Tech Soup

JANUARY 13, 2011

The second annual TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge has begun! If you've already created a video or photo story according to the challenge guidelines, you can head over to the challenge site and submit it now. read more.

Storytelling 50

Storytelling Challenge Story Digital 50

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story with Spark.

United Kingdom 59

United Kingdom Tanzania Benin San Francisco 59

Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories. Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

Netsquared 50

Netsquared United Kingdom Burkina Faso San Francisco 50

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story now, because we have $13,000 in prizes available! We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. London, United Kingdom: Digital Storytelling. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala.

Netsquared 50

Netsquared United Kingdom Guatemala Story 50

sgEngage

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your nonprofit relies on storytelling to forge emotional connections with potential supporters and spread awareness of your mission. As technology evolves, your nonprofit should expand to tell your story in more engaging, shareable, and innovative ways, such as podcasting.

Audio 74

Audio Podcast Content Phase 74

Nonprofits Source

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This document should include a comprehensive overview of your nonprofit’s logo, color palette, and typography, as well as define your brand’s tone of voice and other writing style guidelines. Tell the story of those impacted by your organization. Establish clear collaboration guidelines. Problem solve.

Marketing 52

Marketing Tips Influence Nonprofit 52

Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

That's because these aren't just children's nursery rhymes; they're sticky stories, or stories that stick with you for decades. When we were children, we all knew how important stories were. And I don't mean rhymes, but really high-impact, emotional stories, true stories. Understand Your Goal.

Audience 36

Audience Story Storytelling Children 36

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. Breaking news that communicates the story of your mission and programs. For example: 1. List all current and past positions as well as education.

Linkedin 363

Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 363

Forum One

APRIL 28, 2010

I also had the privilege of speaking on another Online Storytelling panel with Roger Burks and Jay Davis. We've provided training on how to interview subjects, tips for photographing and video-recording, as well as best practices for writing strong stories that encourage and elicit action.

Storytelling 66

Storytelling Culture Haiti Camera 66

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2021

Follow CDC guidelines and communicate your efforts to do so. Madison Gonzalez is a National Public Speaker, Storyteller of the Year Award-Winner, Best-Selling Author of Dear Mirror, Events Manager, and Published Poet. She is also the Advancement Director at Morning Light, Inc., Madison can be reached at madison@toldcoaching.com.

Personal 98

Personal Fun Tips Fundraising 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

You can spend a little more to offer meaningful gifts of gratitude (the guideline I’ve always used is don’t spend more than 1 – 3% of the value of the donation.) Tell more stories. Human beings are wired for storytelling. That’s actually a lot more money than you probably need to spend to offer something meaningful.

Gift 66

Gift Donor Philanthropy Nonprofit 66

The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 9, 2023

How to make the most of these matching gift challenges: Set clear guidelines for the matching gift campaign, including the time frame, maximum match amount, and any restrictions on eligible donations. This will allow them to share their stories and encourage others in their networks (friends, family members) to donate as well.

Tips 52

Tips Strategy Fundraising Grant 52

Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

And data storytelling is at the forefront of such initiatives. At first thought, data and storytelling sound like an odd mix. "Data" sounds dry, while storytelling weaves narratives aimed at appealing to people's emotions. Online Guidelines and Handbook. Creating a Searchable Database. Who is your audience?

Storytelling 36

Storytelling Advocacy Data Lebanon 36

Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Your organization’s social media strategy should be a carefully structured plan with SMART goals, posting frequency, key dates (like an awareness month tied to your mission), and content guidelines for posts. Transparency. Your donors want to know how their money is being used.

Social Media 52

Social Media Media Guide Social 52

The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 5, 2022

Some articles I wrote about audience target to help you understand them: How to build an audience persona for nonprofit communications 5 ways to use your audience persona to tell a better story 2. My general guideline for writing is to make sure that my paragraphs are kept concise and easy to scan. Download this case study today!

Fundraising 67

Fundraising Advice Conversation Profit 67

sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

Focus on impact storytelling . Then we can more confidently explore a few major guidelines to put your communication tools to maximum efficiency. . They believe direct mail is better at telling a touching story and conveying facts than digital methods. Tip #4: Focus on impact storytelling . Segment your audience .

Retention 94

Retention Communication Donor Strategy 94

Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

We tell stories to make sense of the world around us. Stories are based on commonly held beliefs about people, institutions, and society. Who are the messengers and storytellers that can most effectively deliver these messages and move this narrative? It allows us to communicate with others and build connections.

Change 46

Change Strategy Attitude Policy 46

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When managing your social media outreach, you should: Tell a story. Tell a story. Everyone loves a good story. In fact, we are 22 times more likely to remember information if it is told to us through a story format rather than plain facts or statistics. How do you know which story is the right one to tell?

Social Media 52

Social Media Effective Strategy Media 52

sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2023

This includes those event-specific logos to use in all your marketing as well as guidelines and samples of donor engagement strategies. Share Your Library’s Specific Story Library Giving Day is your opportunity to spotlight the range of services your library provides for your community.

Library 64

Library Giving Literacy Social Media 64

CauseVox

AUGUST 11, 2022

As you soak in the mantra above, we’ve dialed in on some guidelines for attracting major donors. Guidelines for Major Donors. Some major donors are story-oriented; they want to hear a story about how their gift impacted a family or individual. Go For The Donor (Not The Dollar). Know What’s Next.

Donor 68

Donor Org Relationship Gift 68

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

You’re asked to consider a gift 5X your normal gift (a pretty standard ask guideline for capital campaigns). Channel The Storytelling Mode Of “ Once Upon A Time ” . When you ask your donor to jump into their role as the hero who gives your story the happy ending, they need to know all the preceding chapters to make their best move.

Blended 119

Blended Strategy Gift Fundraising 119

Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Consider incorporating these strategies into your preliminary concepts for the campaign: Leverage storytelling. Take advantage of that personal touch by adding a story designed to strengthen your connection with donors even more. This plan is where your research, goals, task assignments, and resource allocation guidelines will live.

Mail 52

Mail Fundraising Nonprofit Channel 52

DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. That’s why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to nonprofit storytelling, in which you’ll explore the following points: The Importance of Storytelling for Nonprofits. How To Identify and Build Your Nonprofit’s Story in 5 Steps. Map out the basic arc of your story.

Storytelling 98

Storytelling Digital Marketing Guide 98

Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Many grants have strict guidelines on which nonprofits can receive their funding. Many grants have strict guidelines your organization must follow to receive the grant. Tell your nonprofit’s story. When writing a grant proposal, take the opportunity to tell the story of your organization.

Grant 52

Grant Resource Guide Tips 52

Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Telling one person’s emotionally compelling success story through an appeal video can be the single most powerful way to inspire donors to give generously. How can we help people share their stories in ways that empower them and inspire donors without exploiting their struggle and pain? Don’t try to tell someone’s story for them.

Storytelling 105

Storytelling Fundraising Nonprofit Video 105

Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

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? Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Friday, April 8.

Cameroon 36

Cameroon Guatemala San Francisco Uganda 36

Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

For example, while the app does have community guidelines and a feature to report harassment in the app, they have come under fire for lacking the robust moderation tools that are necessary for these bigger conversations that lead to debates. . As with all social media, you can anticipate growing pains. About the Author. Devi Thomas.

Community 106

Community Build Texas Audio 106

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 26, 2021

Nonprofit fundraising videos bring your organization’s work to life in a way that written stories just can’t. They speak to supporters with authenticity and display your story in a way that easily grabs the viewer’s heart. There are many ways to tell your organization’s story without asking the people you serve to appear on camera.

Video 98

Video Giving Fundraising Script 98

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

And by asking those questions and looking through the outcomes lens for all of our initiatives, our results story began to demonstrate real impact. Take a look at the story for the same program, now with a new results focus: How do you change your story and focus on results?

Track 20

Track Story Help Grant 20

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Harness the Power of Storytelling. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling.

Charity 128

Charity Lesson Marketing Digital 128

Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you don’t already have a set of brand guidelines, now is a great time to put them in place. Creating these guidelines will help ensure your content sounds the same across all avenues. This provides a good ground for comparison on what speaks to your brand and what does not.

Content 59

Content Strategy Create Calendar 59

Qgiv

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, with a read-a-thon fundraiser, you can give your supporters the opportunity to slow down and crack open a book while also teaching young students the value of reading and escaping into exciting stories. What is a read-a-thon fundraiser? Let the read-a-thon begin.

Hosting 52

Hosting Fundraising Badge Pledge 52

Connection Cafe

MAY 18, 2016

For example, let’s say an interested visitor has clicked a link to a blog story from your home page and has read one of your success stories. Offer your user a way to become a hero and help you make a difference by either donating, staying in touch via email or reposting that story to their social media to raise awareness.

Websites 35

Websites Photography Images Attention 35

NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2009

Flickr: Cambodia4Kidsorg In this article about Twitter and story-telling, NTEN members Beth Kanter and Thomas Negron are mentioned. David Neff shares the social media guidelines he helped develop for the American Cancer Society. And a shout out to Ash Shepard from TACS/NPower Oregon for building the pretty site. . Thank you, David!

NTEN 47

NTEN Ipod Oregon Portland 47

Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

A good social media policy provides clear guidelines on what staff should do when posting and interacting with constituents, volunteers, and donors. Learn how to use LinkedIn's new features to tell your organization's story. Learn how to maximize the reach of your nonprofit or library's posts to Facebook.

Social Media 59

Social Media Global Network Media 59

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

We wanted to share stories of that help and local support, otherwise everything would have been confounded in misery. IDSA focuses on supporting clinicians and providing guidelines and resources for the people and researchers on the frontlines, like Dr. Fauci and others working to find a cure, as well as universities that are hosting trials.

America 49

America Nonprofit Local National 49

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Raleigh, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Wednesday, October 19, 2016. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

Las Vegas 63

Las Vegas Benin Los Angeles United Kingdom 63