Pamela Grow

APRIL 7, 2021

Lots of great takeaways, including… Short, compelling headlines and article leads directing the reader to their website (for online, endeavor to keep your writing to a 5th-grade level or below. Many organizations adopt an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to their e-newsletter. But this example, from YES! Hemingwayapp can help!).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 12, 2021

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. For many , this led to changes in terminology and language used to describe the work.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 20, 2020

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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Classy

JUNE 16, 2021

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.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2020

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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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. Your organization’s name is featured in their headlines and your organization’s page is listed and linked on their profiles. For example: 1.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

If you read today’s headlines, you might feel overwhelmed with everything that is going on in the world. Beyond the news headlines, there are great stories of people who are making a positive difference for peace. I know I do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Ideally it will appear in the headline on your homepage, but don’t stop there; follow charity: water´s lead and weave it into other parts of your site, your social media messages, blog posts and your explainer video. Harness the Power of Storytelling. After all, the people on the charity: water team are masters at storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Experiment with different tacts when writing headlines + preview language to determine what draws your social audience to click. If that's the case, you have the added advantage of getting to discover the types of content that are most appealing to your audience + testing what gets them to click. Ready to start posting?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2017

Paul Hellman His tactics will serve you well in all these types of situations : Making presentations Interviewing Emailing Networking Storytelling Leaving voice mail Here are some of my favorite takeaways from Hellman's book: In one-to-one conversations , talk less than the other person. In meetings , speak in 30-60 second bites.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 3, 2013

Browsing the headlines on The New York Times , CNN , USA Today , and Google News'' sites is one long litany of horror: Murder. It''s time for the news media to take responsibility for its profound influence as the storyteller of our time. I''m tired of the news. Selfishness. Fighting in Congress. Natural disasters. Photo by cloudzilla.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Here’s Why Medium Could Work Well For Your Nonprofit: Storytelling is golden. Not hits, not sexy headlines. Medium offers a simple, compelling way to share your stories. Because telling your story up close and personal is key. Julie Neidlinger of CoSchedule notes that instead of a focus on traffic, Medium is focusing on readers.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A photo accompanied by a concise story or a short video with an attention-grabbing headline should be right there to introduce your visitor to the essence of your organization’s work. Write a headline for your story that tells the visitor what your organization does. Remember, you have 10 seconds!).

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.” For example, long-form storytelling may still convert better than short snippets – the current long-form podcasts that top business charts are showing this.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 4, 2014

Actually, that headline is a lie. This September we’re holding our annual digital storytelling campaign (called Storymakers ) and in October we’ll be partnering with Microsoft on the Safer Internet data security and privacy project. NetSquared is taking it easy this summer!

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

While compelling characters and evocative details give our stories life, it is email subject lines, tweets, Facebook posts, and headlines that give them legs. But stories are only as strong as the latest retelling. The best stories have a clear message—or moral—that can be repeated over coffee or conveyed in 140 characters.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

All that said, as social media managers, we need to read in order have moments when we are completely immersed in a story using our brains to process words, sentences, story structure, and plot lines – not just soundbites, headlines, tweets, and pins. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories.

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See3

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Upworthy headlines are a good source of inspiration.) PETA does a good job of video description storytelling in their video “Circuses in 60 Seconds Flat.”. Make sure you’re continuing to post your video regularly for at least a month, and keep your posts fresh by changing the headlines and images you feature.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2018

Your most engaging storyteller. Imagine every cause marketing-related headline you’ve seen: the company and the nonprofit are mentioned side-by-side, with equal PR real estate and equal contribution to the overall story. Cause marketing activities may be paid for from this person’s budget.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Research has found that emotion-based storytelling in communications can trigger positive reactions through the release of brain chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin. Make your storytelling more emotional by using the following techniques: Include direct quotes or video interviews of your story’s protagonists. Tell compelling stories.

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Qgiv

MAY 5, 2021

You might even use “World Storytelling Day” (March 20 th ) to tell the stories of those your organization has been able to help! As time went on, I discovered even more options, including: Movie Maker Video Toolbox Adobe Spark Video FilmoraGo Headliner. The big reveal. See which ones works best for you!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

WFP USA has posted a nearly 650-word story of Rani on their blog with a big headline, full-size photos, large text, and bold quotes. The page includes several storytelling graphics. By using different visuals and storytelling devices, they have been able to leverage their content to reach many more people.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are plenty of ordinary happenings that can grab a headline, such as your nonprofit’s annual student art contest or upcoming 5K. Draft your pitch as an email with the subject as the headline you would like to see. Start with a headline that summarizes your news. For the subject line, write the headline you want to see.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2015

The entire nation tuned in as news of the event made front page headlines on sites such as CNN and ABC. Your supporters—influencers, event participants, donors, volunteers and advocates— are your most valuable storytellers. Individuals traveled countless miles to show their respect and offer their condolences. Everyone was talking.

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M+R

JANUARY 26, 2023

Striving to make storytelling work given the constraints of time, space, the boss’s demands, evolving trends, and how dang hard it is to draw horses. Quote out of context” — now here’s the context An out-of-context quote gives your reader a reason to keep reading in order to understand, and a quick way to dive into storytelling.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Step 1: Upload a custom image to use as your headline. . Use a headline image on your landing page instead of a simple text headline to add visual appeal and give you more control over how your page looks. Tap Into the Power of Storytelling. Make your donation button stand out . Eager to learn more?

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M+R

JUNE 7, 2023

What is our ideal headline? Guiding questions for identifying storytellers Storytellers are often the most critical piece of any media campaign. How can we build a supportive and trusting relationship with our storyteller(s), rather than one that’s transactional? What types of media outlets do we want to target?

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Controversial and provocative topics, large international events, and clickbait news headlines always float to the top due to the amount of engagement they receive (positive and negative). employed powerful visuals to grab your attention and storytelling designed to keep you reading. Pique Curiosity.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Showcase your mission statement as a sub-headline beneath your nonprofit’s name to grab your visitors’ attention and let them know what your organization is about right off the bat. Storytelling can help you draw in visitors and encourage them to explore your content beyond your homepage.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

Video The AFP Nonprofit Technology blog points to a story by Jennifer Gilomen from BAVC about digital storytelling techniques and tools for nonprofits in the NPTimes. Perhaps there is a lot to learn from headline writing skills. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase!

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Storytelling can be a powerful tool for good. Simple Storytelling Solutions and the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring also demonstrated that storytelling doesn’t need a big budget or tons of editing time to be effective. Likewise, Twitter can be a powerful and relatively easy-to-use storytelling tool.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

About 100,000 new weblogs were created each day According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project report, "Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers" from July 2006: 8% of Internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Today, the blogosphere is doubling in size approximately every 230 days.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

But what I really want to highlight is how they divide up the newsletter sections with great headlines. They use very catchy headlines that show the organization’s work. During The Storytelling Non-Profit Virtual Conference, a few folks asked about using pictures as a part of storytelling and communications. Here's How.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And the headline was that this $471 billion was a new record for charitable giving in the United States. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. So for those of you who guessed B, you are correct. And I want you to let that number really sink in because it is extraordinary.

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