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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! What Makes a Good Story?

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The Power Of Storytelling: Transform Your Fundraising Events

Bloomerang

The answer lies in the power of storytelling. The power of stories Why stories? Stories have a unique capability to connect deeply with people. In a world bombarded with information, a well-told story cuts through the noise and resonates with the heart. They’re not just entertaining; they’re relatable.

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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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Celebrate Community Storytelling

Tech Soup

RSVP now for TechSoup's fourth annual Digital Storytelling Screening and Awards Party on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. Pacific time at PARISOMA — and join us in celebration of the many powerful digital story submissions that came to us from all over the world! Watch a step-by-step guide for how to participate in Second Life.).

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How to effectively communicate impact to nonprofit stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

Storytelling as a solution. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Storytellers strategically place the donor or prospect into the story, allowing them to help solve a problem, making them a hero. Equip your nonprofit to tell stories of impact today.

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Forum One Wins 10 Vega Awards

Forum One

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Since 1970, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been working to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. The Vilcek Foundation. Canopus – Website for Art.

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Harnessing Your Organization’s Story: The Missing Ingredient in Nonprofit Storytelling

Connection Cafe

Although many organizations are telling their stories these days, there still seems to be something missing from their stories. What’s missing is what makes a story truly great – empathy. Yet, all too often we are missing this opportunity with our stories. 2 Life Experiences. It’s different from sympathy.