ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. Storytelling as a solution. Storytelling as a solution. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. How to craft the story.

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Neon CRM

JANUARY 19, 2024

But don’t forget to craft a vision statement, too, that lays a vivid picture of the future you aim to create. Strategic storytelling, media engagement, social media campaigns, and community collaborations are some of the different ways that your association might want to share its mission and values with the wider world.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Make sure your “About” section provides an accurate picture of your mission and what your organization does. The two most important pictures on your profile will be your profile picture and header image. Visual storytelling is important on LinkedIn, so make sure you’re posting high quality, informative images.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

In my forthcoming book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine, my favorite chapter was about the sense-making process of measurement – called “Measurement and the Aha! We’ve all heard the phrase, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.”

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Forum One

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Our strategic communications team develops content strategies, storytelling strategies, and press outreach to ensure clients are communicating with impact. Branding: The storytelling of strategic communications continues through branding. What does it take to succeed on our team?

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Use pictures with people in them for the highest engagement. People tend to be drawn to other people and pictures of other people rather than just text graphics. Storytelling Through Ads Storytelling through Facebook Ads for nonprofits helps make your promoted content more engaging for your audience.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work. No matter which platform you’re using to engage with your donors, focus on storytelling and sustaining relationships. Now is the time to go back to those marketing goals you created at the beginning of the campaign and measure your success.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 3, 2013

Pictures are worth a thousand words. I have three go-to resources for graphing data in Excel: Stephanie Evergreen’s blog about intentional data visualization, Cole Nussbaumer’s blog about storytelling with data, and Naomi Robbins’ blog about effective graphs. Why get good at Excel?

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Multimedia Storytelling. Do you have videos, pictures, or slides? Your blog is for you to share the storytelling you want to, with the kinds of media you want to! Here’s a how-to guide for Community Planning & Measurement. Think blogs are boring? Well, maybe the kind you have seen are. How To Start a Blog.

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Qgiv

JULY 27, 2021

Julia: My framework that I use with my clients is 80/20: 80% of your posts should be informative, educational, inspirational, helpful, valuable, shedding light on your programs, storytelling, etc. You’re connecting the dots to create a picture of what your organization is and who you are, who you stand for, and your values and ethics.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Then, pair those motivations with demographic descriptors to paint a more detailed picture of the audience your direct mail fundraising efforts will target. Consider incorporating these strategies into your preliminary concepts for the campaign: Leverage storytelling. Finalize the concept design.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read on to discover the value of data-driven storytelling and how this key feature increases trust and enables your nonprofit to drive more revenue. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story. Data-driven storytelling and the Theory of Change Like words, numbers tell a story.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

Be sure to provide a full picture of the expenses you expect to incur, not just snapshots at different points along your timeline. Don’t forget - despite the structured, sometimes mechanical feel a fundraising plan can have, storytelling does have a place in the planning process. Remember the storytelling part of your case statement?

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CauseVox

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Whether you’re striving to make a difference in your community, protect the environment, or provide a lifeline to those in need, your storytelling ability can mean the difference between a thriving and well-funded program and one that falls flat. The Power of Storytelling in Fundraising Humans are meaning-making creatures.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If that isn't enough for you, there's also information about video storytelling or connecting on Google+! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. They're showing off women in tech positions across the industry though their video storytelling campaign.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

It is superb for visual storytelling about your organization, its stakeholders, and results. The idea that “pictures do the talking” is also appealing to younger audiences which is why Instagram is popular with Gen Z and Gen Y. Free Measurement Tools for Instagram (2013) Waxing Lyrical.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 2, 2011

If that isn't enough for you, there's also information about video storytelling or connecting on Google+! Check out the Whitepaper: A Commonsense Framework of Social Media Measurement , by Geoff's colleague, Kami Watson Huyse. They're showing off women in tech positions across the industry though their video storytelling campaign.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2011

While the picture and audio quality of smartphone videos does not currently equal that of more expensive stand alone video cameras, smartphone cameras can be useful for capturing the action of live events, conducting impromptu interviews and instant video sharing. Digital Storytelling Methods: Time and Resources Needed?

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Without an objective in mind or ways to measure progress, employees can feel less driven. Impact storytelling. Similarly, paint a detailed picture of the challenges you’re facing, including qualitative and quantitative metrics from employees. Unclear expectations, performance metrics, and goals. The more specific, the better.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Wordle of Words Participants Use To Define ROI Yesterday I taught the fifth and final webinar as part of NTEN/TechSoup Global Webinar Series: Social Media and Storytelling. Corey Pudhorodsky, Podcasting and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling. Ryanne Hodson and Jay Dedman, Video and Storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

bbcon Takeaway #3: Impact measurement must be baked into the culture of your foundation . Because the world of philanthropy is transforming; impact measurement is your organization’s ability to track, report, and – most importantly –. Measuring impact is equally important to both the grantor and the grantee.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

s not only helps you plan ahead, but gives you a baseline to measure success against throughout the year. Between the visual storytelling opportunities, real time update capabilities, almost all of the same advertising options as Facebook, and 1 billion active monthly users* – Instagram is a no brainer to me. What are your goals?

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Bloomerang

MARCH 4, 2024

However, when approached with creativity and strategic thinking, it can serve as a powerful instrument for storytelling, showcasing impact, and inspiring donors and supporters to take action. Storytelling techniques Craft these stories with care, using narrative techniques that engage the emotions of your readers.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Michael Hoffman, CEO of See3 Communications , will provide a big picture view of what social media is really all about: listening, storytelling, real relationships, transparency and accountability. OneWorld is presenting a session on how nonprofit organizations can create and implement an integrated social media strategy.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 14, 2010

Nature Conservancy’s photo contests : The crowd, in this case it’s one that loves nature photos, shares the pictures they love about nature and in the process grow their community. Embrace storytelling. This is something that the 350.org org campaign has done really well. The basics include: Show impact in real time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014). Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I also have a picture of Richard Armitage with photoshopped cats up by my desk. Storytelling is one of the most important ways for us to spread awareness about the threat of malaria, and pictures are invaluable when it comes to telling a good story. WHAT’S ONE DESIGN DECISION WHICH MADE A DIFFERENCE AT MNO? .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

They suggested looking for a person who has the curiosity to ask the right questions, learns quickly and is good with storytelling. It may be time for #mindfulness at #DoGoodData2015 but this picture of #Spock isn’t going to tweet itself @kanter pic.twitter.com/efYN7vlg77 — Social Misfits Media (@MisfitsMedia) May 1, 2015.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Balancing the reality of your campus with the overwhelming nature of being a marketer today, this conference will help participants identify, explain and integrate the key ingredients to creating, sustaining and measuring the impact of a successful brand strategy and market position. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Marketing.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Nicholas Kristof brought out a few tears (at least from me) in his keynote session that covered everything from the value of storytelling, the struggle of partisan politics, Random Controlled Trials (RCT’s), the role of media for causes, demining rats, deworming children and teenage pregnancy rates in the Us compared to Europe. Take a Risk.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Remember, your website is not just a pretty picture. Use qualitative measures (surveys, interviews, and onsite usability testing) to understand how the new website resonates with key audience groups. And it clearly demonstrates your mission and focus through simple, concise visual cues. It should inspire action!

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M+R

OCTOBER 26, 2022

1 So we turned to YouTube to unlock rich, new storytelling formats and connect with donors in ways that would complement our Search campaigns. Future-proof our measurement. That motivated us to take a deeper look at our measurement practices to ensure we were accurately evaluating marketing impact on our donor-acquisition goals.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Storytelling is a huge part of convincing potential supporters to donate to your cause. Why is your mission important, who is being benefited, and what is your foundation doing to measurably achieve it’s mission? Powerful pictures. Your organization’s story.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 29, 2023

Why a Modern CFO and When Do You Need One If you were to close your eyes and picture a CFO or an accountant, what do you see? They’re expert storytellers using data points to help others understand the financial implications of different decisions.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Between social media marketing, nonprofit storytelling , and direct outreach, your efforts to cultivate a base of committed volunteers are never-ending. This could include anything from sweeping floors to weeding flower beds to planting flowers, as long as relevant safety measures are in place.

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Greater Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Picture this: A prospective supporter arrives on your nonprofit’s website hoping to learn more about your cause. They can’t find any impact measurement statistics for your nonprofit , and the images featured on your homepage are awkwardly sized and don’t readily communicate how your organization is making a difference.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2013

There is much talk within the nonprofit sector of how organizations should measure their impact, and there doesn’t really seem to be a right or wrong way to implement a measurement strategy. Some measure impact through the number of programs offered, the number of resources handed out, or the number of people helped.

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