Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element. That is the topic of the most recent episode of The sgENGAGE Podcast: Visual Storytelling: A Picture is Worth 60,000 Words. Wrap our heads around the idea of visual storytelling.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

You have a smartphone, some skills, and a willingness to learn, but somehow your photos look slightly off. Your conference photos are always whitewashed, your last demonstration photos were too dark to share, and red-eye is still very much a thing in office photos. Don't take pictures just to take pictures.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2019

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. While Facebook and Twitter may be waning a bit in popularity and usage, visual storytelling platform Instagram keeps growing in engagement and daily time spent on the site. .

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 19, 2014

Cool photos? Perhaps it is a combination of a few different storytelling elements. Our Storymakers 2014 challenge kicks off August 26, so to get you inspired, I've compiled some great examples of digital storytelling in crowdfunding campaigns. Storymakers2014 fundraising crowdfunding digital storytelling causevox'

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. At the 2013 Digital Storytelling Awards Gala on May 28, the community's successes were clear. Our team was quite impressed with the quality of photos and videos submitted, and all the hard work that was put into each. " First Place Photo.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 6, 2011

Storytelling has gone digital. Get the tools to produce high-quality photos and video that showcase your library's work. Our Digital Storytelling Event will begin January 13 and includes webinars, discussions, and a contest to show your work and win prizes.

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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. Optimize your photos. The two most important pictures on your profile will be your profile picture and header image. Your header should also include a short tag line. Network and create an outreach strategy.

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Top Nonprofits

APRIL 20, 2022

Leverage storytelling to build a base. Likely, these will also shift throughout the campaign cycle as you gain a clearer picture of available resources. Twitter is great for quick updates; Instagram is great for sharing photos. Leverage storytelling to build a base. Rely on established relationships. Where do they live?

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Qgiv

JANUARY 12, 2023

However, creating a strong social media presence isn’t as simple as writing a post and hitting “send” or taking a few pictures and uploading them online. Use your organization’s brand colors, fonts, and logos in all of the pictures and videos you post on social media. Focus on storytelling. Determine what channels to use.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

Photo Ads Photo ads are one of the most common types of promotion on Facebook. 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. Use before and after photos to show what your nonprofit is capable of.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 3, 2011

The Big Picture: Social Networking. The Big Picture: Microblogging. The Big Picture: Storytelling through Video and Photos. The Big Picture: Merging Your Personal and Professional Brands. The Big Picture: Creating and Distributing Content for the Social Web. Deciding What Social Media Tools to Use.

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VisionLink

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Last night, a couple of us from the VisionLink team attended another wonderfully informative Tech4Good forum on the power and execution of video storytelling. After watching a few short, low budget videos, it became clear just how effective (and inexpensive) film could be when it comes to spreading your nonprofit''s story and mission.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

TechSoup has been running international video and photo competitions for some years now. In previous years, we called it our Digital Storytelling Challenge. Any charity anywhere in the world can send us a short video or five-picture Flickr slideshow that tells about their work and will be entered to win some cash prizes.

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Care2

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Editors Note: This week Frogloop is devoted to a blog series on storytelling. More seriously though… I’m in the midst of a storytelling deep dive, and some of the most memorable nonprofit stories I’ve found were shared on.org social media channels. Narrative plus photos (or video) is the best combo there is.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Be sure to insert and bold the questions in the blog post, keep answers limited to two or three paragraphs, and always include the expert’s photo.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 25, 2013

To kick off TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge , we have compiled apps to help you showcase your organization in action. Also, make sure to follow TechSoup's Online Community Coordinator, Alexandra Bezdikian, as she tests the digital storytelling tools of the trade. Android, iOS) are some of our favorites.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

In the digital age, where most traditional storytelling is done over the Internet, attention spans are ever shrinking. The rumors started rolling in around third quarter of last year – Instagram was going to fill up your photo feed with ads. The pictures told a story. Fifty-five million photos are uploaded each day.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

Share Stories, Photos, and Videos from Events. For nonprofits that have staff members or volunteers in the field, definitely encourage them to send in reports with photos for blog posts. Be sure to insert and bold the questions in the blog post, keep answers limited to two or three paragraphs, and always include the expert’s photo.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . The dodo’s popularity brings up another excellent point: the importance of video in storytelling. Similarly, you can use your smartphone to take high-quality before and after pictures of more serious cases and add those pictures to a slideshow on your donation page.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

and training (HTML, photo-editing, social and mobile media best practices ). You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories. Posting status updates and photos while backpacking through Central America or from a cafe in Paris is their normal mode of travel. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 8, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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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! Photo credit: Flickr futureshape ). Think blogs are boring? Well, maybe the kind you have seen are. Do you have lots of different voices? How To Start a Blog.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2013

They employ numbers throughout their site to make people feel aligned with thousands of others, and they give a face and a voice to those thousands with pictures, videos and written stories. Include photos of the donors or the company logo whenever possible. Harness the Power of Storytelling. Harrison has over 61.5k

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Selecting photos for your brand in a deliberate and thoughtful way makes your organization more inclusive. Every day, we constantly see photos of people—in social media, on websites, on television, in advertisements, in print, and in our daily environment. Tips for choosing inclusive photos.

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Add your nonprofit’s Twibbon/avatar to your Google+ Profile picture. Upload your nonprofit’s avatar as one (or all five) of your featured profile photos. There’s way too much marketing happening on social networking sites and not enough storytelling. Photos and slideshows. Powerful stats.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

It allows you to search for photos with a Creative Commons license for noncommercial use and images that you can modify, adapt, or build upon. I like this resource for maps, flags, and people photos. There is some overlap with Stock Photos That Don't Suck , but is a good big list. I use the advanced search feature.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 29, 2010

. • In her post, Nonprofit blogs: why this one works , Lisbeth of Nonprofit Execs on the Edge points to 2 keys to a juicy blog: a focus on storytelling and blog posts that aren't staff-generated. Include a photo in the post if at all possible. Pictures have tenfold the value of words. Flickr photo credit: Juicy!

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Achieve

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Pictures speak a thousand words, it’s said … but you want potential supporters to know exactly what you’re saying and what action you want them to take. No sad, desperate animals here: Our photos were of happy dogs and puppies enjoying (perhaps their last day of) life. People who are doing rather than talking. Innovators.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

No matter how different we are from the people pictured, each post is an ode to the story in all of us, a reminder that—in ways big and small—we’re all in this together. Photo a Day Campaign. Use your Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts to share a photo of someone who’s been impacted by your mission.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. About the Authors: Photo credit: Appendix Fotografi. 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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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

If you don’t know where to start when it comes to telling your story, think back to the basics of storytelling that most of us learn in elementary school. The resolution is where you can bring donors into the picture— let them know that by contributing to your fundraising efforts, they can be a part of the solution.

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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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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 12, 2011

A new interactive Flickr feature called Photo Session lets you share a Flickr slideshow with up to 10 other people in real time. Within a Photo Session, you can share photos, comments, and even doodle on the images. To get started, you just click on "Start a Photo Session" from within your Flickr photo stream.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The campaign rebuked and said they had no ill intent with this design, that they’d simply dropped the photo down to black and white to show contrast between the candidates and that the point of the flyer is to contrast them. And has her campaign put it, it even makes her look menacing. And we know that’s a tactic people use.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Here’s the basics: Instagram is a free application for iPhone or Android that lets people take photos, apply filters to change the look of the photos and then share them. There are lots of photo editing apps that work with Instagram, management tools, and tools to measure Instagram. Instagram Overview.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Instagram, the popular Millennial photo sharing site, is gaining traction with world leaders, government leaders and nonprofit executive directors. Instagram is about photo sharing and tell stories in photos. He shares photos and reflections from business trips. Here’s what I discovered: Genuine. Specialization.

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