Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

To prove that point, this video tweet from @WildlifeSOS that tells the good news story of a nail-biting rescue of a leopard in India received very high engagement compared to their other tweets: 4. Create custom graphics for powerful quotes, statistics, and call-to-actions. 6) Respond to and engage with followers.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

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. Mumbai, India: Storymakers 2017.

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JULY 19, 2017

The Resource Alliance has been presenting the NGO Awards in Thailand, India and Vietnam for 10 years, but 2017 marked a substantial change in the award program’s focus and delivery. If you want to see storytelling at its finest, coupled with breathtaking social impact, watch the videos.

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MAY 3, 2010

Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages. India has a reading problem and the problem is two fold.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Videos are the most powerful format for storytelling and turning viewers into donors. Illuminate India has a fabulous video on their home page : 6. Even if you don’t think you have time or space to tell stories in words, use videos and photos to let your potential donors know the difference their gifts can make. Update your blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 22, 2011

Applying Strategic Storytelling and Fundraising by Geoff Livingston. A board of all babyboomers or Millennials isn’t good either. 7 Things I learned about Engagement from Mr. Youth by Katya Andresen. 7 ways to Create Killer, Engaged Fundraising Campaigns by Nathan Hand. Micro Volunteering by Kivi Leroux Miller.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

Effective data visualization is the future of nonprofit storytelling. China, India, and most of Europe combined -- but another thing entirely to show it. Your organization is awash in data, but (while we hate to be the ones to break the news) nobody wants one more boring spreadsheet.

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Everyaction

AUGUST 6, 2018

What makes a great storyteller? A great storyteller is someone who can relate to those experiences, right? I was easily able to relate to the experiences of immigrating to the country because my family immigrated from India. How do you approach storytelling with communities that you’re less directly connected to?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

New Delhi, India – December TBA. Chicago, IL – September 19. Washington, DC – October TBA. Austin, TX – October 23. Seattle, WA – November 1. New York City, NY – November TBA. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2013 TBA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) , for example, shot amazing video of their work in India, Uganda and El Salvador a few years ago. Remember that your fundraising story is a narrative, so put the ancient art of storytelling to work for you. While video can be expensive to produce, it can also produce large returns.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

World Food Program USA (WFP USA), the US affiliate of the 2020 Nobel Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme, has beautifully adapted the story of Rani—a precocious student in India who receives meals fortified with micronutrients—for their blog, Facebook, and Instagram. The page includes several storytelling graphics.

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JUNE 28, 2006

A way to keep alive the ancient tales of India and storytelling in India. Games examples: Identity and social clicks in high school Globalization - Sim game about you could plounder a developing country Panchatantra - a board game. Kids can go online an build stories. Kids are collaboratively working together to build a tale.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2012

The 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge was a great success, with more than 250 total submissions from social benefit organizations in 24 countries! First up are our awards selected by our panel of judges , hard-working digital storytelling experts who flexed their skills to pick strong stories to receive award donations from our sponsors.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Open Data Storytelling: Learn how to best tell your organization’s story. East-West Technology, Culture & Food Exchange: Innovation and culture sharing with NGO counterparts in India. Open Data Storytelling: Learn how to best tell your organization’s story. Listen First!

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The United Nations Development Programme is bringing #GivingTuesday to many countries and they are working in to celebrate local community heroes and highlight their giving stories- showing the world that everyone, everywhere can give back to their community. Here’s an inspiring example from India.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

As the conversation moved east around the globe, we witnessed an explosion of storytelling knowledge. The NetSquared Auckland group launched the event and shared four valuable insights into digital storytelling: Always have a hero. Next up, we moved to India, hosted by our TechSoup partners, BigTech from the Nasscom Foundation.

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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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Global Giving

JULY 12, 2017

Understanding how humans react to storytelling is critical to creating an emotional impact that will spur empathy and action. Featured Photo: Empower 350 Grassroots Correspondents in India by Video Volunteers. A full HD video (1080P) is industry standard and should be enough. Who is your protagonist, and why should viewers empathize?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

They were using music, dance, poetry, and storytelling, and they were succeeding. As I was traveling to 12 countries to interview women artisans, a woman in India said, "Come back in the fall and we'll teach you how to dance the dances that we perform all night to honor the mother god, Durga."

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