The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 4, 2022

And more importantly, it’s your opportunity to clarify how storytelling will support your fundraising or communications goals. After all, storytelling is a tool and we want to be strategic in how we use that tool. In this article, we’re going to take a step back from reactive storytelling to get intentional and on message!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

AUGUST 2, 2022

I start by getting a big picture things like the send date, the universe and targeting. Step 4: Edit, Edit, Edit I tell my students in The Storytelling Non-Profit Master Class all the time that the magic of copywriting and of storytelling happens in the editing. I’ll give you an example with a fundraising email.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 26, 2015

Social media serves is a tool for not only updating your status, or posting picture of your lunch. The post How LGBT Organizations Use Social Media For Social Good appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology. LGBT organizations, for example, are using channels like Facebook, Twitter […].

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

When I talk to other non-profit professionals about email fundraising, many of the questions I get asked boil down to how to capture and keep people’s attention. In this article I’m going to show you my approach to narrative and storytelling in email that has helped me raise just shy of $1m in a year for one of my clients.

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TechImpact

JULY 28, 2014

Visual storytelling. If you’re a nonprofit that has a lot of events, use Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to share pictures and videos from those events in the community. The post How To: Use Social Media To Boost Nonprofit Fundraising appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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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. Congratulations to all of these award winners, and collective gratitude to all the participants in this year’s digital storytelling challenge.

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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. Leverage storytelling to build a base. But as with any great storyteller, you’ll first need to know your audience. Rely on established relationships. Where do they live?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I'm going to start by telling a story about storytelling. Apparently, pointing to pictures of wedding things and saying "that's gross" doesn't count as feedback, so it was time for me to come up with better suggestions on my own and give her some well-deserved rest. By Nasser Asif, Director of Marketing and Media, See3 Communications.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 22, 2014

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. The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge received many many entries from 12 different countries.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. Pacific Science Center.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is a ground-breaking web-based tool built using JavaScript technologies that presents the clearest picture yet of how well a community meets the current and future needs of people of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, and abilities. The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. Pacific Science Center.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2014

Guest post by Vanessa Chase : Fundraising & Communications Strategist, Storytelling Enthusiast and Philanthropy Advocate. If you find yourself in a similar position, it’s time to look at storytelling as an option for scalable donor stewardship. Well, actually the picture on the front of that postcard is. photo cred:Flickr.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Improved profitability. Impact storytelling. Similarly, paint a detailed picture of the challenges you’re facing, including qualitative and quantitative metrics from employees. By allowing your employees to lean on and learn from each other, you can transform your workplace into a profitable powerhouse and a community.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 21, 2012

The majority of the boards we saw were very much about lifestyle: pictures of pretty stuff, hot style, and cool design. Do you think that Pinterest could become an important platform for non-profit fundraising? We began researching Pinterest in its early stages, when it looked like little more than an online wedding planner.

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NTEN

AUGUST 30, 2011

One of those was the MTA Twitter stream , offering updates and pictures – storytelling to keep New Yorkers updated and in the loop on public transportation.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The pictures of Amy Cooper are cell phone footage of Chris Cooper’s, where she’s calling the police and holding her dog. is, I think, a new strategy in storytelling that I’m mostly seeing led by women of color who are speaking truth, and it’s amazing to watch it resonate.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 13, 2017

She has worked with organizations in a variety of industries including healthcare, education, retail, real estate, non-profit, hospitality, aviation and consumer products. Coming from the corporate world, Julie understands the importance of cooperation between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. ignitedfundraising.com. And counting.

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Everyaction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. The Washington Non-Profit Legal & Tax Conference® is dedicated to educating those in the nonprofit world responsible for all legal and accounting aspects as they pertain to exempt organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The more resources you have at your disposal, the more sophisticated your video content and storytelling can become. That’s it.”. Content marketing is what most nonprofits do naturally , and this article lists some excellent suggestions. These videos almost come across as a trailer for the organizations.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

One of the tactics I frequently use is storytelling to increase awareness of a campaign (surprise, surprise). What Kind of Stories Your Non-Profit Should Tell? This could look like: Text of a story plus a picture. In addition to the vast amounts of copywriting I do for clients, I also provide strategy work for campaigns.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Data reports and personal snapshots are often generated separately, then placed side-by-side with the hope that the juxtaposition of hard metrics with an emotional picture and blurb will resonate with a wide range of people.

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Between the visual storytelling opportunities, real time update capabilities, almost all of the same advertising options as Facebook, and 1 billion active monthly users* – Instagram is a no brainer to me. they do an amazing job of visual storytelling), @rainforestalliance. , @habitatforhumanity. , @aspca. , charitywater.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 11, 2006

The moderator, Patrick O'Heffernan, shared his thoughts based on his experience with The People Choose which is connected to Link TV and the first non-profit site to launch user-generated video as a community building process in a non profit environment. They make it somewhat difficult to incorporate storytelling techniques.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

This data is helpful, but simply reporting on the activities that grant funds support does not give the full picture. We often talk about storytelling as a key piece of your communications in how you project your organization’s progress towards achieving your mission; visualization is just one more tool for doing just that.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

He masterfully abstracted meaningful data from the numbers and constructs a picture that pays a deeply personal and loving tribute. The Whale Hunt: A Storytelling Experiment by Jonathan Harris. For his 2010 Annual Report he compiled and presented data around his father’s life. It is surprisingly moving.

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TechImpact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Storytelling is a huge part of convincing potential supporters to donate to your cause. Powerful pictures. A picture is more likely to catch a user’s attention as they scroll through a feed or your website. Your organization’s story. The flexibility to donate an amount the supporter can afford.

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Greater Giving

MARCH 2, 2023

Storytelling on Instagram Start off by deciding how you want to represent your philanthropic group. Is there a moving video or picture that represents the mission statement well? By setting a tight deadline and a clear goal, you can encourage followers to act quickly and donate before the fundraiser ends.

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Qgiv

MAY 7, 2021

Pairing raffles, wine pulls, and silent auctions with a golf tournament can make this healthcare fundraising event type profitable for medical organizations too. If so, this profitable type of fundraising event can be a great place to start your healthcare fundraising. We’ve got you covered. Gala fundraisers. Request a Demo.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

They treat it like a for-profit business. We approach a project, I mentioned, you know, marketplace for-profit, it’s almost the same way a real estate developer would approach a new project. But I think fundraising and capital campaigns are all about storytelling. How do we go from A to Z and do it with diligence?

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

Aside from their successful healthcare programs, the thing that really stands out about Uplift Family Service’s website is its storytelling. As a bonus, they even feature a storytelling section with quotes from past volunteers about their positive experiences - another great way to attract new volunteers to the program.

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". The 'how' is just as important as the 'what.'

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

It’s no secret that storytelling in the digital age is essential for nonprofits , but the efficacy of stories depends largely on how clearly and strategically they’re communicated to each audience, or persona. Board members, especially those from the for-profit sector, are likely to be just as interested in "Who's giving?"

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Instead of grant deliverables or profit, passion and impact are the bottom line motivators for change. Obviously “profit” is a slippery slope, but in most scenarios, it isn’t the community at large that would financially benefit off of change. Adoption is something we’ll come back to later as well. Where’s the sweet spot?

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 5, 2021

how to write a better non-profit newsletter. This newsletter integrates pictures, which is a nice touch. During The Storytelling Non-Profit Virtual Conference, a few folks asked about using pictures as a part of storytelling and communications. Yes, Your Non-Profit's Newsletter Can Raise Money!

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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. Visual details are also an important part of the equation, so look for ways to include pictures of your staff at work or your beneficiaries receiving your services when telling your story.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

While for-profit organizations may use CRM solutions to track sales progress, nonprofit CRM needs are different. Your volunteers should be able to add a personal touch to their pages, such as pictures of themselves and descriptions of their connection to your cause. Matching gift software helps you earn more through matching gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

A creative report on non-profits, social media, and effective ROIs delivered as poetry slam and expertly judged including interactive crowd participation. Teach chapters to document their own disasters on their own newsrooms so we can aggregate a national picture of data of how much the org does in a day when you won’t hear a word about it.

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