The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. She was one of the first to publish about using social media for social impact and has lectured at Stanford University. THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT. In this blog, you’ll learn about: Storytelling for Social Good, Fundraising, and Nonprofit Communications.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Danielle Coates-Connor: And you, Devyn, have been creating a visionary library of images with all of the branding work that you’ve done at Edge Leadership, with all of the illustration work that you’ve done for Nonprofit Quarterly and for The Voice Lab. Maybe we’ll start with you, Amy, bring your voice in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Listen to and believe disabled voices. Engage in representative and appropriate storytelling. Nonprofit organizations regularly utilize storytelling as a method of engaging donors and supporters and often focus on stories that appeal to the heart and emotions of the intended audience.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

To mark its anniversary, NRDC launched an immersive storytelling experience featuring powerful stories and moments from the last 50 years. Our team partnered with NRDC to conceptualize how to capture these highlights in an engaging and informative story. I’m Determined. Silver – Education for Websites.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 28, 2014

In the past few years, we've seen the transformation from long to extremely short-form digital content like that on Vine and Instagram, and we've experienced the rise and fall of numerous storytelling apps never to be seen or heard of again. But how can stories touch hearts and minds if they go unnoticed and unheard?

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

But what I haven’t seen written about as as often—or maybe I’m just not looking in the right places—are stories about the little, delightful, unexpected things that changed us in 2020. . Oftentimes, stories of distant wars and suffering can glaze over the humanity and real human stories that still exist.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Repeat what works – Keep using effective stories, calls to action, and emotional appeals. A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. A relatable human voice connects. Personal stories, donor benefits, time sensitivity? Helping real people should be the star.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Just this month they held a day of legislative action bringing together members of the community to hear from legislators on bills currently in session and for the opportunity to elevate their voices on issues concerning the community. Black Public Media emerged out of a need for more stories from Black storytellers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

All that said, as social media managers, we need to read in order have moments when we are completely immersed in a story using our brains to process words, sentences, story structure, and plot lines – not just soundbites, headlines, tweets, and pins. Reading books does that. 5) Disconnect while on vacation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

The parent voice carries acute moral and emotional weight. It embodies the universal instinct to protect and care for children. FBE: Parents are found everywhere: in boardrooms and parliaments, in factories and farms, at school gates and community centers. She is also the author of the Swedish book, Talk To Children About Climate. .

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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. , Share impact stories.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

One of the best parts of developing a book is learning new stories. For me, the early stage of writing a book is a treasure hunt--an excuse to seek out new examples and ideas that strengthen the story. She writes with power, and a voice unlike any I've encountered online. Our cultural universe is full of stars.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When talking to my customers, I love hearing the relief in their voice once we resolve the issue." He loves organizations that promote literacy and that introduce kids to stories and storytelling. She says, "We both had a good laugh, but she understood it. " Casey Livingood.

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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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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 8, 2014

How it works for nonprofits: This helps you be a voice for whatever cause you’re advocating. You can also add the snaps to your story, where people can view it for longer without it disappearing. How it works for nonprofits: Use the storytelling feature to come up with ways to showcase the work your volunteers are doing.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Podcasting is a storytelling medium; use it as the voice for your organization’s most compelling stories. There are several services that allow you to create a podcast directly by leaving a voice message recording. The University of Chicago Law School is a great example of instructions for listeners.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Shutterstock.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2007

And the universal entry point is the visitor. Be careful how you tell the story. While narrative is a compelling part in the exhibit design toolkit, it can lead to uncomfortable situations if the storyteller proves untrustworthy from the visitor's perspective. Put visitors' voices front and center. But do you compost?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 30, 2021

Eileen Smith of Spokesmith, on empathy: “A great way to demonstrate you have values in common is through storytelling. At the beginning of your presentation, it’s wonderful to tell your own story that relates to the organization’s cause or mission. If you don’t have your own story — retell someone else’s. Shutterstock.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. Use an emotionally compelling image or a short story at the top of your form that illustrates what kind of positive impact your donors are having on your beneficiaries. Here are two strategies to implement in your direct mail materials to help you better connect with donors: Rely on strong storytelling.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2007

But in this project, each artist is uniquely powerful because they give voice to something vital, something easy for viewers to access emotionally. As Frank said, 4 by 6 inches is not enough space to explain an entire story. There’s a rich inner story behind each of the cards, and it’s within all of our grasp to imagine it.

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Forum One

OCTOBER 20, 2021

As Nicole Martins of Indiana University states in this HuffPost article, “There’s this body of research and a term known as ‘symbolic annihilation,’ which is the idea that if you don’t see people like you in the media you consume, you must somehow be unimportant.”. Where is the focus? Is anyone being tokenized (i.e.,

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 9, 2007

She's the author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and she's going to tell how to use story to change people's ideas and get your idea across. The sales manager at the Mark Hopkins Hotel also told me that he loved that book when he was young, because it did change the way he saw the universe. Good stories will tell better than didactic tracks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2010

Regardless of how successful this call was, I always hung up feeling things were incomplete.” - Danielle Thomas, Exhale Talkline Counselor & Pro-Voice Ambassador. Members share detailed personal stories, ask for and get advice from others, and use supportive, nonjudgmental language when they communicate with each other.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It’ll open with candid stories about the ups and downs of working in social good and close with an afternoon of action and volunteering with local nonprofits. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is unlike any conference you've ever attended.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Namely, how to spice up an email program, tell compelling stories, show the human side of your organization, and build strong emotional connections between your audience and your issue. He graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2005 with a B.A. By Danny De Bonis, Director, Political Media, IB5K. Earth Day, Remixed. in Sociology.

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Care2

OCTOBER 3, 2011

During the Iran protests in February of 2011, a woman who was raped, sexually assaulted and beaten once she was identified as a "rioter" simply for voting, had no voice and little way to speak out about her experience. Can social media actually save lives and create a voice? Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

It does everything a great documentary story can do: it takes you into another world, introduces you to unforgettable people, defies expectations, and delivers tough realities instead of fairy tales. I've been consuming a lot of documentary stories recently, primarily through Longform.org , my new favorite go-to nighttime reading source.

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