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Power of Storytelling | Harmony for Change: The Global Impact of Playing For Change

Pamela Grow

Playing For Change leverages this by directly impacting over 50,000 students through on-site teachers. The organization’s reach extends far beyond, touching the lives of hundreds of thousands worldwide through the universal language of music. Beyond its social impact, music has profound effects on the soul and the brain.

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

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The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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What Is a Story and Why You Need To Tell Them

The Storytelling Non-profit

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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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

Candid

Uplifting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Shaw University, located in Raleigh, NC, was the first HBCU organized in the South and is the birthplace of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). At Howard University, we used to sing the song during convocation.

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Transform Data into Tangible Stories

Forum One

Increasingly, organizations of all sizes have access to digital tools that provide data, but data storytelling—making facts relatable and actionable—takes additional effort to transform data into tangible stories. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Know your audience. Understand your capacity. Commit to a schedule.

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Think You’re Not a Writer? Your Guide to Writing a Great Fundraising Appeal

The Storytelling Non-profit

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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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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From accountants to college students, from administrators working in construction offices to legal professionals, many are considering new career directions to gain more meaningful work and to serve the greater good in their communities. While securing my two university degrees, I conducted in-depth research.

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