sgEngage

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Once you understand your part in this matrix of good, you can better tell your story and articulate your value in grant writing. By breaking down each goal into consumable sections, we hope you will be able to maximize the impact of the SDGs, harness a shared language in seeking funding, and bring about greater change.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place, and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. List all languages spoken, honors and awards received, and publications. For example: 1. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We'll discuss best practices, platforms, cloud services and filesharing, how to edit together when you're not in the same place and how to agree on ways to tell your story when you may not be speaking the same language.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Data storytelling is about bringing your data to life in three simple steps: Explore: find patterns and insights Monitor: check performance (leading indicators and key performance indicators) Explain: go beyond the what and dig further into the why. When you use a donor’s love language the first thing you see is verbal feedback, not dollars.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Storytelling Through Ads Storytelling through Facebook Ads for nonprofits helps make your promoted content more engaging for your audience. People usually just skim through posts while scrolling on Facebook, so use language that will make them stop and read. Use consistent elements in your carousel for a more professional look.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

This work can include writing newsletters, social media posts, research articles, editorials in the voice of the founder, and grant writing. 5 Creative Content beyond text Generative AI tools are becoming very powerful storytelling aids. This can lead to increased productivity and cost savings.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

With a platform for shared understanding of outcomes definition, how to measure progress, and a standardized language for giving, foundations and nonprofits are able to collaborate for change more effectively. We’re seeing more and more organizations embracing data to drive strategy, collaboration, and impact storytelling.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

million grant from the U.S. This grant will allow us to deliver a set of major enhancements and new language translations for Martus, as well as expanded development and broad deployment of Mobile Martus , our brand new Android-based mobile documentation app.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

Take, for instance, the ways so many of us reconnected with extended family members through the modern miracle of Zoom, sharing meals and moments we probably wouldn’t have, or at least, would have taken for granted, in the “before” times. Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. – Janine Guarino, Senior Account Strategist .

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Check your organization’s website, recent RFPs, grant proposals, etc. for the most current language being used and incorporate it into your plan. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Here's where it comes into play.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If we can demystify the terminology around outcomes measurement and impact storytelling, could that lower the barrier to entry? The difference between these two terms is at the crux of how we think about impact storytelling and the results-focused giving shift. Granting vs. Investing. In fact, a synonym for “grant” is “bestow.”

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 27, 2009

Everyone knows what Google Adwords are but what you may not know is that Google offers Google Grants (see previous rants on how great these are here ) of up to $10K per month to nonprofits to create their own ads and keywords and target them to specific users. 41 languages. Google AdWords. Free domain mapping.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

While emotive storytelling is crux to engaging the hearts and minds of social media consumers, advocates are ethically bound to preserve the privacy of vulnerable clients. In this sound bite culture, social justice organizations must carve out nuanced positions on complex social issues, from racial and gender equity to immigration reform.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone. Is storytelling a big component of the campaign? Why is year-end giving such a big deal?

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

Granted, that's hard to measure." When the discussion turned to what words make tweets great it was revealed that a key ingredient to successful tweets wasn't so much language but good Twitter etiquette. " A tweet is also great when it provides useful information or inspires a reader to want to learn more.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We included design elements that help establish narrative structures across the complete arc of fundraising, programs, grants, outcomes, and impact. Here’s what drove our design: Speak the language of users We worked with our content experience team to ensure the language of the interface is approachable, friendly, and appropriate.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Look for grants. Here are some branding elements you should keep consistent across your operations and include in your organization’s style guide: Overall mission and goals Audience Tone and language Colors Logo Fonts. Up your storytelling game. Use social media. Find more major gifts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 18, 2023

We included design elements that help establish narrative structures across the complete arc of fundraising, programs, grants, outcomes, and impact. Here’s what drove our design: Speak the language of users We worked with our content experience team to ensure the language of the interface is approachable, friendly, and appropriate.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Most games grant players a certain amount of starter skill. More interesting to me is the phenomenon of granting players some “starter knowledge”—for example, expertise as an archaelogist. One of the easiest ways to convey expertise is to flip around the language used to transmit information. Oh, really?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. Experiment with your body language and speaking volume, and try these: A natural energy level. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation? An exaggerated energy level.

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DipJar

APRIL 19, 2021

So, you would think that the most pressing skill to build is in revenue generation, like fundraising , government grants, or fee-for-service programs. Others are looking at no demand at all, and with it, no revenue, because their mission involved gathering large groups of people in places like theaters, galleries, and museums.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. Experiment with your body language and speaking volume, and try these: A natural energy level. What is the best ratio of spoken language to visual slides in your online presentation? An exaggerated energy level.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 26, 2021

Morehouse’s dedication to health equity is supported by a $40 million grant awarded to the college by the U.S. A storyteller at heart, Cristina launched Salesforce’s Leading Through Change series, with weekly episodes reaching millions of viewers. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health in June 2020.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

Crafting a good nonprofit mission statement forces you to examine your organization’s purpose at its core and then mine the English language for just the right words to convey that purpose in as few words as possible. And for practical reasons, you might need a vision and mission statement for grant applications.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

You’re speaking my language. Now, if you’re doing the Walmart grants and the Target grants and those retail grants, they’re not asking those questions, right? Sabrina: Some physical storytelling element. So I am going to stop the share and going down to the Q&A. Is that appropriate, Steven?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

” And Lynn Grant, a great fundraiser working with Nature Conservancy in Canada, was going into a corporate office a number of years ago, they were going to ask for a quarter of a million dollars. We know that storytelling is powerful. But storytelling is fundamental, we’re hardwired for stories.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both its appeal language and its CTA. Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. Identify corporate sponsors , grant matches , social media advocates, and peer-to-peer (P2P) advocates. Why should people contribute toward your goal?

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Inspiration: The African Wildlife Foundation does a great job of articulating urgency in both their appeal language and on their CTA. Don’t make these storytelling mistakes. Identify corporate sponsors , grant matches , social media advocates, and peer-to-peer (P2P) advocates. Why – THE STORY.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

Free Range Studios is an advertising and marketing firm that specializes in progressive non-profit and socially responsible businesses, but we are best known for our online storytelling. We do a lot of print design; we started in website design; what we do that people see the most is online storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

GrantAdvisor allows anyone in the nonprofit community to anonymously write reviews about their grant experiences with foundations. Nonprofit Social Media Storytelling Facebook Group :: facebook.com/groups/socialmediastorytelling. Dulingo provides access to free online language learning tools. GrantAdvisor :: grantadvisor.org.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. In the last 20 years, they have given grants in the amount of almost $60 million to women in 164 countries. One is that women can apply for grants by writing a letter, one page, in their own language, in their own handwriting.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 13, 2018

PowToon enables user to create video animations for video storytelling and presentations. Dulingo provides access to free online language learning tools. For nonprofit social media managers that work internationally, Dulingo’s design and gamification make it fun to learn the basics of a new language. PowToon :: powtoon.com.

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