ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Below are some of the primary issues I see from nonprofits when trying to tell their stories through online videos: What? Even if you do have a highly complex program, you can highlight your best case study, or one compelling story from your most beloved advocate, volunteer, client, etcetera. They are willing to donate time and money.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Your NGO can use a variety of compelling storytelling methods to share your history with your supporters. Another way social media can influence the trust people have in your NGO is through humanization. 4) Make success stories sharable. Who doesn’t love a good success story ?

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Other outreach methods for engaging your community can start to be costly, but outside of paid advertising, social media is free! Social media provides your organization with a public forum to share updates on projects, success stories, and any unexpected challenges you’ve come across. Why should nonprofits use social media?

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

We develop our skills by seeking, absorbing, questioning, adapting, and experimenting, oftentimes bringing diverse influences together to create something that’s unique for our clients’ needs, but with connections to other relevant spaces.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

You’ve probably heard that creating a multi-channel marketing strategy tends to be more effective than focusing on just one communication method. Videos are more engaging than text or images alone, hold supporters’ attention for longer, and provide a multimedia storytelling experience. Mobile optimization.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

This method makes complex concepts easier for your stakeholders to understand and makes it easier to have more informed discussions on the next steps your organization should take. “Map out the story you need to tell. They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

The best fundraising strategic plan tells a complete, organized, and analytics-based story that your team can actually use to help your campaign be more successful. Share your organization’s mission, who you serve, the influence your organization has on its audience(s), and the role it plays in the larger conversation around your issue area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

The storytelling was engaging and compelling. I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. What was your source?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

If your nonprofit feeds the creative flame with passion and storytelling, you'll start getting somewhere. It is important to make sure you are using people's stories in their own voices to convey your message; to meet your audience where they are. What tools or methods do you use to actively listen and engage? Attentive.ly.".

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Morale suffers – poor data quality leads to a downward spiral: staff members lose confidence in the integrity of the data, who then take less care in the data they enter, and may even revert back to basic spreadsheets and other archaic data management methods. Moral of the story? The end result? What is impact, and why does it matter?

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 7, 2015

But, services and fundraising were not the only methods used to create awareness. Blackbaud’s Andy Welkley addresses the importance in his article , stating that “ the future success of your nonprofit will be fueled by the relationships you build and stories you tell. Immediately, funds were created and services were held.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 14, 2009

Google Earth Outreach from Rebecca Moore: Google’s mapping tools may seem like an obscure tool to use in your work but these aren’t traditional maps: the new generation of mapping technology is fully interactive, enables storytelling, and more. (Did Influence decision-makers; impact public policy.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 10, 2019

Instagram posts need to include visual content of high quality, and you can include long-form captions to tell a story. 5) Tell a story, don’t just make the ask. Use social media to tell a story to make it easier for your supporters to learn more about your cause and warm them up to the ask. 7) Celebrate milestones.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Tell a story. Storytelling and personal anecdotes can go a long way towards connecting with your donors. 42% of surveyed donors stated that a personal story from someone helped by a nonprofit influenced their decision to give. In fact, according to. NPOInfo’s charitable giving statistics report. ,

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

1) Visual Storytelling. The best weapon against apathy is a compelling story. But it’s one thing to tell someone a story and another to show them. Visual storytelling does exactly that. For a deeper dive into visual storytelling, be sure to download this free comprehensive guide on how to develop high-impact videos.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. At frank, we divide our time among great talks by strategists, storytellers and scientists and casual opportunities to connect with other sophisticated communicators over coffee or cocktails.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Craft engaging (but concise) stories. Storytelling is an essential component of fundraising , and especially so when it comes to mobile fundraising. A good story can be the deciding factor in contextual giving and connect donors closer to your cause. Influencer or celebrity campaigns. Have an opt-in policy.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

You can embed Google Earth into your website to present information to your community that really helps tell the story of your work and your issue. With the information and story this new map was able to convey, they were able to stop the logging plans. Raising awareness and providing local communities a venue for sharing their story.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Do you know the first steps in telling your organization's story? I have been fortunate to work at a few nonprofit organizations, and there is always a critical need to effectively tell the story. Storytelling. Every nonprofit has a story. Almond, MNpS , Manager of Marketing, Communications, and Stakeholder Relations.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. At this year's AASP Summit, presenters will focus on cutting-edge technology and business methods using case studies. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. 10/26/2016.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

How content marketing influences donor behavior. How to measure data to influence your marketing decisions i. Seeing as humans have the attention span less than that of a goldfish , you may need the extra time to focus on storytelling. The blog post tells a story, thereby connecting with the reader. Pepsi vs Coke.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Why – THE STORY. If your goal is your “what,” your story is your “why” Why did you set the above goal? While you want to include the program’s metrics and efficacy, you’ll also want the central piece to relate to a real story from your community. Do include visuals and a video.

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Qgiv

JUNE 14, 2022

Use your brand colors and fonts for infographics you post and if you save Instagram stories to your profile, create custom story highlight covers with those same guidelines to make your whole profile match. Focus on visual storytelling. Requesting verification. Adding a website. Instagram Fundraising Best Practices.

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NTEN

JULY 18, 2013

To influence behavior, we need to understand behavior. The three takeaways from this session are: 1) to influence behavior you must understand it 2) values and emotion trump facts every day of the week 3) there are studies and tools that the scientific community is learning and creating that can help nonprofits make the world a better place.

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