Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

In his book, Paul demonstrates how storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success. Since the book was published about three years ago, my admiration for Paul's passion for storytelling and helping to teach people how to effectively tell stories has only but grown.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

replacing all of the immersive storytelling with a litany of the organization’s accomplishments. . Look no further than soffi.org to find a treasure trove of curated fundraising examples featuring interviews with the designers and copywriters and eye-candy examples of each piece. . What was the Executive Director’s “fix”?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

So, I asked Wendy Harman, Director of Social Strategy, who connected me with her colleagues Anne Marie Borrego, Director of Media Relations, and Chris Andrews, Senior Advertising Associate to answer a few questions. (1) We ended up with a list of about 300 storytellers. They are why we do the work we do. (6)

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Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Soon thereafter, my direct boss, Joan Dassin, became regional director for Latin American and the Caribbean, based in New York, and I was promoted to take her place. Frank was a towering physical presence and gifted storyteller that led the staff with a rare combination of authority and grace.

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Candid

AUGUST 18, 2022

Informed by over 15 interviews with BMA Fellows and field leaders, the report offers three calls to action for the field to be more just and equitable. . Additionally, investment managers, program directors, and board members need to more closely resemble the communities they serve. According to the Council on Foundations , only 10.3%

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. Know your data in and out,” says Emily.

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Kindful

APRIL 5, 2021

For this type of video, you should interview people within your organization who can properly articulate what it is you do. It’s important to also bring someone in from the community who supports your mission; board members, public officials, and leaders in the community are all great people to interview.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

It can also be a powerful tool for raising funds, especially if you have an engaged board of directors who are willing to help out with the campaign. Testimonials and Storytelling Testimonials and storytelling can be powerful tools for board members to use in their fundraising efforts.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital Storytelling Expert, J Campbell Social Marketing. Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Executive Director, Annie’s List. Julia Campbell. Cause Camp 2020 Host.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2024

Ideally, put some time aside to interview some real people. Four or more interviews with members of an audience can be amazingly helpful in understanding what will resonate. They are also a key to genuine storytelling. To understand audiences better, consider e xploring other websites or platforms they visit.

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CauseVox

MARCH 1, 2024

Let’s imagine you are the Director of Development for an animal welfare nonprofit. By using storytelling techniques in your giving campaign like centering her as the hero, or providing clear and compelling information about how she can make a genuine change, your organization can truly make her feel seen and understood.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project. We partnered with the Film Center to conduct workshops with community organizations around personal object storytelling. That required more space.

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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. To get the details behind their successes, we spoke to Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

João is also the executive director of ABCR , the professional association for fundraisers in Brasil and the host of the annual ABCR Festival. Some points and examples we shared in response to questions: Fundraisers need to be experts in transmedia storytelling techniques and exploring new possibilities for sharing stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Paull Young, Director of Digital at charity: water, describes the strategy this way: “We are trying to build a movement of passionate people who are going to form a relationship with us for years…. Harness the Power of Storytelling. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. We partnered with the Northwest Film Center to conduct workshops with community organizations around personal object storytelling. We rigged up a video recording booth in Fashionbuddha’s studios.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

We’d interview the head of a charter school network or a school district that was doing a great distance learning program to show people that innovators were coming up with creative and actionable solutions to the challenges of school shutdowns. Stephen Peeler, Executive Director, Infectious Disease Society of America Foundation.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Storytelling with Mobile Video. TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian went out and conducted a video interview last spring using one of the donated Dell phones. Tan Vu, PEC's Director of Digital Inclusion, told me that they're using them to provide broadband to families in their transitional and permanent housing programs.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

In this interview, Julia shares some of the strategies she teaches her clients, including her secret formula for social media calendars, how nonprofits can improve engagement on their social channels, and the one thing she wishes nonprofits would stop doing online. Take your phone and do an executive director’s report!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Paul Schoemaker, founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies international and research director of Wharton’s Mack Center for technological innovation, shares critical insights on the benefits of making well-chosen mistakes. I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Understanding giving tendencies like these will help guide your fundraising campaign outreach and storytelling to strengthen those highly valued connections. ” To hear the whole interview, listen here to the sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 79: How Elections Influence Charitable Giving.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

” (Yes, I see the irony) He is the Co-Director of the Mayo Clinic/Arizona State University Solutions Initiative and the inventor of the treadmill desk. On my 12 hour plane ride back from Ukraine, I read Dr. James A. Levine’s book “ Get Up: Why Your Chair Is Killing You and What You Can Do About It.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 9, 2007

I told the conference co-founders, a husband and wife literary agent team, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen , that I'd help to spread the word about the conference so I interviewed Elizabeth for the Big Vision Podcast. Nobody could afford you, or nobody's big enough to hire a promotion director.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Nearly 40 Alaska Native elders, storytellers, and community members contributed to the development of the game. ” Senate Immersion Module. Through a partnership with game studio E-Line Media and the nonprofit Cook Inlet Tribal Council, it became the first game developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat community.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

Jason is the Media Director and My Colorado Project Manger for Community Shares of Colorado. Check out the interview below to learn more about how My Colorado Project is empowering local change! This is a great first step for an organization which is largely staffed by the board of directors themselves.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

That’s why every culture uses storytelling to pass down vital traditions and values. See this principle at work in these good and bad examples of nonprofit storytelling. Your best chance of gathering the detail you need is to interview your main character in person. Why You Need a Great Story. Not exactly heartwarming, right?

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors are faced with changes in the landscape of their work so frequently that the ability to be agile and pivot quickly should be a standard job requirement. What to Look for in Your Modern CFO Here are the top six things to look for—and interview questions to ask—when hiring a modern CFO for your nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2006

The NPTech Blog Chatter Confessions of a non-profit IT director blog rasied ruckus with his proposal for creating a closed forum and new NTEN Affinity Group : nptechhelp. blog shares an interview with entitled " Camera Rwanda: Storytelling using Flickr." It includes case studies, tools, and how-tos.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 25, 2007

Sean Stannard-Stockton , author of the Tactical Philthanthropy blog, has posted a podcast interview with Daniel Ben-Horin, founder and president CompuMentor and TechSoup where they talk about the NetSquared project and the usefulness of "wisdom of crowd" techniques for nonprofits and philthanthropy. A big thank you!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

His interviewer interjects with a comment that ends with “It’s a really dire situation I think.” DREW OLANOFF | Geek & GOGII Community Director | @drew. On the power of individual storytelling & fun. “I hate these poster child looks of these kids that look so hungry…like ‘please give us money.’ …I starts around 20:58).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

The director of the Center has been there since 1977 and is originally from Cambodia. I always try to incorporate new learnings and observations that I've discovered from the many interviews I do on my blog, resources discovered, and stories. I also like to practice my storytelling skills. Tags as a metric.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

You can learn a lot about that more through this informative interview by The Buzz Bin with Steve Bridger on the Buzz Director. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

The prelude to this interview is a tale of networking weaving. And, I really wanted to do an interview with him to find out more about the CSO and Facebook. m especially intrigued by the possibilities of combining old public relations principles, such as storytelling, and new media, including social networks such as Facebook.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Develop a strong and experienced board of directors. Build a board of directors. Research how social media and effective storytelling is used the world over to create engagement and drive donations. . Using methods such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather feedback from participants and stakeholders. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

A single compelling press release might land you a national television interview that leads to 100 new donors and $100,000 in funding. Newspaper columnists and talk show hosts called for interviews after reading our poignant op-ed pieces. If an applicant gets an interview, ask him or her to bring along a few writing samples.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

This Member round up features mergers and lots of great new tools to help you with everything from storytelling to benchmarking and finding local Jewish holiday celebrations. NTEN member Consumers Union announced the beginning of a closed beta cycle for their new digital storytelling platform, stori.es.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And you all got to know Elizabeth because she’s all over the place speaking, she’s doing podcasts, she’s getting interviewed. So the role of the board, every nonprofit has a board of directors, which as we know provides strategy, oversight, and participation. She works over at CCS.

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