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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Powerful storytelling is the key. Here’s why storytelling is so vital: 1) Creating an Emotional Connection: Stories have the power to evoke emotions and connect with audiences on a personal level. This means that storytelling fosters a stronger emotional connection with donors, encouraging them to stay committed to the cause.

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Storytelling and Social Sharing — A CommBuild Tweet Chat Recap

Tech Soup

For a second time in April, the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge partnered with the CommBuild tweet chat. This time the topic was on storytelling and social sharing for communities. The chat opened with the question, "How does storytelling build and strengthen community?

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Meg Worden, Feed Me Darling : How I Have Fun, Do Good

Have Fun - Do Good

Meg is a writer, speaker, storyteller and a certified Holistic Health Coach. She is the founder of Feed Me Darling, a business that helps professional women eradicate food cravings and gain lasting control over emotional eating. And it’s a sweet life to have been able to turn service into a supportive business model.

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Force Multiplier Podcast Episode 1: Addressing Hidden Hunger in our Communities

Saleforce Nonprofit

Tech solutions combined with forward-thinking, inspired, and innovative community leaders like Gita Rampersad, vice president of healthcare partnerships and nutrition at Feeding America, and Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, superintendent of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), offer a model for how to tackle complex issues.

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10 LinkedIn Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the age of monetizing social media through algorithms and paid advertising revenue models, getting two clicks per 100 followers is generous. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. For example: 1.

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How to Get the Public Behind Your Cause in 2016

Achieve

But there are powerful new storytellers on the scene. Whether it’s in the form of blogs, YouTube video channels, or popular Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram feeds, social media has taken the world by storm — and nonprofits need to identify the “influentials” leading the charge in their space and educate them about their issue.

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Steal these 42 Creative Pinterest Ideas for Nonprofits

Care2

Pinterest has a lot of potential, especially for organizations whose stories lend themselved to visual storytelling. Create a shared Board for visitors to pin their favorite works of art or to share shots of themselves feeding their favorite animals. (In Build a Board of images modeling healthy food choices.

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