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Join Our 2016 Digital Storytelling Challenge!

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For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy.

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Video Storytelling Made Easy with Adobe Spark

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Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? Use these questions to guide your storytelling strategies and then add your text, images, video clips, and even narration to Adobe Spark Video! Who Am I Talking To?

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AFP ICON 2023 Recap

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On April 16-18, 2023, 3,600+ fundraising professionals descended on New Orleans, LA for AFP ICON’s 63 rd annual conference, the largest turnout in six years. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.” Know your data in and out,” says Emily.

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Even More Ways to Tell Your Story with Your Smartphone

Tech Soup

TechSoup's Ale Bezdikian tested out Vine during TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Contest. The other big news in digital storytelling apps is that Instagram now supports videos in addition to photos. But don't write Montaj off; the app packs some powerful storytelling tools.

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Build Your Storymaking Skills with Free Events and Webinars

Tech Soup

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study.

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In Search of Bachelors and Philanthropy in Rural Alaska and Video Story Capture Tips

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Society’s fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis. If the latter, I have a storyboard in my head and edit as I go. While it is intended for storytelling with powerpoint, I think the frameworks and templates she offers for narrative arcs are very valuable.

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Video Is A Must For Your Organization’s Content Strategy

Connection Cafe

What would you rather do: Watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in a movie theater, or flip through the storyboards? I know the storyboards seem pretty cool, but if you have to choose just one, you’d probably watch the movie. Why we love video. The Hold – How will they react when they dump a bucket of ice over their head?

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