Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Ladies and gentlemen, Storymakers 2016 is here.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Our partner See3 has announced the winner of the 2016 GoDooder Video Awards. Learn more.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, a video app called TikTok exploded in popularity because it provided a way for people to connect during the pandemic. After amassing 800 million active users worldwide, TikTok is now used for much more than dance challenges and quick recipe videos. . TikTok is all about short videos.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Something in the photos and the language on the page pulled me in and made me care. A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Don’t lead with a photo from your latest fundraiser.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

Here are four unique ideas to market your nonprofit’s live auction: Release Your Auction Catalog in Advance Create Fundraising Videos Leverage Corporate Sponsorships Design Peer-to-Peer Invitations As you develop marketing materials for your auction, remember to demonstrate to supporters what’s in it for them if they participate.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 26, 2024

Focus on educating new donors about unfolding events and exact needs, while demonstrating the impact of contributions already made. Visual storytelling through images and videos from the field helps make the crisis tangible and show donors their dollars at work. This builds a connection.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

A recent post by Isaac Kiehl highlighted social media, and in particular the use of online photos, as a means by which nonprofits can improve interaction with the community. Online video takes this interaction one step further. A report by tech giant Cisco found that 51% of all consumer internet traffic in 2011 was video traffic.

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Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Share photos and videos of the animals in your care and use relevant hashtags to expand your reach. Whether you’re filming a video, writing an email, or posting on social media, use the following storytelling techniques to connect with your audience on a deeper level: Introduce a main character.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

Using an online platform, set each volunteer up with their own campaign page , which they can personalize with a photo and description of their connection with your cause. As you create marketing content, use storytelling strategies. Volunteers share their campaign pages with friends, family, and the rest of their personal networks.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 27, 2016

Best Video Winner — Learning to Improvise Can Be Life-Changing. Please visit the site to view this video). Our Best Video winner hails from the proud city of Detroit and is the unanimous top choice. Please visit the site to view this video). Please visit the site to view this video). Honorable Mentions.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. 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.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2023

Providing educational materials, workshops, or seminars on estate planning and the benefits of making a planned gift, in person and via online video, is crucial. These stories, preferably with a photo of the donors, can inspire and encourage other aging donors to consider making a planned gift.

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Achieve

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennial donors are known for demonstrating a clear passion and commitment to worthwhile causes. volunteer fundraisers to brush up on your storytelling abilities. . Add a visual element with images and videos. Communicate with your audience by showing engaging photos of your work or a testimonial. As of 2019, 90.4%

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Optimize your photos. When choosing your header image, pick a photo that best represents the work your organization does. Whether it’s a photo of your volunteers in action or pictures of the communities you serve, the photo you pick should demonstrate your organization’s impact to visitors to your LinkedIn page.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

TechSoup is about to embark on a grand series of events to help nonprofits learn and demonstrate ways to effectively tell their stories. Some of my favorite causes have captured my loyalty and heart strings through amazing use of video and images. Last year, I blogged about what a hoot the AARP voting video was. read more.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Photo a Day Campaign. Use your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts to share a photo of someone who’s been impacted by your mission. Ask for people submit photos or get professional photos taken (even cooler if a photographer does it pro bono). Video Testimonials. Conduct a video interview.

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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

MAY 8, 2024

By tapping into the power of storytelling, you can connect with your audience emotionally, thereby motivating action and support. We’ll provide five tips on how you can utilize storytelling to level up your nonprofit’s marketing materials and make a lasting impression. Video clips from past auctions. Let’s jump in. Social media.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Information Sharing and Storytelling. You can show your value by demonstrating the relationship you have to engagement, recruitment, and retention. Try these suggestions to connect with your HR colleagues: Provide recruitment messages with impact data and storytelling. Information Sharing and Storytelling.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Create Multiple Types of Content Be sure to have photos, video, and written versions of your story, so you have many available sources for content when creating social media posts, email, etc. Show Impact Clearly demonstrate where your nonprofit falls in the telling of the story. What was the problem being addressed?

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Hunger Games Lesson 1: Storytelling is Vital for Survival. Turn your mission into something they can see and engage with (show where donations are going; make use of photos and videos, let them be PART of the story). Nonprofit marketing becomes significantly more powerful when stories are used to demonstrate impact.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

However, when approached with creativity and strategic thinking, it can serve as a powerful instrument for storytelling, showcasing impact, and inspiring donors and supporters to take action. Storytelling techniques Craft these stories with care, using narrative techniques that engage the emotions of your readers.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Thinking of shopping, maybe before the end of the year, all kinds of videos and stuff that you can check out. I’m also a girl dad and I can’t miss an opportunity to show photos of my three daughters. You need to get better at storytelling, like strengthen those muscles and practice it and do it over and over again.

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Achieve

MAY 21, 2019

Demonstrated interests. In order to provide visual interest, emphasize the key points, and create emotional connections between your readers and your message, include some of the following in your emails: High-quality photos of people at your last event, tied in with your storytelling copy, can create an emotional bond.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Demonstrate that your organization is the best and only organization addressing an urgent community need. Include 1 – 3 photos and a short video, if you have one. Provide cutlines with the first and last names of everyone in the photo as well as the photographer. Embed your photos in the email.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

And when we are off the clock, we take virtual trips to foreign countries, cook on live-demo video calls, and shimmy around our living rooms with fellow Zumba dancers who could be anywhere in the world. Demonstrating that you have values in common will assure them that they can trust what you are saying. Crank it up! Shutterstock.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

The 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge was a great success, with more than 250 total submissions from social benefit organizations in 24 countries! We were impressed with the quality of the photo slideshows and videos, and all the hard work that went into them. First Place Video. First Place Photo. Third Place.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 11, 2023

Know Your Audience Storytelling for Impact Leverage Social Media Harnessing the Power of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Optimizing Your Website and Donation Forms Participate in GivingTuesday Don’t Leave Out Your Board! Thank Your Donors and Demonstrate Impact Measuring and Analyzing Results Cultivating Donor Relationships 1.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 27, 2012

Although most people tend to think of videos when they think of digital storytelling, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge (TSDigs), powered by Lights. demonstrates the power photos also have to tell stories. And many more videos submitted for the challenge integrated photos into their narratives.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

And when we are off the clock, we take virtual trips to foreign countries, cook on live-demo video calls, and shimmy around our living rooms with fellow Zumba dancers who could be anywhere in the world. Demonstrating that you have values in common will assure them that they can trust what you are saying. Crank it up! Shutterstock.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Provide engaging content that your supporters want to interact with and share with others— blog posts with human stories, striking images, videos that explain your mission, information on your volunteer program, event invitations, etc. Users create and share short videos overlaid with music and audio.

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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. If your nonprofit has an environmental focus, nature photos can also be captivating. The CARE blog also has many examples of multimedia storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

With more than 250 million blogs in existence and countless online news outlets worldwide, your new media manager must excel at writing and have the ability to expand their storytelling, marketing, and fundraising content beyond traditional blog writing. Photo Essays. Summarize Research Reports and Studies.

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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.” Whitman Walker Health. South End Community Health Center The.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

It is best to concentrate on the one or two data points that will help guide improvements and demonstrate results. Create video trailers for all productions garnering an average of 100 views per trailer for the 2011-2012 programs. Create one video per month to tell stories about the impact of our organization by January, 2012.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 22, 2013

We saw the potential in this story and dispatched a reporter and photojournalist to interview the town's residents, write up a feature for our online newspaper, and create a photo essay. Take the time to package the story as best you can: add photos, video, audio, pull quotes, infographics.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

You can get a demo, you can watch videos, all kinds of cool things on our website. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. Because we want to make sure that if we’re going to invest in you, your board and your closest circle of advocates has already demonstrated their support.

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