Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

GivingTuesday is an excellent opportunity to use storytelling to draw in new and existing donors and supporters of your cause, on December 2 and beyond. How can you lead your audience back to your blog again and again for exclusive information, stories, and updates about the campaign? Don't have a good selection of photos?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Note from Beth: The American Red Cross launched a user generated ad campaign featuring unscripted stories created and filmed by real people helped by the organization. We set out to find authentic personal stories about Red Cross services in the hopes that more people will know about and be inspired by all the things we do.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2013

Natural disasters. Things will not get better unless we see news stories that describe our challenges and possible solutions. I think we need a March for Mature Media to protest the spread of only fear-based, negative, and violence-oriented news, and to promote the reporting of both good and bad news stories. Selfishness.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 5, 2013

Floodlight, an interesting data storytelling tool for communities is also featured. Even as analysts caution against over reliance on big data, humanitarians and crisis-affected communities are increasingly exploiting these new technologies to gather near real-time information to prepare for, prevent and handle disasters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The goal is to reduce the impact of climate-linked disasters, such as floods, fires, and storms, on everything from bridges and buildings to stormwater management systems and utilities. NOAA-produced climate science into U.S. building codes and standards , which guide the design and construction of built infrastructure across the country.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 28, 2013

Crowdfunding starts with a compelling story. Your story is the foundation of your crowdfunding campaign. You want to create a story that is emotive and drives people to take action. Stories are important because they bring you more awareness and in turn, more donations. These stories make us want to help others.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This enables streetfootballworld to call attention to its work through digital storytelling. LandsAid is a humanitarian organization that aims to help people suffering the effects of natural or environmental disasters, armed conflicts, or oppression around the world. The employees then create presentations with the videos.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Standing on the brink of the 4th Industrial Revolution , this was certainly a year of transformation, from a changing political landscape, to a string of terrible disasters, to new technologies impacting how we engage with our supporters. A Mission With a Story to Tell. 2017 is no different.

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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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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Once you complete the quiz, the Coca-Cola foundation supplies grants to local nonprofits that aid in environmental protections, women’s empowerment, economic empowerment, and disaster preparedness. Tell your nonprofit’s story. When writing a grant proposal, take the opportunity to tell the story of your organization.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 16, 2012

" Graham Fisher, chief executive of Toynbee Hal l adds that getting closer to your supporters and sharing their stories makes it easier for them to give. Webb writes that technology can help people take immediate action in a cause, such as post-disaster notification apps. TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Challenge.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Here, the combination of crisis management and improvisation skills are important, not unlike disaster relief fundraisers. The ALS IceBucket Challenge in 2014 that raised over $115 million is well known to all, but this FAQ can help refresh your memory. In August, 2015, the second ALS Icebucket Challenge took place.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2017

We’ve already seen significant fluctuations in US giving behavior over 2017, with the change in presidential administrations , natural disasters and several moments in time in between – all which would otherwise point towards a more precarious situation for Giving Tuesday and end-of-year fundraising efforts.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 8, 2010

Roger told us about his job as a writer for Mercy Corps , where he's traveled to places like the Congo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and most recently Haiti, writing about the man-made and natural disasters that have struck those places and the accompanying relief efforts. Of course, to market ourselves as an impartial source, we need to be one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre teamed up with Parsons The New School of Design’s PETLab to develop Games for a New Climate , a series of games about disaster preparedness in the face of flooding, drought, and other climate change issues. Games for a New Climate. ” Senate Immersion Module.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 8, 2011

” It is easy to get caught up in the next best thing in social media or the latest story for this month’s fundraising appeal. They are people like you and me, people affected in some way by a disease, or disaster, or financial circumstance. In Storytelling and the art of Email Writing , M+R put it simply, and I think best.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

Storytelling in a sound-off world. Nonprofits have a leg up over other brands vying for attention on Facebook since every single nonprofit has a multitude of meaningful stories to tell. There is no need for them to manufacture a story to evoke emotion or educate. The notion of storytelling might seem grandiose.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

The Blue Sweater uses stories and characters from her travels to show the need for a new approach to abolishing poverty. Written as a business fable, this book identifies the insecurities and flaws that can spell disaster not only for the corporate world, but for all kinds of teams. Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Striving to make storytelling work given the constraints of time, space, the boss’s demands, evolving trends, and how dang hard it is to draw horses. Quote out of context” — now here’s the context An out-of-context quote gives your reader a reason to keep reading in order to understand, and a quick way to dive into storytelling.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

At frank, we divide our time among great talks by strategists, storytellers and scientists and casual opportunities to connect with other sophisticated communicators over coffee or cocktails. AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit. AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Storytelling.

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Everyaction

JULY 23, 2018

Using the expertise of its Chef Network, WCK works to empower people to be a part of the solution with a focus on health, education, jobs, and disaster relief. Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2023

Brand Ambassadors: Peer-to-peer fundraisers become enthusiastic brand ambassadors, amplifying your nonprofit’s message and mission through their personal stories and experiences. This page highlights the campaign’s goals, shares the organization’s mission, and provides essential details about the cause.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Today, the blogosphere is doubling in size approximately every 230 days.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Craft engaging (but concise) stories. Storytelling is an essential component of fundraising , and especially so when it comes to mobile fundraising. A good story can be the deciding factor in contextual giving and connect donors closer to your cause. Have an opt-in policy. Do you have an opt-in policy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

With the wildlife we're compiling, We could keep the scientists smiling, And lose the grave and stern decorum that was our storytelling before, 'Though tweets are short and fitted,' I said, we'll increase the total submitted. increase transparency about disaster response. disclose “process” of responding to disasters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Nonprofits are familiar with writing blog posts that provide program updates, tell success stories, comment on breaking news and current affairs, and promote calls to action. The rise of mobile and social media has profoundly altered how journalists frame and format their stories, and the same is true for nonprofit bloggers.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 21, 2017

It’s not about creating entirely new content or telling a different story, but you must acknowledge the existing relationship you have with the donor and, more importantly, the kind of impact they can have (or have had) through their gifts. Video Stories. Be sure to include a link in the email so people can share it on social.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 14, 2007

I'm kneedeep in the final run-up to the opening of Operation Spy at the Spy Museum, but in the fleeting moments between disasters and near-disasters, I'm thinking about AAM. Two things struck me about these exhibitions: the prominence of story and the individual creator. And why by non "museum professionals?"

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

As nonprofit fundraising professionals, we can easily relate to the need for bathroom projects, building updates, or a new copier—those projects that are important but just don’t sound as necessary to support as sick kids, natural disasters, or abandoned puppies.

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Achieve

AUGUST 6, 2019

As most fundraisers know, the key to getting people to care about a cause is through storytelling that conveys not only the issues, but demonstrates the real-world impact an organization is making to solve problems. in real-time through Instagram Stories which have a shelf life of 24 hours unless saved to Highlights. (As Share updates.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We have certainly seen some examples of maps or charts that the user can interact with, but with the over saturation of static infographic images, 2014 and the plethora of tools emerging that make these options really easy, we will see more organizations using data for storytelling that users can watch, click on, and really explore."

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 29, 2017

When it comes to Trump versus Clinton voters, the data told a similar story about giving increases, but the two populations’ behavior is influenced by very different reasoning. Turn on any of the local or national news channels at all points of the day, and the stories almost always revolve around an event related to President Trump.

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