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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve. Look at her eyes.

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Social Sustainability: Why You Need to Tell Your Story (and how to do it).

Greater Giving

Social sustainability is one of the three interconnected dimensions of sustainability recognized by the United Nations, which they describe as being “ about identifying and managing business impacts, both positive and negative, on people. It’s a measure of the way an organization impacts the community it’s a part of.

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Get Help in Telling the Story of Your Nonprofit's Impact

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We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Decatur, Illinois: Storytelling, Planning, and Scheduling Content for Your Nonprofit #Storymakers2017. Columbus, Ohio: Nonprofit IT Forum.

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Seven Tips on How to Use Your Digital Ecosystem to Enhance Your Fundraising

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Visual storytelling, influencer engagement, and marketing automations are just a few effective strategies to increase donor engagement. Be sure to evaluate any existing integrations that may be available and keep this in consideration when evaluating licensing and overall costs. Borrow tricks from your marketing colleagues .

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Can Stories Be Data?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Flickr Photo by Caramel - Creatives Common Licensed. Only measure impact, not process. Storytelling Project is an experiment in collecting community feedback. They started by recording thousands of stories or 19,181 stories to be exact told by people from areas where GlobalGiving partners work. Do numbers only matter?

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Telling Your Story: NetSquared #Storymakers2017 Workshops for Nonprofits

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Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Kigali, Rwanda: Storytelling Event. Africa and Middle East.

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Can I Use That Image for My Website or Newsletter?

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If an image is open licensed, for instance under a Creative Commons license (like all of TechSoup's content), you can use it, but in most cases need to provide attribution on who created it. Creative Commons has six different licenses that allow for the perfect amount of sharing. Why We Love Creative Commons. spanhidden.

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