Bloomerang

JUNE 2, 2021

Communications plans help offer structure and strategy that can save you time and energy in the long run, while getting your desired objectives accomplished. Storytelling is one of the hottest buzzwords in the nonprofit industry, and in marketing in general. This is part 3 in a 4-part series. Read part 1 and part 2.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The content you post should be crafted with your platform and audience in mind. With a structured schedule, you can look back and discern your content’s performance with confidence. This will give others the chance to join the conversation and meet like-minded supporters. One of the best ways to do this is by storytelling.

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Qgiv

APRIL 22, 2024

Through the combination of visual and auditory elements, video storytelling effectively drives connection between your organization and the audience to inspire them to support your cause. Your nonprofit marketing plan provides focus, structure, and measurable objectives to help you see what’s working and what needs to be changed.

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Let’s dive in!

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 30, 2022

Utilize storytelling in your communications. Utilize storytelling in your communications You have probably heard this advice before but it’s not always clear exactly how you actually achieve it. Storytelling is important because it helps your audience better understand and connect with the work you’re doing. Let’s dive in!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You have a strong prospect in mind: a longtime donor who’s been deeply connected and involved with your mission for years. Let’s take a look at some of the most important tips to keep in mind. Remember, storytelling is a powerful way to share your message. You want to try asking a donor for a bequest gift for the first time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 14, 2009

Now to dig into this topic because it combines a couple of interest - storytelling with social media and working in a networked way. Lina offers a concise definition of Transmedia Storytelling , a concept and term coined by Henry Jenkins. It’s likely time to add storytelling to the task list.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

But keep in mind that there are also free and low-fee tools that you can use to produce an explainer video on your own and at a lower cost. . To ensure your video conveys all of the necessary information in a short amount of time, I recommend adhering to this general structure: Introduce the problem. Prioritize imagery and narration.

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Allegiance Group

MAY 1, 2024

Your nonprofit can have your best year-end campaign by incorporating data-driven planning, tapping into overlooked segments, crafting impactful storytelling strategies, maximizing digital fundraising channels, and cultivating donor fundraising and stewardship throughout the year. Keep reading to find out more! #1

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community. Customized for small nonprofits on a limited budget, the Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits webinar highlights current trends in using social media for fundraising, advocacy, and storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fortunately, there are many formal and informal changes you can implement into your organization’s structure to keep your employees motivated. Without an objective in mind or ways to measure progress, employees can feel less driven. Fitness and mindfulness challenges. Impact storytelling. Lack of resources.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For many it’s simply reading and writing, which is the way most of our schools are structured. Finally, schedule a time (while you’re still in the values frame of mind) to conduct a similar group exercise (write on a whiteboard or easel). Some learn best visually, through observation. For others it’s auditory, through listening.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The Leader : Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas. The Outsider : Brings a “beginner’s mind” to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. The Outsider is a classic Silicon Valley archetype who brings a “beginner’s mind” to a new market or industry.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 13, 2022

What does Forum One have in mind? Who you speak to and how you structure your research has a big impact on the findings you gather and insights you can take action on. Go ahead and vote on the sessions you’d love to see at the conference. Voting is open to everyone and ends October 25th, so be sure to mark your favorites now!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Classy

APRIL 19, 2021

And if your supporters don’t engage with your call to action the first time around, a well-structured follow-up is crucial. Keep these elements in mind when drafting your next follow-up email: Include their name in the subject line. Be specific in your storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

It engages their minds and their hearts by appealing to both their intellect and emotions. Storytelling is a skill. Also, I think after publishing my first two books, Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , they thought sales was the next logical place to leverage storytelling skills. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Forum One

AUGUST 24, 2022

Who are the messengers and storytellers that can most effectively deliver these messages and move this narrative? The process includes examining and reviewing the narratives that currently bolstering the power structures, in order to challenge them. Think of the takeaway messages that will help to frame the narrative.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

And beyond that, you can expand your reach to find even more like-minded people who would resonate with your mission and be interested in supporting your organization. Focus on storytelling. The most important part of any content strategy is honing your storytelling skills. Every nonprofit has a story, but how do you tell yours?

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DNL OmniMedia

AUGUST 25, 2021

That’s where nonprofit storytelling comes into play. However, without clear guidance around how to structure that narrative, you can easily end up with a rambling, incohesive cluster of text that’s more confusing than anything. 7 Tips for Effective Storytelling for Nonprofits Using Digital Marketing. Let’s get started.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2016

Now I know storytelling is a buzzword right now, and buzzwords come and go. Storytelling has been a buzzword before, and will be again. But even when storytelling is not a buzzword, your story needs to be told. We'll get to that, but first, it's important to keep a few things in mind. Understand Your Audience.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

What would the structure be like? Ethical storytelling: It is not just about telling the right stories, but also telling the stories the right way. . But the technical aspects were only one part of the challenge. How could we create fully-remote fundraising events that people would WANT to attend at home? What about content?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 7, 2014

How do we help individuals and organizations make that internal shift in mindset as well as structure for working to be effective? We were then each asked to tell a story related to the theme using a “ mad libs ” structure. The big themes that emerged included: How do we get people to value both the journey as well as the goal?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

My mind wanders after a couple of paragraphs even when reading New York Times Bestsellers. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. In 2013, keep these two words at the forefront of your mind. Before Myspace then Facebook and then Twitter, I was a voracious reader. Reading books does that.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Keep in mind that, at its core, your appeal email is an appeal. Donors don’t need a full background history of your nonprofit at this moment, but they do need you to paint a clear picture of how they can help through concise storytelling. Who you serve . What specific projects, programs, or initiatives their donations will support .

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Social Capital 2018 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Social Capital Partnerships / Alexandria, VA / By invitation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 12, 2021

The kind of food that nourishes the mind and body, and is foundational to growth and many other critical human needs, like education, housing, jobs, and transportation. A storyteller at heart, Cristina launched Salesforce’s Leading Through Change series, with weekly episodes reaching millions of viewers.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2017

These foundations and nonprofits are collaborating on a deeper level, structuring initiatives based on a common language of giving with an articulation of an action plan for achieving intended impacts. We’re seeing more and more organizations embracing data to drive strategy, collaboration, and impact storytelling.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social Capital 2019 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Within the wide-ranging program, structured by experience levels and topical areas, you can tailor a learning program specific to your interests.

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Everyaction

JULY 18, 2018

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? Tip: At this phase in the planning process, it’s also a helpful exercise to consider the potential for future giving.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Once you’ve gathered and interpreted these data points, use the audience profiles and market opportunities to structure early concepts for your direct mail campaign. Consider incorporating these strategies into your preliminary concepts for the campaign: Leverage storytelling. Develop concrete strategies. Adding QR codes to mail.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

He inspired us, he inspired each one of his children, by his example, by the people and pursuits he loved, to keep our impact on other people in mind. He was very proud of how he had structured the settlement as a education and college trust fund for the injured boy. Our Dad was always aware of his impact on others. That was my dad!

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