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NYU Guest Lecture: Data for Strategy Building and Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

Last week I had the huge honor of guest lecturing in Laurel Hart’s class for the masters course in Corporate and Organizational Communications at NYU’s school of continuing studies. Data: Strategy and Storytelling. We also talked about user testing and storytelling with data. Presentation. Community & Content.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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As new thinking continues to emerge and donor positioning shifts, ethical storytelling is evolving, and a new messaging strategy, called strength-based messaging , has emerged. The challenges of strength-based messaging Finding the balance in your story. Focus on the individual, not their circumstance.

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The Science of Nonprofit Video Engagement: How To Use Emotion to Increase Social Sharing

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, CNN and AdWeek and Doug is a guest lecturer at Stanford University on the power of storytelling for nonprofit organizations. Emotional stories of beneficiaries. But if you tell a story that makes viewers feel afraid or sad, expect more comments than shares.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University. THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT. In this blog, you’ll learn about: Storytelling for Social Good, Fundraising, and Nonprofit Communications. Effective storytelling was just the way to do it.

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Meet the 2012 Digital Storytelling Challenge Judges

Tech Soup

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. As the Dean of Story.

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8 Tips for Crafting an Appealing Year-End Email Appeal

The Modern Nonprofit

Treat your Email like a conversation rather than a lecture. Instead of just listing off dozens of statistics about the impact your organization has had, work the supporter into your story. Your appeal should focus more on your supporter than you. Don’t forget the ask!

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

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From scientists to politicians, activists to storytellers, women have always played a major role in shaping society into what it is today. This year, the theme has been designated as “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” Every year, the National Women’s History Alliance selects a yearly theme to focus on for the month.

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