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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve. Look at her eyes.

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Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look

NTEN

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT. In this blog, you’ll learn about: Storytelling for Social Good, Fundraising, and Nonprofit Communications. BETH’S BLOG.

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Nonprofit Fundraising Videos Inspire More Giving

Get Fully Funded

For a longer video, consider writing a script. The interview educates your audience and gives them a deeper understanding of why your work is important. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script. Just speak directly into the camera and from your heart.

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Interview: User Generated Content for a PSA Campaign from the Red Cross

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The ads, which tell the stories of people across the country, show the entire scope of the organization’s work: blood collection and supply; support to America’s military families; help to vulnerable communities around the world; disaster relief; and health and safety training and education. We ended up with a list of about 300 storytellers.

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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

Kindful

The best facilitators will confidently take you on a journey of exploration, education, discussion, and planning. Look for a facilitator who is enthusiastic, high energy, motivational, a master storyteller, and uses retreat tactics to make the day fun, meaningful, and memorable. They don’t follow a script.

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Upcoming Webinar December 12: Sowing Stories from Your Community - Video Pre-Production

Tech Soup

for storyboarding and sometimes scripts, to what kinds of equipment are. This is the second webinar in the Baby Steps webinar series, which is part of the Baby Steps Competition to engage caregivers, family members, and early childhood educators in answering the question "What do you do with your kids?"

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