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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. Watch below. Storytelling at an event.

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Key facts, figures, and trends among U.S. labor unions

Candid

California and New York have the most unions in the dataset, with 3,790 and 3,777 organizations respectively. Unions can vary dramatically in size (partially due to the local vs. national structure we explained last week). Candid reviewed these organizations and found that 38,049 organizations—or 84% of 501(c)(5)s—are unions. [1].

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

ASU Lodestar Center

Organizations reliant on government funding continue to experience a “death by a thousand cuts,” says NFF client Sharon Stapel, Executive Director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project. “In States including Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Maine, and many others have developed task forces on government contracting.

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Crafting Sticky, Emotional Stories That Reach Your Audience

Tech Soup

For instance, take this long, amazing story, Invisible Child: Girl in the Shadows: Dasani's Homeless Life by Andrea Elliott, published in The New York Times. Start with a strong lead, structure your story well; add lots of flavor; remember, show, don't tell; and, of course, end it superbly. spanhidden.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Writer and author of New York Times best seller "Bad Feminist," modern-day feminist icon Roxane Gay is a force of nature. Rosalind Franklin. Shero Thought Leaders. Roxane Gay. Fun fact: she's also a competitive Scrabble player. Charlotte Cooper.

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