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Storytelling for Grant Writers: 10 Tactical & Stylistic Tips

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Successful nonprofits know that humans respond to stories. The right story catches our attention and makes us more willing to listen to the hard numbers and details that ultimately convince us to take action. Why Does Storytelling Matter for Grant Writers? Stories make things real.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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As new thinking continues to emerge and donor positioning shifts, ethical storytelling is evolving, and a new messaging strategy, called strength-based messaging , has emerged. The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story. Focus on the individual, not their circumstance.

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Reframe, commit, and expand: How to meaningfully invest in Black leaders

Candid

Since 1987, Echoing Green has identified visionary leaders with bold ideas for transforming the world and invested in their ideas and leadership. Identify and change internal and funding practices that uphold inequity. . Black voices, Black spaces.

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Let Humor Pierce Your Content

Care2

If your nonprofit feeds the creative flame with passion and storytelling, you'll start getting somewhere. You may say Sustainable, they may say Green. It is important to make sure you are using people's stories in their own voices to convey your message; to meet your audience where they are. What hashtags are they trending?

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How to Improve Your Website’s Emotional Appeals: 5 Tips

Pamela Grow

In this guide, we’ll highlight the following tips to help you improve your nonprofit website’s emotional appeals: Tell compelling stories. Tell compelling stories. Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin.

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Start 2017 by Building Your Tech Skills and Community

Tech Soup

They come to us looking for practical tips and a supportive community. Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. We also learned that. Sunday, January 15, 2017.

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Is There a Community of #Tech4Good Activists Waiting for You?

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Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). Saint Paul, Minnesota: Skill Extension: Maps (on the Green Line) | Sponsors: Maptime MSP Meetup, CARTO. Speed Reading Financial Statements: Efficient Review Practices. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories.