Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But what really makes a story shine is a strong, concise message, told in a way only your unique perspective and voice can. Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? Who Am I Talking To?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Four decades ago, San Francisco was the epicenter of the AIDS crisis. Governments were slowly waking up to the emergency, creating organizations like the Global Fund, one of the largest global health partnerships on the planet, but companies were still fast asleep. And storytelling is at the very heart of that.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Nonprofit leaders, impact investors, and philanthropists from all over the world gathered in San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this week for SOCAP12. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Sachs advised organizations to look to ancient mythology when forming their stories.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Mark your calendars for TechSoup Global's Digital Storytelling Online Event ! The Digital Storytelling Online Event discussions will occur in the TechSoup forums with expert hosts from the webinars. Your organization has a story to tell. 10/1: Digital Storytelling Challenge kickoff.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Give structure to your story.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. As the Dean of Story.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 31, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Looking for inspiration or hands-on help with your digital storytelling? Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Friday, April 8.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2016

Since our last storytelling Twitter chat , both the opportunities and challenges in producing a great digital story have increased. More stories flooding our social media airwaves mean that it's increasingly difficult to get a non-visual story heard. Topic : Storytelling in central and eastern Europe and Eurasia.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Every month, our global network of community organizers hosts Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Raleigh, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Moving forward, ask your donors to rate your organization on social media or provide a donor testimonial. 5: Collaborative Storytelling Sells. One of the biggest changes in fundraising is a shift away from a singular message and narrative controlled by your organization. 3: Donors Hold Power. But this isn’t a bad thing, I swear!

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. Getting Steller Set Up.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

Winners will be announced on April 5, at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco. Oh, and each winning organization will have their video featured on the YouTube homepage on April 5th! It’s a great finale to the whole awards program and we anticipate a really exciting finish.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. We just had to keep telling our story. Social media, indeed.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

You may have heard about TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Online Event that's been going on all month. We received over 100 submissions from nonprofits and libraries around the country (and world) who've shared their digital stories in video , photo , and GoldMail formats for the Digital Storytelling Challenge!

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Abuja, Nigeria: A Well-Told Digital Story Is Powerful. Storymakers. Wednesday, May 11.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Every month NetSquared volunteers hold free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. Or determine if Office 365 is right for your organization? Victoria, Canada: The Art of Transmedia Storytelling: Creating Story Worlds Across Platforms. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 20, 2012

We learn to use mobile production tools, cooperative social sites for group curation and unique filesharing services like Dropbox , Skype along with new tools like Instagram, WeVideo , Stroome and many new apps to edit our captured video and photos for story creation. Get your story ideas ready and RSVP for Nonprofits Live on February 8th.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

To learn how I can apply technology to my cause or organization. Being a NetSquared organizer isn't an exclusive club — anyone is welcome to join! Every month our global network of community organizers host Tech4Good events in more than 70 cities. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This roundup of face-to-face nonprofit tech events includes meetups from NetSquared , NTEN's Tech Clubs , and other awesome organizations. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

James Nickerson , Social Media Strategist, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. ” Tips via @humbertokam : pre-package stories, let talent speak for itself, optimize for the channel and be authentic. Matt gave great advice about how to get started with big listening for small organizations. ” Yes! ” Yes!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

Are you… A Faith-Based Organization? The organization submitting the story with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the UnoBook tablet AND will be featured as the “Tech 4 Faith” story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). b) Story Submission.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. We both started in tech in San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2017

But maybe you're skeptical and you're wondering: "How can a free event organized by a volunteer be any good?" Diversity — how to make sure the organizing team, presenters, attendees, and content are inclusive and reflective of the community. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

If our stakeholders are looking for confirmation, not information , it seems to me we need to refocus on the fine art of storytelling. . Somewhere along the way, we became more obsessed with exactly how high Icarus was flying when he fell than with telling the story of Icarus. The result? I couldn't agree more. You can help, too !

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. We both started in tech in San Francisco.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Hello digital storytellers! Our friends Eric Mason and Melanie Duve at Wix are busy helping all kinds of do-gooders create meaningful websites because they believe your home page is the most important page in your digital story. Below, lets examine a few examples of nonprofits with great stories to tell, led by exceptional home pages.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

TechSoup's mission is to build a dynamic bridge that enables civil society organizations and changemakers around the world to gain effective access to the resources they need to design and implement technology solutions for a more equitable planet. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

As a NetSquared organizer, you will become known as someone who's a leader in the Tech4Good community. San Francisco, California: Mobile Apps for Change Demo Day. Las Vegas, Nevada: Online Courses (Storytelling). San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Monday, February 6, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a little planning for March, 2012 bootcamps in country with the strategic social media adviser from Jordan, Rami Al-Karmi and Heather Ramsey at IIE in San Francisco as well as Craig Newmark and Barry Newstead from Wikimedia. Stay tuned … Video and Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 7, 2012

TechSoup asked for digital stories and you delivered more than 200 stories! Digital stories came in from all over the globe from all types of social benefit organizations throughout the month of February. The Audience Choice Award is your chance to pick the digital story you feel made the biggest impact.

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Tech Soup

JULY 6, 2015

Vancouver, British Columbia: Digital Storytelling — Production to Distribution. Naples, Florida: Telling Your Story: Using Video as a Medium for Spreading Your Message. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Every month NetSquared holds free or low cost educational events for people and organizations who want to use technology for social good. Net2Local organizers step into the role because they’re full to bustin’ with love for their fellow #nptech-ies. Upcoming Events. Tuesday, January 28. Wednesday, February 5.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

They managed to pump out reports and research, organize webinars and conferences, and even play around with the definition of volunteering. What would your organization look like if you had access to the same services and resources as a for-profit company? Need some inspiration to get your organization''s website updated?

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

That's what Dave Richmond, director of special projects at the Glide Foundation , told me when I asked what his 35-year tenure at Glide has taught him about the organization's role. Dave's time at Glide has afforded him a surplus of stories, both harrowing and hopeful. read more.

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