a story. To tell a story, you need some detail and some interesting action in the photo. Tags: General Fundraising nonprofit photography. Here are a few points I want to share with you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 30, 2012

She went on to tell a story about how she first realized that a network mindset was a key to her organization’s future success and being relevant. Her organization was in the middle of some layoffs, not an easy process for any one. She thought, “I better call my board chair because he calls me.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2015

The exhibit is designed to walk the viewer through a meaningful exploration of ERD’s humanitarian work, which is focused on alleviating hunger and improving the food supply; creating economic opportunity and strengthening communities; promoting health and fighting disease; and responding to disasters and rebuilding communities. And I love it.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2017

Tell a Compelling Story. As humans, we are brought to action through stories. Stories resonate with our emotions, far more than the latest facts and figures ever will. To make those all important conversions, your nonprofit e-commerce website needs to tell a compelling story. And know what they're looking for.

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