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What You Need in Your Nonprofit’s Fundraiser Toolkit

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After a welcome message and instructions on how to create a fundraising page, the remainder of your fundraiser toolkit will provide tips for how fundraisers can use storytelling, social media, and other stewardship strategies to be successful with their campaigns. Storytelling Examples. Download the Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling.

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The New Culture of Storytelling

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I also had the privilege of speaking on another Online Storytelling panel with Roger Burks and Jay Davis. This live session rounded out our Online Storytelling Bootcamp webinar series with a focus on how to create a culture of storytelling within one's organization. Have everyone buy into the idea that storytelling matters!

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Just Being Ourselves: Storytelling with Social Media

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For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. And, during the Haiti emergency response over the last month, we've seen some encouraging results. Since January 12 -- when the earthquake struck Haiti -- we've: Gained more than 9,000 fans on Facebook. Picked up 1,300 new followers on Twitter. They appreciate the reporting.

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Creating Social Change with Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Over the last week, technology has played an unprecedented role in bringing aid to and saving lives in Haiti. Over $22 million has been raised by the American Red Cross via text message (about a fifth of total Haiti-related giving to the organization so far). And then there’s the role that Facebook and Twitter are playing.

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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"

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Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, cholera spreading into the bateyes posed an imminent threat as most of the workers migrated from Haiti. Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes.

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Great reads from around the web on January 7th

Amy Sample Ward

UNICEF Haiti365 – Be Their Voice – I'm really excited to see this new campaign from UNICEF – focused on the children in Haiti, and building on a multimedia effort to move people into engagement. "Haiti "Haiti 365 will continue to evolve as more people create videos and sign-up to show their support.

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In Case of Emergency, Update Your Facebook Status

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In January, after the Haiti Earthquake struck, if you were participating on social networks, you couldn’t help but notice the many, many Tweets and Facebook status messages about the Haiti Earthquake. Conference attendees will be asked to download and join the Emergency Data Society.

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