Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2021

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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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

It's a chance to convene and nurture a community of storytellers. But what do you need to create, manage, and evolve a nonprofit blog that will both engage your supporters and attract storytellers from within — and possibly outside — your organization? Time to mentor emerging storytellers. A strategy for sustainability.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

Many of us have been blessed by strong female mentors. One women said, "There is an onus on us as women owners of companies to make sure our CTOs are mentoring." Others shared that they have found female community in groups like Miz_Tech on Facebook and DC Web Women.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

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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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 21, 2021

With so many forward-thinking members on the platform, there is also ample opportunity for networking, finding mentors to help guide your strategy, and even fundraising. Nonprofits have the opportunity to join, or even create, conversations about the causes they support and the missions they drive forward. About the Author. Devi Thomas.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

We received a wide array of funny, moving and informative videos that embraced strong storytelling to communicate important messages. We’ve been working hard the past few days and are happy to share that we’ve narrowed down this year’s DoGooder Video Award submissions to a few special finalists!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We’ve mentored, advised, and convened people from across the world. As vice president of marketing communications at Salesforce.org, Devi leads a team of storytellers who share the stories of Salesforce.org’s nonprofit and education customers through communications, messaging, and research and insight. Devi Thomas.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Black Women for Wellness started out with the goal of connecting Black pregnant women to mentors who coached parents from pregnancy until the child was at least one year old. Black Public Media emerged out of a need for more stories from Black storytellers. Black women for Wellness. Black Public Media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. The ability to tell potential volunteers, donors, and champions your story in a succinct and cogent manner is as invaluable as it is daunting.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Leaders can incentivize participation by providing free meals to mentors and mentees. Impact storytelling. Peer-to-peer mentorship can help new team members acclimate to the organization faster and have a role model in a similar role to them. Fitness and mindfulness challenges.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It’s marketable, it’s ripe for good storytelling, and can ease the process of coming up with a fresh campaign concept. Then one day, community members began mentoring, tutoring, and providing guidance. For more storytelling tips, check out our guide, How To Tell Stories that Connect, Move, And Inspire Everyone.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

They reach out and welcome and mentor newcomers and newer people to the community. Each session has someone assigned from the community to help curate and assist. It is great to observe a conference where the “elders” and the next generation of young leaders provide mutual respect and support.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2008

That brought me to the question of "What are effective ROI storytelling techniques?" Evangelist Creation and Mentoring: Communities attract your biggest fans and give them a place to connect with others, in the process creating new evangelists. I'm focusing on Part 4: Effective Ways to Make Your Case. You need stories.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Become their friends and invite them to be your mentors. I started to see generous mentors everywhere. Public Narrative is an activist storytelling technique for rallying others to your cause. Have the courage to meet people who fascinate you. Find ways to bump into them again and again. Learn from them. As Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

His list of benefits include: Video is a powerful storytelling medium and has the potential to engage people and build relationship, particularly if using some of the video/social networking sites. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques. Attracts a younger (and perhaps more generous audience?).

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Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2011

Gershenfeld recommended a combination of gateway experiences which wraps students’ interests around curricula infused into game-making and pairs that with mentoring, for a high-tech/high-touch approach that is a powerful learning pathway. Show me something and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2007

It basically only focuses on the last “S&# part of the first book: storytelling. A great many people in my Mentor Program consult with non-profits. The second book, called “ Elements of Persuasion &# is a book that was sent to me for free – someone thought that I might want to review it on my blog.

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Care2

MAY 17, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling!

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Care2

MAY 29, 2007

Converting Subscribers to Donors | Main | Some Great Citizen Journalism Links » Thursday May 17 2007 Free Range: The Art of Story Telling Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 02:11PM | by James OMalley Thanks to everyone who attended the Internet Advocacy Roundtable on storytelling!

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Qgiv

JUNE 12, 2023

Closing Thought The recent film Everything Everywhere All at Once is not only a great and award-winning bit of storytelling, but it also effectively captures a social undercurrent of our lives – the feeling that we must deal with everything everywhere all at once and BE everything everywhere to everyone all at once.

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Qgiv

JULY 21, 2022

Even though the definition below is focused on product marketing, we fundraisers know how effective storytelling is with donors in our communications. Lean into your storytelling skills to explain the need that the donor’s gift will fill, and then ask for a specific dollar amount. Also of note: Google’s “ABCD Framework.”

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Streetside uses written, oral and digital storytelling to teach young people in the most underfunded Bay Area public schools how to write autobiographical stories. Ill be teaching a blogging class and doing some mentoring. youth technology public health social entreprneurship

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2014

Digital marketing, nonprofit strategy, & storytelling. This could take the form of consistent thank-yous, small gifts throughout the year or special opportunities for regular givers—events, guided tours, president’s breakfasts, mentoring opportunities, or anything else that could be considered an “exclusive” event.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

I had already been having conversations over the months prior to that with some of my mentors about making a switch to consulting. Storytelling is just so important to me. But in terms of next steps, for me, it really was about figuring out what I wanted to do next. I want to know a little bit about them too. Ephraim: Okay.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Some of them are just incredible experts and I had mentors and I had community and I wasn’t in it alone. You need to get better at storytelling, like strengthen those muscles and practice it and do it over and over again. You need a mentor, you need, you know, education. And I hope you’re not either.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

With the wildlife we're compiling, We could keep the scientists smiling, And lose the grave and stern decorum that was our storytelling before, 'Though tweets are short and fitted,' I said, we'll increase the total submitted. Searched using Twitter Search with no URL to look for -. Perhaps with this we will engage more.

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