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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Step 1: Understand story structure. Effective stories are told in a three-act structure. All well-crafted stories fit a three-act story structure. Since childhood, we have been taught to expect a certain structure for stories to follow. As storytellers, it is not our job to re-doctor a story to fit our needs.

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Using Inkind Donations To Help You Grow Your Nonprofit

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When you think about an inkind gift, you may think of stuff, such as bottled water and packaged snacks for events or hotel-sized shampoo and conditioner for a shelter serving homeless families. For example, a homeless shelter in my area was given a piece of property in a prestigious community. Five bedrooms! Four bathrooms!

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An Interview with Perla Ni, CEO and Founder of Great Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was the publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review , and we wanted to write a story about how nonprofits were helping the victims. We provide real and authentic reviews from people who have directly seen the impact of the nonprofit you are considering to give to. Or after school program?

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10 Things to Know When Moving To A More ?Capable Software Platform

VisionLink

Alternately, if you can foresee circumstances where you would want to support crisis calls, homeless intake, elderly services, disaster relief, and other family service programs (through your own offices or through partner agencies), then you are looking for a software solution that is designed to support multi-purpose, multi-partner use.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

” You’re going to review the annual, you know, commitment form and have that discussion because you have to remember that board members are busy. They have full-time jobs, they’re dealing with diseases, they’re getting COVID shots. What does it look like?” They’re busy just like you. I went too far.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

Maybe you use a structured process and a grants database. I’m glad to see that more than half of you are using a structured process and a grants database. First, I mentioned you should use a database and a structured process to search for funders. . So maybe your board members randomly tell you about grant opportunities.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

So if you have to leave early or just want to review the content, don’t worry, we’ll get all that good stuff in your hands. There have been studies that have shown that there’s not this sort of 9:00 to 5:00 job right now, especially when people working virtually, your office is where you live.

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