The Modern Nonprofit

OCTOBER 17, 2023

You’ll want to tell a compelling story that breathes life into your cause and paints a vivid picture of the powerful difference every donation makes. This isn’t just about beautiful words—pictures and videos are your allies, bringing the world closer to your cause and adding a human touch to cold stats.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 1, 2021

There are a number of trends worth exploring: Technology that fuels data-driven storytelling. Our work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) shows the power of harnessing data for impact storytelling. The impact was real, but the story had been difficult to access until digitization of this specific process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2020

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Tell stories with numbers.

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We all have a story. We believe that you're only as good as the technology at your disposal. That's what the Digital Storytelling Challenge seeks to accomplish every year. We want to help inspire and educate you to be able to tell your own story with confidence and with success. Watch their story.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 13, 2020

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Tell stories with numbers.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. That's because some stories tell themselves.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 16, 2022

A picture is worth a thousand words. We are about to enter into a golden age of storytelling more unbound from resource constraints than ever before. So how can nonprofits use this technology to their advantage? These images could be used for a wide variety of storytelling and attention-grabbing hooks for content.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 13, 2018

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Tell stories with numbers.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2014

2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge Participant - KI EcoCenter. Nonprofits can change the world through storytelling. But to do that, their stories need to stand out and be noticed. Super-short stories (sign-up link coming soon!) - 8/27. Get your story noticed (sign-up link coming soon!) - 9/10.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2018

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. Let The Story Do The Work explains that at the heart of leadership lies persuasion. And at the heart of persuasion likes storytelling. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Tell stories with numbers.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 11, 2012

More than any other time of the year it's time for charities to tell their compelling story. To quote a somewhat recent YouTube blog piece , "if a picture is worth a thousand words, then is a video worth a million?" Storytelling with Mobile Video. Tell Your Story. " May well be.

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. Here are 6 ways to tell your stories with data that you can apply to your own web and communications work: 1. Focus the Story We touched on this principle above.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

When managing your social media outreach, you should: Tell a story. Tell a story. Everyone loves a good story. In fact, we are 22 times more likely to remember information if it is told to us through a story format rather than plain facts or statistics. How do you know which story is the right one to tell?

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2009

This week, TechSoup Canada was a proud participant in My Charity Connects, a conference about teaching charities about using online technology to improve their fundraising and marketing. Donnie Claudino (pictured), TechSoup Canada's Marketing Manager, brought a lesson about how to use storytelling in online media.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Using Storytelling in Your Appeal . There’s nothing more powerful than a story to help you connect with your audience. Luckily, animal shelters tend to have some great stories! . One of the most compelling stories that animal shelters can use is a heartstrings-tugging before -and-after. Tech Can Help You Raise More .

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

The social media/technology landscape in Romania is very interesting – with a diverse set of issues, struggles and opportunities. A blog can provide the space for sharing news, announcements, stories, and other information and let you reshare and distribute it all over the web. Multimedia Storytelling. How To Start a Blog.

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Greater Giving

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

However, with the rise of online fundraising technology and virtual events, nonprofits are moving away from the traditional strategy of hosting just one larger event each year. To facilitate this journey, ensure your site is optimized for telling your organization’s story. Use real stories and statistics to make your case for support.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

In the next few weeks I’ll be making recommendations of which tools and trends in technology nonprofits should prioritize in 2013, but for this year’s post on New Year’s resolutions I wanted to get back to basics. You are not going to be a very good storyteller if you don’t read stories.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As technology continues to evolve, your supporters are online more than ever. Refresh your website with recent pictures, fundraising updates, and results of your work. When your website showcases your organization’s impact and tells your story well, visitors will want to know more. Social media.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Conduct research about your organization’s specific market, working to identify marketwide consumer and technology trends. Then, pair those motivations with demographic descriptors to paint a more detailed picture of the audience your direct mail fundraising efforts will target. The market landscape. Choose impactful visuals.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 9, 2021

While big-picture concepting, co-collaborating, prototyping, and testing may be part of many traditional creative and design processes, we recognize that they oftentimes require more time, or money, than many organizations have at their disposal. Creative-problem solving on a small budget. fancy food! silent auctions!

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s not their story. The pictures of Amy Cooper are cell phone footage of Chris Cooper’s, where she’s calling the police and holding her dog. And so I can echo Amy in that, in saying that I made a conscious effort to try and keep the stories of the black people in the forefront. It’s about Chris, right?

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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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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

Pictured: Devi Thomas’ sons. DT: What role has technology played in helping you globalize your movement? FBE: Technology has been key in terms of enabling this global movement to grow. It’s the gift of having my children teach me that everyday actions can make a world of difference. And all children. Devi Thomas.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories. You can tell the story about your nonprofit’s work through its budget.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 4, 2014

You realize that people connecting, laughing, hugging, and supporting a mutual cause can be a story worth sharing if done right. Knowing what to look for: Think about your story in advance. Don't take pictures just to take pictures. Be mindful of the story you want to tell. Don't worry. Learn by doing.

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Tech Soup

JULY 30, 2013

But nonprofits should still keep tabs on movement in mobile as it is shaping workplace technology. If you're not active on the technology your community is using, how can you reach them? We're all about photo- video-sharing apps here at TechSoup and think it is a great way for nonprofits to tell their story.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Dragonfly Forest took second place in the TechSoup Digital Online Storytelling Challenge for their photo story , but they haven't stopped there! The first is to get access to software and technology at a price that helps us put more dollars towards our programming and less toward administration and fundraising. read more.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

If a news story is breaking when you get to work in the morning, and it is related to your mission or your programs, write up a quick two-paragraph summary of or commentary about the breaking news story, add a link to the original source, and then distribute your blog post to your communities. Share Stories from the Field.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

The organization with the most innovative and effective usage of a donated TechSoup product will receive the Lenovo IdeaPad AND will be featured as the "Youth Impact" story for an entire month on our Local Impact Map (LIM). The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. b) Story Submission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

High quality video is now well within the grasp of many consumer photographers due to the advances in DSLR camera technology and video production (under your guidance) can be a very fulfilling—and helpful—contribution members can make even if they can’t donate financially. That’s it.”. AFS-USA arranges student exchanges around the world.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2009

It is the camera that many nonprofits are using to tell their story because they're easy to use and inexpensive (they product giveaway program too). If your nonprofit is exploring the use of the video to tell its story, the technology has gotten so much easier and the cameras a lot less expensive. For example, storytelling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

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). Visit the Success Stories landing page at [link] to enter your submission. (a)

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Now we have smartphones, whose data, when strung together forms the story of our lives. I can’t remember when I first heard, our identity is the story we repeat to ourselves. Our Stories. Today we have a wild abundance to the ways we collect our stories. What emerges is a story – your story.

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