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How To: Write Fundraising Auction Item Descriptions

Greater Giving

Use Attention-Grabbing Language To make your headlines and auction item descriptions more tempting, use words that: Convey appeal (excellent, popular, quality, etc.) Incorporate Storytelling There’s no doubt that stories are powerful and evocative—we have plenty of books, movies, and TV shows as proof of that.

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Making Women’s History More Visible

Forum One

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum’s headline program for Women’s History Month is “Becoming Visible,” an interactive digital exhibition launching on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024. Forum One worked with the Museum to create the 10-minute digital experience, which will be available this Friday on the Museum’s website.

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Storytelling Workouts for Year-End Fundraising

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

With so many EOY campaigns , one of the most powerful ways for donors to connect with your cause is through the power of storytelling. Yes, it’s 2018 and we are still talking about the power and benefits of storytelling. 15 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 30 Minute Storytelling Workouts. 60 Minute Storytelling Workouts.

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Grant Writing and the Perfect Storytelling

Tech Soup

Evening meals sometimes went on for hours as we continued our storytelling. When I began writing proposals, storytelling was the only way I knew to convey the problems my organization faced and what we were doing to overcome those problems. But storytelling still plays a prominent role in all requests that I write.

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3 Reasons Why Pinterest Is Still Relevant for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Julia Campbell is social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. The first question that probably comes to your mind when reading this headline is – “Pinterest? That’s just for pinning clothing and home improvement ideas, right?”.

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Putting Our Humanity Back at the Center of Engagement

sgEngage

2023 was a year that saw tremendous ESG backlash in the headlines. Impact measured through storytelling Finally, as we look at the year ahead, I would be remiss if I did not mention impact. The idea of measuring our work and impact is certainly not new.

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What You Need in Your Nonprofit’s Fundraiser Toolkit

Classy

In your instructions, you can also include helpful tips for things like what campaign photo the fundraiser might want to use, or ideas for their campaign page’s headline. Storytelling Examples. Storytelling is a key way to connect donors to your campaign and humanize the fundraising process. High-Level Tips for Success.