Bloomerang

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This is part one of a series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller. And one way I’ve found to be a good communicator is to work on your storytelling abilities. . And one way I’ve found to be a good communicator is to work on your storytelling abilities. . Great storytellers are made , not born.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Why You Need a Good Story Strong, effective storytelling for nonprofits can accomplish lots of good things: Connects your audience to those you serve.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To get information that helps you tell a great non-profit story, you’ll need great storytelling interview questions. For many of the non-profit professionals that I work with, story interviews are one of the most challenging aspects of storytelling. 25 storytelling interview questions to inspire your next story interview.

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, storytelling encompasses blog writing, advertising, and stewardship efforts. There are several ways to hone your storytelling craft. Here are four nonprofit storytelling strategies that will help you attract new supporters and keep them for years to come: Maintain the right tone of voice.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To get information that helps you tell a great non-profit story, you’ll need great storytelling interview questions. For many of the non-profit professionals that I work with, story interviews are one of the most challenging aspects of storytelling. 25 storytelling interview questions to inspire your next story interview.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In part three of this series on how to become a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about the practical skills you need to tell an effective story. In part two, I touched on the storytelling elements that will inspire your audience and encourage them to take a desired action. . Read parts one and two.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2017

My colleague, Julia Campbell, has just published a book, “ Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits ” and was kind enough to share an advanced copy. This comprehensive book covers the following: Part One addresses storytelling readiness, especially now to transform your nonprofit’s culture.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of that adaptation will require higher educational attainment, or spending more time on activities that require social and emotional skills, creativity, high-level cognitive capabilities, and other skills relatively hard to automate.” Discover New Talent Skill building is also a way to discover hidden talent.

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Kindful

MAY 26, 2021

of storytelling will help you drastically increase your organization’s revenue and impact. As entrepreneurial expert Gary Vaynerchuk puts it, “Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business.” Additionally, Forbes names storytelling “the #1 most important career skill for the future.”

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge kicks off this April combining a month of learning and friendly competition into a media-making challenge. More important, they hone their digital storytelling skills and come away with a reusable piece of marketing collateral. Register for all three today.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 9, 2014

I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. Few would deny that storytelling is a powerful tool for inspiring action and influencing thought leaders, donors, and decision makers. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Note from Beth : Over the past six months, I’ve been on an advisory group for project that my colleague Jay Geneske at the Rockefeller Foundation has spearheaded to help build the capacity of nonprofits in storytelling skills. Your CEO as Master Storyteller. Taming the Measurement Monster. What Makes a Story Great.

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

One bit of wisdom is that like most skills, managing a remote team is both easier and more complicated than we could have imagined. These skills can now be put to use under less urgent circumstances. With limited access to body language, tone, and context, precise communication becomes an essential skill.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Whether you’re looking to brush up on best practices for annual appeals, boost your fundraising game on social media this GivingTuesday , or build expert storytelling skills to win over supporters this giving season and beyond, we’ve got you covered with this list of 12 free nonprofit books. From So What? To So Funded!

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The Storytelling Non-profit

JANUARY 12, 2022

Storytelling is an invaluable tool for non-profits. But so many non-profit professionals get discouraged by storytelling because they think it’s going to require the unparalleled writing skills of a Pulitzer Prize winner. What is storytelling? I want to take a minute to differentiate story from storytelling.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies. Storytelling is a powerful tool.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Storytelling is an essential fundraising skill for nonprofits. One of the most amazing nonprofit storytellers I ever heard in my life is Alberto Cairo (International Committee of the Red Cross) who delivered a truly inspirational speech during the International Fundraising Congress closing plenary. Hatch for Good.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 5, 2014

TechSoup is committed to helping nonprofits build their storytelling capacity. For the past four years, we have been amazed and inspired by the storytelling created by our members. Our webinars will cover how to create impact stories, super-short storytelling and how to get your story noticed. 2013 Challenge. 2012 Challenge.

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The Modern Nonprofit

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The art of grant writing, therefore, remains a critical skill for nonprofit professionals, serving as a bridge to these essential resources. Grab the oars of compelling storytelling , row with gusto and make your application stand out. This storytelling can even jazz up your overall communication strategy. And what’s more?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 1, 2014

Today, many of the most successful organizations on the planet intentionally use storytelling as a key leadership tool ,” explains Smith. Several companies, such as Kimberly-Clark , actively teach storytelling skills to their leaders.

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John Kenyon

MARCH 5, 2024

So, keep those storytelling skills sharp and remember: authenticity beats automation any day. – Communication Quirks: Sure, AI can schedule your social media posts and even draft some snazzy emails, but it won’t magically make your message resonate with your audience.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Patton McDowell, a nonprofit consultant and leadership expert, helps executive directors learn how to enhance their leadership skills, build relationships, and expand their communities. Discover the importance of selecting diverse stories and storytellers to drive systemic cultural change, and learn how to measure the impact of messaging.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2012

Then, he closes by explaining to me that he believes I have the core skills to do a good job and to deliver on the things he needs me to achieve. Today, many of the most successful organizations on the planet intentionally use storytelling as a key leadership tool ,” explains Smith. Worried I’ll lose my first real job. And, scared.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights.Camera.Help. Febrauary 2012 was marked by weekly tweet chats and webinars, an episode of NPLive, blog posts, and articles on the topic of digital storytelling. The collected digital storytelling event recaps can all be found here. Tools for Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 3, 2013

TechSoup's 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is here! All April long, we're putting on events to sharpen your digital storytelling skills. Not quite a 24-hour digital storytelling party, but as close as we can get! As part of this year's fun, we're taking our #TSDIGS tweet chat around the globe.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! What Can You Do?

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Storytelling skills are also a prerequisite to successful advocacy. Take Part in the Digital Storytelling Challenge! Learn more. What Can You Do?

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CauseVox

MARCH 23, 2022

Her experiences allowed her to grow with the organization and her fundraising skills, like many of our nonprofit leaders nowadays. So did Carousel Ranch’s Associate Executive Director, Taylor Adachi. She rose from the ranks, starting as an intern and rising to the Associate ED! About your Speaker.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Over time through powerful visual storytelling a nonprofit can build a strong brand and grow their Instagram following, but without the ability to link to a donate page inside of Instagram, it’s difficult to inspire your Instagram followers to do more than simply like and comment on your photos.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nonprofit Storytelling Conference AFP ICON and NTC are fun and educational, but they’re really big conferences! If you’re looking for a smaller event with a more specific focus, you may want to check out the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference! Learn more about the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Learn more about AFP ICON 2024.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Campaign. kicked off with a special edition of Nonprofits Live on the topic of collaborative storytelling. Collaborative storytelling refers to working with a team, sometimes distributed, to produce video. One valuable trait your collaborators should have is good communications skills.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

DECEMBER 13, 2021

This is natural in any line of work, but in non-profit storytelling I find that it mostly impacts my process for writing and telling stories. One of the changes I’ve recently made is simplifying my personal definition of storytelling to this: Storytelling is the process of sharing facts, which are told with emotions and details.

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The Storytelling Non-profit

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But as I tell my students and clients regularly, writing to raise money is a learnable skill that you can master. One of my professional mantras is that everything is a process ( including storytelling ). I spend some time worrying and catastrophizing about my writing skills before I start writing. That’s right.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 23, 2012

While the barrier to video production and distribution tools has lowered greatly in recent years, many organizations miss the opportunity to present their stories, lacking the skills to use the tools effectively. The TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. Mobile Storytelling Tweet Chat - Learn More!

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Choose an event that maximizes the skills and talents of your volunteers. It becomes the basis of storytelling and fundraising for your organization, so it’s important to take the time to get your mission statement right. Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits? It’s the foundation of your messaging.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2014

From print fundraising appeals to digital annuals reports to compelling storytelling through tweets and status updates, the social science of online behavior confirms again and again that messages are most effectively communicated through images.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

If you want to reach more people and help promote your brand recognition while positively shaping the public’s perception of you – learning a few key strategies and skills around external nonprofit communication is vital. . It’s important to note that one of the best forms of messaging is through storytelling.

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