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Remembering Franklin Thomas

Candid

Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. Frank was a towering physical presence and gifted storyteller that led the staff with a rare combination of authority and grace.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. My mind was a sponge. You can tell the story about your nonprofit’s work through its budget. Keep in mind there are many nonprofit organizations asking for funding. This ultimately led to full-time employment.

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Storymakers 2014 Winners — A Global Success

Tech Soup

In the past few years, we've seen the transformation from long to extremely short-form digital content like that on Vine and Instagram, and we've experienced the rise and fall of numerous storytelling apps never to be seen or heard of again. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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How to Create, Manage and Evolve Your Nonprofit Blog

NTEN

It's a chance to convene and nurture a community of storytellers. There are incredible possibilities of finding stories that will make it onto your website, strengthen your brand, power your social media, and give your communications the authenticity they've lacked since, probably, forever. Time to mentor emerging storytellers.

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Comprehensive Guide To Year-End Giving

CauseVox

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. The neat thing about Fiver is that there is time is built in for program staff to collect and story bank client testimonials, which means they’re not scrambling at the end. Your donors want to hear those stories.

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NTC Storytellers: Common Bonds as "Women in Tech"

NTEN

We shared our stories of what it means to be a "woman in tech" (consensus: we have no idea) and bonded over funny/sad experiences in our careers. Kara shared a poignant story about her response when asked by her boss how to best handle an issue. She has since learned to be confident and not be afraid to speak her mind.

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The Mother-Led Movement to Save Our Kids’ Climate

Saleforce Nonprofit

Help children that are worried or are experiencing eco anxiety by finding a group or organization with like-minded people. I was lucky enough to find like-minded parents across the world who shared my vision of working together to help more parents get involved in climate action. This is key to creating hope in young people.

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