Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last year, I had the unique privilege to help facilitate The Local Philanthropy Workshop with the TechSoup Romania team. Multimedia Storytelling. Your blog is for you to share the storytelling you want to, with the kinds of media you want to! Think blogs are boring? Well, maybe the kind you have seen are. How To Start a Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 23, 2017

My co-presenter for the plenary was the amazing Marcelo Iniarra , who is a digital mobilization pioneer and fantastic presenter/facilitator. 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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Learning Donor Online Fundraising 86

Care2

MARCH 28, 2011

This first connection came up for me in the panel I organized on storytelling for movement building. Stacey Monk of Epic Change, Mark Horvath of Invisible People, and Estrella Rosenberg of Big Love, Little Hearts shared their perspectives on authentic storytelling from personal experiences.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, interviews, and data analysis can reveal the equivalent of that Rolls-Royce insight – the key emotional triggers, values, and desires of your existing and potential supporters. Facilitate two-way dialogue to make supporters feel heard. However, immediate action doesn’t necessarily mean short immediate messages.

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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. Let’s jump in. Local news and press.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Facilitating face-time and team building for your regional staff. Thank the people who host you, share what you learn, capture interviews with people you meet, and try to give people a flavor for the unique character of your trip (including the mishaps and funny moments!). Building buzz and press for an advocacy action. Raising funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

I love David Sibbet, Rachel Smith, and everything Grove Consulting does. I had the pleasure of taking the visual facilitation workshop last fall (my write up is here ). I had the honor to interview him for this blog post back in 2009 -he’s a fantastic storyteller.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

You could even ask volunteers to facilitate a warm introduction for you instead of just giving you a list of names. See if a well-connected board member or current volunteer can go with you to facilitate introductions to key community members. Newspapers, magazines, and blogs focus on storytelling.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In addition to fundraising and marketing team members, you’ll want people who talk to donors daily, your data specialists, and a facilitator to keep the conversation on track. Use storytelling to bring the UVP to life. Transcribe the recording into an interview-style blog post you can share on your website and in emails.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 31, 2011

I’m really interested in the work Community Shares is doing and the direction they are headed with this project as it seems very aligned with many of my own feelings: technology should be used to help, facilitate, and empower the change communities already want to be making.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

This is about facilitating discovery, nurturing trust, sharing experiences, and light-weight focused request/responses.”. What ecosystems facilitate serendipitous discovery and collaboration? His interviewer interjects with a comment that ends with “It’s a really dire situation I think.” starts around 7:21).

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 10, 2009

Facilitate commenting Allow commenting. Interviews (written, audio, video). Link to other blogs' posts within your posts, even if they have a different opinion to yours, it could start a great discussion. Post weekly roundups of blog posts about your issue. If they are civil, allow comments that are critical of your organization.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Interview people who are your influencers and champions, and find out why. Also, here's Heather's blog series on The Power of Written Storytelling , which points out many of the ways these kinds of stories are so unforgettable. It will keep them reading, and that's what you want! Offer a Call to Action.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 2, 2006

This week's Solutionary woman is Viet-Ly Nguyen, a former co-worker from Streetside Stories , who I interviewed for my Big Vision Podcast last winter. There are a couple different parts to Streetside Stories and the one I work with is the Storytelling Exchange.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

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. I also didn't facilitate the whole room discussion around the slides which I usually do because I worried about going over time.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Source: Spitfire Twitter Feed.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

I was honored to design and facilitate a panel at SXSW on Sunday called " Crowd Sourcing Innovative Social Change." Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. Invisible People uses crowd sourcing to select the best stories and interviews.

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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. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. Our board members can facilitate personal introductions to our professional leadership. She works over at CCS.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And so how do you facilitate that discussion about 100% board giving? Here’s the industry that we’re trying to fill, and now here’s a list of potential candidates, let’s interview these candidates.” The other thing that you’re going to do to facilitate that conversation is you’re going to.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 31, 2007

This essay, written in 1991, reflects Elaine's experience on the planning staff for the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) on the Mall as an "insider/outsider"--a "hired gun" with museum know-how facilitating the creation of someone else's museum. Finally, the third issue is about storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Note from Beth: As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I’ve had the honor of designing and facilitating a “networked capacity building project” for a cluster of grantees, state-based groups, to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. effective use of social media.

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