Connection Cafe

JUNE 14, 2016

The challenge is that Millennials behave differently than the generation of supporters before them, and technology has hugely influenced their communication styles and preferences. These stories don’t try to guilt the reader into donating, nor do they sound “doom and gloom.”. So where should you start? Engagement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The word Millennial has become so overused that it sounds less like a term for a generation and more like fingernails dragging down a chalkboard. The exception to this would be if you utilize a social media influencer. posted by Audra Buras Chief Distribution Officer, IMMINENT Digital. Transparency is more than a buzzword.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

That’s an important shift in stance, and it can have a huge influence on how your approach your work moving forward. It sounds scary, but not if you approach it with the playfulness and lightheartedness of a child. For fundraisers, I recommend you keep a donor gratitude journal. Why not try a little writing exercise right now?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JUNE 2, 2020

Sound familiar? Making marked progress to change or influence public opinion on an issue work work on -- I won't sugar coat this one, it can be difficult to measure. Interested in storytelling planning resources? My book has worksheets and step-by-step guidance to help you create a custom 12-month storytelling plan.

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Classy

JULY 20, 2021

Loyalty, trust, and a strong understanding of the product offerings are some of the main factors that influence a customer’s decision to work with a certain company, and that starts with one of the first people they meet, an account executive. Lauren: Sounds like there’s a path for everyone here.

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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. 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. As activists, professionals in social good, and as storytellers, we have to move beyond engaging the community to really parsing out what is the right change and the effective path to the solution. Compelling and emotionally engaging storytelling/messaging. 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. At the sound of our cheers, about 5 more people meandered in. How exactly do you get creative with writing content; whether it's in your emails, your subject lines, or your blog posts? Attentive.ly.".

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 31, 2012

Time Magazine provocatively named “The Protester” as its 2011 “Person of the Year” for its riveting influence on last year’s social and political events. In this sound bite culture, social justice organizations must carve out nuanced positions on complex social issues, from racial and gender equity to immigration reform.

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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. Their ability to influence peers over time is the type of champion you want and need. Information Sharing and Storytelling.

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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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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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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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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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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Embrace storytelling. That sounds like it is easier to creating a crowdsourcing event or call for the crowd instead of a community; and maybe it it. the community leaders or influencers have already emerged and can contribute to the crowdsourcing project’s success. This is something that the 350.org Crowd vs Community.

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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. Creative storytelling isn’t just about who we include, it is also about HOW we include those people. Storytelling in the nonprofit world: Nothing For Us Without Us. .

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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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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

There are interpretative trails and helpful staff to aid visitors in tuning in to the bird sounds and identifying the native animals now thriving in the preserve. Tags: storytelling marketing design Unusual Projects and Influences inclusion. Zealandia provides visitors with a beautiful, peaceful experience in nature.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

I’m guessing this type of scenario sounds familiar to many of you reading this. Webster’s definition of impact is… a powerful or major influence or effect in individual participants, communities or sector. 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. Tags: storytelling design Unusual Projects and Influences game. Today, two games about navigating non-linear narrative spaces, The Telephone and The Museum of Broken Memories. Both of these games are museum-esque.

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CauseVox

JUNE 1, 2021

1) Visual Storytelling. Visual storytelling does exactly that. In fact, 80% of the top grossing campaigns through CauseVox use visual storytelling to showcase their cause and crush their fundraising goal. Try fitting it into the Pixar Storytelling Framework. Sounds like a good time to me. Consider this.

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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. Tell Impact Stories Use storytelling to share about the impact your organization is having and how your donors’ support makes it possible.

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Nonprofits Source

MARCH 20, 2023

This includes maintaining visual hierarchy and using expert equipment to record interviews and provide ambient sound. in Strategic Communications from DePaul University, and he’s a frequent guest lecturer at Stanford University on topics related to nonprofit storytelling and storytelling ethics. He earned his B.A.

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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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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.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

One of the easiest ways to make this happen is to get your supporters involved: Ask your donors to tell #MyGivingStory, but be sure to ask them to tag your nonprofit in the post Create your own hashtag storytelling challenge or picture sharing challenge on social media (ie. to get the word out about your campaign.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

Storytelling is an essential component of fundraising , and especially so when it comes to mobile fundraising. So, how exactly can your mobile fundraising affect and support your nonprofit storytelling? When it comes to storytelling with mobile fundraising, make sure to put your donors at the center of the story. Scavenger hunt.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

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. It’s that distance from financial consequences that let communities put best interest and opportunity ahead of other influencers. Who’s the community?

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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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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. find influencers and see what they’re doing. Google Trends: getting a handle on topical conversations. Post by Daniela McVicker. It can also help learn what people are searching for the most.

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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. How Content Marketing For Nonprofits Influences Donor Behavior. Pepsi vs Coke.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

What do you sound like out in the world? You need to get better at storytelling, like strengthen those muscles and practice it and do it over and over again. ” That doesn’t sound very kind, right? So if you’re like, “Oh, man, this sounds important. And then what’s your voice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Successful crowd funding depends on great storytelling. Now matter which type of story you choose to tell or what medium you use (video, text, photos), here is a simple storytelling structure you can use to create the first draft of your story: Once upon a time…. Social Strategies. And everyday until…. Until one day…. Because of that….

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

There are some great books on neuroscience I highly recommend you read from Daniel Kahneman to Robert Sapolsky to figure out how this affects, Robert Cialdini’s book on “Influence” as well. . We know that storytelling is powerful. But storytelling is fundamental, we’re hardwired for stories.

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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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