Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Now, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape our digital landscape, a new role will emerge for nonprofits: the AI Prompt Architect. 5 Creative Content beyond text Generative AI tools are becoming very powerful storytelling aids. Here are just a sample of a few AI tools that can boost creative output.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Development Officer Annual Gala Event CLOSE DOWN Reallocate resources to digital fundraising campaigns that offer broader reach and lower overhead. Marketing Manager Charity Auctions CLOSE DOWN Shift focus to more sustainable and cost-effective fundraising methods such as digital campaigns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 3, 2015

The reports listed below are just a small sampling of some of the research available to nonprofits on the subjects of online fundraising and social media. 2015 Digital Outlook Report :: Download. 2014 Nonprofit Storytelling Report :: Download. 2013 Digital Persuasion Report :: Download. Published by M+R and NTEN.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 16, 2010

Amy Sample Ward from NetSquared. Attendees can join a tour of the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life or learn how to use digital storytelling and Facebook for quick and easy updates to keep connected to supporters. Or connect with us directly: Amy Sample Ward: @AmyRSWard. Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010; 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 16, 2011

Amy Sample Ward, NTEN. No brochures: digital storytelling for nonprofits. Joe Lambert, Digital Storytelling. Hashtags and Non-Profit Community Development. Devon Smith. Under the Social Good Hood. Susan Gordon, Causes and Robert Rosenthal, VolunteerMatch. Social Media Boundaries: Personal/Personnel Policy.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2011

And for good reason: I love tools that help make quality content and storytelling something that all of us can create. Looking for more resources for turning your organization’s stories into digital engagement? Be sure to check it out for yourself or watch this video to take a tour.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

This includes those event-specific logos to use in all your marketing as well as guidelines and samples of donor engagement strategies. Commit to a timeline to ensure your digital efforts are in sync and to stay connected to your audience throughout the day. Day-of Communications Who knows storytelling better than a library staff?

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

Beth Kanter, Amy Sample Ward, Katrin Verclas and John Haydon are among the familiar names in the nonprofit tech sector who are part of the effort. Amy Sample Ward, a strategist who supports and educates clients in the nonprofit and social change sectors. Socialbrite.org is launching with a rich set of resources: A directory of Web 2.0

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Digital Storytelling Challenge. NetSquared organizers were jazzed by the Digital Storytelling Challenge. Ten Net2 groups held Digital Storytelling events in their community, with an estimated 360 attendees. Johannesburg, South Africa. Here are some highlights that they've shared from their April events.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 31, 2021

Many of her board members were unfamiliar with social media and digital fundraising overall, so it was incredibly important that all of the processes were simple and straightforward. But digital fundraising changed things for Woven Health Clinic. What she didn’t expect was that viewers would prefer the digital format.

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Tech Soup

MAY 8, 2017

TechSoup is justifiably famous for our product donations, but we also have great digital and in-person training resources for your charity, foundation, or library. Storymakers: Become a Digital Storyteller Today. Here's a sample of some recent popular blog posts: The Environmental Case for Remanufactured IT.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 25, 2010

" Try These Dynamic Digital Storytelling Platforms | Community Organizer 2.0 – "Nonprofit organizations can tell the best stories. Here are my top digital storytelling platforms and tools for your nonprofit to try out in 2010."

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The conference is designed to be a lean, mean, digital best practices machine, which makes it a great fit for nonprofit pros looking to hone their skills, but maybe not a great fit for those looking to build their professional network.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

If you’re going to the BBCON 2013 Conference starting September 29 th , you should expect a great conference filled some of my favorite nonprofits and campaigners who will be sharing their insights in email marketing, storytelling via multiple channels, and social media wins and fails. Dr. Seuss Helps You Rock Digital Storytelling.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 24, 2009

After a generous grant from the Center For Digital Storytelling , Morgan has already gotten his ticket over and is looking for further funding (in between working on some other, paying web projects) to support the trip. Tags: community socialchange storytelling collaboration europe friend fundraising trip uk.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Provide them with graphics, sample posts, press releases, email templates and more. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Prepare a simple marketing toolkit with sample social media updates, relevant imagery, and links. Are you finding ways to include donors and supporters in your storytelling? Jenna Sauber is a crowdfunding and digital marketing expert at CauseVox, a peer-to-peer fundraising software for nonprofits. Head to the Water Cooler.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement? Included: sample fundraising goals, funding source matrix template, and asset inventory template. One last thing.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

" Great example of digital storytelling and community engagement. . – "Join Vivanista in sharing the love of philanthropy by participating in our Love of Philanthropy photo contest that showcases images of what it means to be philanthropic." Check it out and submit a photo yourself!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

After a ten minute break, participants will have the option of joining one of four break out sessions: Listening/Engaging; Storytelling; Generating Buzz; Online Networking. Experience a variety of social web tools that are essential in listening/engaging, storytelling, generating buzz, and online networking. REGISTER HERE!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 13, 2016

Our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Check out our resources on great nonprofit storytelling and learn more. Find helpful suggestions on building a practical chart of accounts and download a sample chart designed just for nonprofit organizations. But which topics were our most popular? Storymakers. Read more › 9.

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NTEN

JANUARY 27, 2012

Thank you, Debra Askanase, Chris Bernard, Rick Birmingham, Britt Bravo, Barbara Buswell, Gavin Clabaugh, Martin Dooley, Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Paula Jones, John Kenyon, Kivi Leroux Miller, Julie Macalik, John Merritt, Laura Quinn, Amy Sample Ward, Ash Shepard, and Michael Stein ! Has your organization told an inspirational digital story?

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 23, 2011

" World Bank’s Mapping for Results launched – Check out this deployment of the Ushahidi platform for digital storytelling and reporting: "This weekend at the World Bank annual meetings the World Bank launched their new Mapping for Results platform.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 10, 2009

Storytelling via Email (3/26/2009). Presenters: Jocelyn Harmon, Director of Business Development for Triplex Interactive, a division of InfoGROUP , Alia McKee , Principal, Sea Change Strategies and Thomas Gensemer, Managing Partner, Blue State Digital (BSD). 3/12/2009). Evaluating your Email Marketing Efforts for Success (4/2/2009). >

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Tech Soup

APRIL 4, 2017

This is just a sample of the secrets MacLaughlin revealed during his NTC session. Obey the Simple Truths of Digital Storytelling. Prioritize accessibility testing ( WAVE ) on your storytelling channels. " and includes performance optimization and decision support. Predicts consequences of multiple decision options.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In our recent webinar on super-short videos , we heard from digital storytelling experts about how nonprofits and libraries can use these tools to easily make their own super-short videos. The Internet, especially the mobile web, encourages rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Really short.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s no secret that storytelling in the digital age is essential for nonprofits , but the efficacy of stories depends largely on how clearly and strategically they’re communicated to each unique segment of your audience, also sometimes known as a persona.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2007

The Digital Diner has an excellent post on photo management tools and the limits of consumer projects in an enterprise setting. The post goes on to describe a Digital Asset Management System. The sampling of some of the top rated resources this week: Death Threats Are Not Protected Speech. It's moved.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Create personas and outline tasks: Create a sample persona that represents each audience group you serve. Test your current site: Use online or onsite usability testing to learn what information your users look for on your website and how easy it is for them to find it. Assign them key tasks and document results.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 29, 2010

Who : Facilitating: Amy Sample Ward | NetSquared; Billy Bicket | NetSquared. Open Data Storytelling: Learn how to best tell your organization’s story. Who : Speakers: Amy Sample Ward | Netsquared; Debra Askanase; Ivan Boothe. Open Data Storytelling: Learn how to best tell your organization’s story. When : 9:00 a.m.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. Amy Sample Ward has an interesting take on adoption issues as related to micro-media tools. Perhaps there is a lot to learn from headline writing skills.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling. Because of the prevalence of digital communication, direct mail by default feels a little more personal than the other ways you typically communicate with supporters.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

The DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards , from See3, in partnership with YouTube, are back again for the 5th year! The Awards are open for submissions from members of the YouTube Nonprofit Program until March 2nd.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Bonus: get a free Nonprofit Donor Persona Template + sample to start building your communications strategy now! Fundraising reports Communications reports Digital Reports. Digital reports. Includes: nine customizable template pages with full profiles and a sample to get you started. FYI - this is a long read.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

WomenWhoTech: Tools Galore View more presentations from Amy Sample ward. I dont know people other than Thomas Gensemer of Blue State Digital who would say that e-News is dead. Websites, Email & Constituent Management from Laura Quinn: Your website is you, online. Does it say what you really want it to about your organization?

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 28, 2017

– Amy Sample Ward , CEO, NTEN. Nonprofits must be ready to embrace mobile and digital payments in order to meet supporters where they are. In the digital age, anyone can be a storyteller. We have to use digital channels to bring people these people in and let them have a voice. Tell better stories: .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I’m in Austin, TX, today engaging with librarians, digital curators, and technologists working at the nexus of communities and knowledge at the Electronic Resources and Libraries annual conference. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. You can follow along with the sessions today through Wednesday using #ERL11.

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