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? Portland, Oregon: Websites as Storytelling Tools: A Case Study.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2009

I can't think of a better thing for you to do right now than read this post by Mark at Sea Change Strategies about storytelling and your nonprofit. Nonprofit storytelling has been an obsession of mine for quite some time. Mark identifies five "fatal flaws" of nonprofit storytelling: Fear of Emotion.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

As a presenter, advocate, or fundraiser, your job is to ensure that your colleagues, followers, or students want to soak up your message — a tall order, especially in a digital environment. Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. It’s not your script.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

As a presenter, advocate, or fundraiser, your job is to ensure that your colleagues, followers, or students want to soak up your message — a tall order, especially in a digital environment. Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. It’s not your script.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When you start your own fundraising team, you can make a major difference in the lives of [residents/students/animals, etc.] With your help, we can make a difference in the lives of [residents/students/animals, etc.] Templates for social media sharing, emails, text messages, phone call script, etc.] in [Community Name].

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 16, 2010

Seattle Free School , suggested by Amy Sample Ward, uses social media to organize classes and teach students. Invisible People , an nonprofit that uses video storytelling to help de-stigmatize homeless people. I created a script of conversation starters/questions about crowd sourcing and using social media for program delivery.

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