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. This all sounds great, in theory.

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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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

Humberto Kam from the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and Cindy Johanson from Edutopia shared some case studies about storytelling and what inspires people to share your organization’s content. Humberto Kam talked about how they engage with influencers and let them spread and remix their content. “Find a sounding board.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Sounds like you? Information Sharing and Storytelling. Try these suggestions to connect with your HR colleagues: Provide recruitment messages with impact data and storytelling. Offer profile/success stories for employee communications. Their ability to influence peers over time is the type of champion you want and need.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

If your nonprofit feeds the creative flame with passion and storytelling, you'll start getting somewhere. At the sound of our cheers, about 5 more people meandered in. 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. Attentive.ly.".

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Media Cause

JANUARY 20, 2023

You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. Creating these guidelines will help ensure your content sounds the same across all avenues.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2018

And/or you can leverage social media influencers to fundraise on behalf of your partner organizations (while helping you spread the word of the social good your brand is doing.). Storytelling: Leverage crowdfunding strategies to share stories of your social good with all your stakeholders: investors, customers and employees.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2011

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Event offered an interesting example of a great tweet in that the campaign kicked off with a question posed on Twitter that gave followers an opportunity to share information and resources, opening up an engaging conversation on the topic of using video for nonprofits and libraries.

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Media Cause

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Creative Storytelling and Diversity: Normalizing the Human Experience Through Increased Representation. Storytelling is a powerful tool. It can help us explain complex topics, and share stories and struggles in a very human way. Creative storytelling isn’t just about who we include, it is also about HOW we include those people.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 5, 2018

And/or you can leverage social media influencers to fundraise on behalf of your partner organizations (while helping you spread the word of the social good your brand is doing.). Storytelling: Leverage crowdfunding strategies to share stories of your social good with all your stakeholders: investors, customers and employees.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Moral of the story? They explained how nonprofit organizations these days need to make sure they are utilizing scarce resources to truly reach their goals, and that they’re generally good at reporting activities and stories of success. An individual story is far more meaningful when it can be connected to a broader impact.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If we can encourage people to go into that space — people that look like us, sound like us, come from the same backgrounds as us — that’s what we need.”. And as a storyteller, I’m particularly proud of how we’ve enabled institutions and individuals to share their stories around mental health in the workplace. About the Author.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 15, 2006

They encourage exploration of spaces, focusing on evoking emotion through rich graphics and sound. There is no over-arching story or puzzle (unless you fall into a Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure reverie). Tags: storytelling design Unusual Projects and Influences game. And where does the Telephone take you?

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Neon CRM

JUNE 27, 2023

A content calendar doesn’t have to be as advanced as it may sound—many organizations, especially as they’re getting started on social media, choose to use a spreadsheet. For example, your buckets might include Client Stories, Impact Numbers, Organizational Updates, and Behind the Scenes. These ideas will help you get started.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Tell Good Stories About People. In order to do that, you have to tell a good story that shows donors who they’re helping and how it works. Stories help to connect people. For #GivingTuesday 2021, think through what stories your nonprofit has to share and how you want to share them with your online audience.

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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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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We help you all tell your story to the masses and raise more funds faster. That’s kind of a part of my story. However, my story didn’t end there, and I want to kind of quickly tell you what happened next. So number one, step one, craft your core story. Essentially, what do we do? I just know it.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

By crafting engaging video stories and disseminating them across your various digital marketing channels, you can build stronger, more authentic relationships between your organization and its online audiences. This includes maintaining visual hierarchy and using expert equipment to record interviews and provide ambient sound.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

And in that hour, she just listened to this Clair de Lune version we composed, this 80-minute deconstruction, a slow deterioration, that started classical and ended sounding like people chewing on string. It was about an hour drive. It was beautiful noise. The whole experience was kind of a deconstruction of form. When we trust, we open up.

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Forum One

MAY 17, 2023

American Jazz Museum Platinum – Cultural Websites Located in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District in Kansas City, MO, the American Jazz Museum showcases the sights and sounds of jazz through interactive exhibits and films, and features live music in their venues, The Blue Room, and Gem Theater.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). What’s the sound of your nonprofit’s brand? Checklists. You should.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. Forum One partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I want to start, first, with a story…. It sounded great, until her last comment: She told me that it was a really important program, because libraries are the heart of the community…well, in elementary schools at least. That may sound simple, like “my town, or my campus, or my organization.” Who’s the community?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. Again, integrating your own personal stories can be highly motivating to people. . The only thing that makes you different is your stories. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

3: Socialize your content with compelling stories that inspire people to donate. Successful crowd funding depends on great storytelling. What’s the story you’re telling about how you will use the money raised to reach your outcomes? The Local Story: This is about a specific local community and how your project serves them.

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Socialbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2019

While content creation may sound challenging with a limited staff and resources, it can pay off in a big way if you use the right tools. A search on Buzzsumo for “mental health” stories. find influencers and see what they’re doing. Google Trends: getting a handle on topical conversations. Post by Daniela McVicker.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. We partnered with the Museum to launch their new brand to the world.

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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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Museum 2.0

MARCH 14, 2011

It is an incredible narrative work that incorporates text, music, videos, and images into a lightly interactive, utterly engrossing digital story. It tells layered personal stories. The subjective "I" voice of Michael drives the whole story. Welcome to Pine Point is not a museum project. It uses multimedia beautifully.

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The Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

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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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 1, 2007

She was telling me the story of how she ended up in Santa Cruz. At this point in the story, like most reasonable people, I stared. At first listen, the book sounded like a childhood favorite of mine, The Eleventh Hour , a lavishly illustrated whodunit riddled with ciphers and a solution in a sealed envelope.

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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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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2017

While this may sound hyperbolic, take a moment to think about how our business landscape has changed over just the last five years. Data to help tell the story of the mission—through outcomes and impact. The fourth way that I regularly use data is to help tell the story of our mission—through outcomes and impact.

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