Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 12, 2024

I’m a former news anchor turned nonprofit marketing and communications professional who is passionate about helping organizations tell their stories using public relations and storytelling techniques. A few ideas include explaining details about your program offerings, sharing impactful success stories, and providing organizational updates.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2024

Highlight your supporters on social media Throughout the day, share stories that show the impact of your donors or volunteers. These stories can also demonstrate to potential future supporters how they can make a difference in the lives of the people, communities, or causes you serve by engaging with your organization.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

My role was to document the event and collect stories. I was lucky enough to work along side Mark Horvath and Shawn Ahmed , both experts at capturing stories on video and sharing through social channels. The Art of Story Capture I focused on shadowing Mark and Shawn and asked them questions about their practice of story capture.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MAY 1, 2024

Well-planned events enable nonprofits, community groups, businesses and government agencies to showcase AAPI arts, food, performances, and more. The Art of Celebration: Showcasing AAPI Cultural Richness Incorporating cultural performances and art displays is a great way to bring the essence of AAPI heritage to life at your event.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Exclusive donor survey interview Conduct an online survey or interview with your major donors to directly ask about their experience and why they care about your organization. However, you should keep your interviews separate from program planning to avoid highly-restrictive giving. The Lucrative Art of Thanking Donors Webinar.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.” 32) Fred Northup, Jr.

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Tech Soup

MAY 17, 2011

Gateway to the Arts is a Pittsburgh-based organization that exposes young people to the arts through performances, classroom visits by professional artists, and integration of arts into school curriculum, all with a staff of six. In 2008, Gateway to the Arts was in need of a major overhaul. We had a non-logo.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 5, 2019

Geoffrey Dunn, a fabulous writer and collaborator, just published a big cover interview with me in our local weekly, the Good Times. Geoffrey wrote: Some of the changes you imposed on the museum, including Abbott Square, generated criticism, mostly from some of the old guard types who wanted more traditional explorations of art and history.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. I was lucky enough to talk my host into driving me to Talkeetna so I could document this fabulous story.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 3, 2011

Lots of museums these days have video comment booths to invite visitors to tell their stories, but how many of those booths really deliver high-impact content? Last week, I talked with Tina Olsen, Director of Education and Public Programs at the Portland Art Museum, about their extraordinary Object Stories project.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Many of his discussions are included in his interview series on LinkedIn. The goal of this book is to provide an intensely practical guide to making that transition by sharing insights, stories, and approaches from hundreds of leaders to build the skills you will need to make the leap to leader,” explains Bryant.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Over the last year, the work of Traveling Postcards keeps crossing my path, so I asked its founder, Caroline Lovell, to share with us: How Traveling Postcards works The path that brought her to this work Her favorite Traveling Postcards success story How we can get involved with Traveling Postcards I've posted her answers below.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 18, 2021

Day, designated as a National Day of Service, I was interviewed by Meghan McCarty Carino for National Public Radio about how organizations have adjusted their MLK Day of Service plans given the pandemic. Yet, there’s much more to the story. In anticipation of today, the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Official Google Blog: Explore museums and great works of art in the Google Art Project – Take yourself on an art tour using Google Maps! "One That's what happened with the Art Project—a new tool we're announcing today which puts more than 1,000 works of art at your fingertips, in extraordinary detail."

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Bonterra

AUGUST 15, 2022

Read their story on Covenant House International and Barker & Scott Impact Powered by: Donor Engagement Nonprofits Digital communications & marketing Fundraising ideas Project QUEST This interview with Project Quest chief program officer Lelani Mercado discusses why they invested in a case management solution and the impact it made.

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Greater Giving

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Art of Event Promotion Through Media Relations As an event organizer, one of your primary goals is to ensure that your event reaches its maximum potential in terms of attendance and impact. Media Pitching and Follow-ups: The team actively pitches event stories, press releases, and exclusive interviews to media outlets.

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Museum 2.0

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It made me dig up this 2011 interview with Tina Olsen (then at the Portland Art Museum) about their extraordinary Object Stories project. How and why did Object Stories come to be? In the education department, we have some key values around slowing down, conversation and participation around art, and deep looking.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 23, 2014

an interview with Dustin Growick. They were “preaching the museum gospel” in NYC via alternative tours at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I heard incredible—and often salacious—stories behind hidden gems I’d walked past numerous times. Today on Museum 2.0, How did you first get involved with Museum Hack?

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

"Art is a wound turned into light."- I truly believe that art can heal, which is why I love producing the Arts and Healing Podcast for the Arts and Healing Network. I truly believe that art can heal, which is why I love producing the Arts and Healing Podcast for the Arts and Healing Network.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 26, 2014

In the article, David discussed ways that several large art museums are working to attract major donors and board members in their 30s and 40s. He is the son of Bonnie Pitman , an extraordinary museum leader and educator who has served as director of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Bay Area Discovery Museum, and as a board member for AAM.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

We tell stories. Stories are the most effective form of communication available because they immediately engage the reader on an emotional level and in a way that is interesting to them. Our neural activity increases 5X when listening to a story. 6 steps to telling your nonprofit’s stories. Act one – Set Up.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 15, 2021

taking the donor out of the story. . Look no further than soffi.org to find a treasure trove of curated fundraising examples featuring interviews with the designers and copywriters and eye-candy examples of each piece. . Fundraising is both an art and a science. changing the 4 th -6 th grade reading level for a higher one.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

Aleks Krotoski interviewed me on the Guardian's Tech Weekly podcast. I think it is hilarious that I'm interviewed with Larry Brilliant and Bill Gates. At the end of the podcast, they ask for any success stories about charities using social media. This episode is about using technology for good.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

I'm prepping for a workshop on Social Media and wanted do a round up of recent compelling examples of arts organizations using social media strategies and tools. I've covered arts organizations and social media here and there over the past three years and last winter co-wrote a cover story article with Rebecca Krause-Hardie for ArtsReach.

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 24, 2011

This post features an interview with Sarah Schultz, a museum staffer at one of the institutions Light profiled in the book (the Walker Art Center). We created a teen arts council, invested in staff, and invested in programming. Now the teen arts council model is no longer considered innovative.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 26, 2021

Discussion members recommended other things instead of giving a book about leadership to a new manager, such as: o Interviewing everyone in the company with whom they will directly work. Covey and John C. Maxwell each have two books in the Top 20. o Giving a book about management first. Clark made it within the Top 35.

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Allegiance Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Our Allegiance copywriters will often interview clients to get to know them better and hone in on the case for giving. Showing your mission in action by sharing one person or family’s story and how you helped them is much more powerful than impersonal facts and figures. Use fundraising language when asking for donations.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 22, 2012

Jenny also asks guest curators to share a story about how art has been a positive force in their life. You can learn more about Jenny, CRESCENDoh, and her book, Art Saves: Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art , in my interview with her on the Arts and Healing Podcast.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

With all the depressing stories on the news, you'd never know that there are all kinds of amazing people out there who not only have big visions for a better world, but are making their big visions real, but there are! Please note that because the interviews take place over four years, some people's work and lives may have changed.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 23, 2021

The book (co-authored by Dick Weiss ) chronicles Michael’s story of going from an underdog athlete to a turnaround CEO, and how he took his student-athlete experience and translated those learned lessons to successes in his career. As a basketball player, Michael learned teamwork, courage, adaptability, and much more.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

There is no one-size-fits-all RFP, but that doesn’t mean that organizations shouldn’t feel the need to write their life story — especially if it is a small project. Interviewing and deciding Choosing the right vendor is more art than science. Here are the 4 stages of writing an effective RFP.

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DNL OmniMedia

MAY 25, 2023

You can do this by: Sharing your beneficiaries’ stories. Provide a specific example of how donor support impacts your cause by sharing an impact story. This could be an interview, a video, or a story you crafted based on information your beneficiaries shared with you. Create a video. Providing the data.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below. He is also the co-founder of the International Folk Art Market. That's what that is.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

I recently caught up with Mazarine and asked her, “If there was one example or story you could share that exemplifies why you wrote this book, and a few examples of the kinds of content and resources included in the book, what would it be?” I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be giving away a copy of the book for free to a reader!

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

A big thanks to everyone who listens to the program and reads the interview transcripts here on Have Fun * Do Good. Over the past two years I have had the privilege of interviewing 30 "Big Visionaries." Their stories are the fuel that keeps me going. I hope they are inspiring for you as well.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Mary Nemerov, Chief Philanthropy Officer, California Academy of Arts and Sciences. She will be interviewed by our own Ebony Beckwith, Executive Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce. Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International. Nonprofit Summit features Dr. Jane Goodall, Leslie Odom, Jr.,

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2014

Blanchard On Becoming a Leader – Warren Bennis The Anatomy of Peace – Arbinger Institute The Art of Possibility – Benjamin Zander and Rosamund Stone Zander Within the Top 35 list of the book recommendations, you’ll find four more John C. Covey and John C. Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Books'

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