NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

The argument for stories In 2003, John Sadowsky and Loick Roche, two professors at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business in France, reviewed the major academic literature on storytelling and wrote a paper called, "The power of stories: a discussion of why stories are powerful". Explaining stories. Fund for UNICEF.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Here’s an example of a video See3 produced in partnership with Charity Dynamics for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. American Cancer Society saw a 10:1 return on investment from this effort. Michael Hoffman is the CEO of See3 Communications.

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Classy

JULY 19, 2021

Livestrong posted a Facebook video during the shelter-in-place order about the ways their organization supports cancer survivors during a pandemic and beyond, and its powerful message drove more than 33,000 views. Use a script to communicate with your audience . Learn the Science Behind Effective Nonprofit Videos. Take a look.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Featuring nine educational tracks focused on Resource Development and Management, Leadership and Governance, Technology, and Communications, the conference equips leaders across all levels of your organization. Attend If Youre: A nonprofit professional working with cancer centers across the US. To Register: [link] **Lets Connect!

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NTEN

MAY 27, 2010

The Strategy by David Neff of Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies If 2009 was the year everyone and their mom jumped into the social media pool, then 2010 is the year of strategy. While I was with the American Cancer Society, we were inspired by an amazing monitoring system developed by the Humane Society.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

The authors trace the evolution of nonprofit communications and debunk the social media myths that are holding organizations back. Charity Case: How the Nonprofit Community Can Stand Up For Itself and Really Change the World. Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. By Dan Pallotta.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 27, 2020

Human storytelling. Or a breast cancer survivor who was pregnant when diagnosed, and she received care thanks to a grant provided to the hospital by Susan G. The strength of your campaign’s proof points won’t necessarily ensure success, but the strength of your storytelling with the right influencer partners will. Stacy Caprio.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Stronger supporter and community relationships: Marketing provides natural opportunities to connect with people who support your mission, from low-level donors to corporate sponsors. As you continue to market your cause and personalize your communications, you can encourage loyalty and support.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So without further ado, meet our judges, a collection of storytelling experts who will be choosing our awardees. Vanessa Chase is a fundraising and communications strategist. She founded The Storytelling Nonprofit to help nonprofits connect in more meaningful ways with donors through stories and stewardship. Vanessa Chase.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

From Mother’s Day campaigns raising money for breast cancer research to Christmas fundraisers collecting gifts for children in need, great holiday fundraisers stick in your mind for years afterwards. As you create marketing content, use storytelling strategies. But what makes these fundraisers so successful?

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We’ve all heard it before: storytelling is at the heart of nonprofit fundraising. As you build out the content for your campaign and start to plan your marketing, storytelling should be at the heart of everything you do. But how often do you really think about that? Let’s stop and take a moment with that concept.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The American Cancer Society: When prospects explore ways to give on the ACS website, they see a clear statement about what they can expect for their donation. Your gift means we can continue to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families. Use storytelling to bring the UVP to life.

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CauseVox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We don’t expect to convert them all, but what we do have in place for those particular donors is their own track,” shared Amy, “We are communicating with them independently of everyone else.”. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. They received donations from 419 new donors: that was 75% of all their new donors in 2020. “We

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CauseVox

JUNE 15, 2023

Using CauseVox’s platform, Endure To Cure exemplifies the power of peer-to-peer fundraising by mobilizing almost 1000 individuals to donate to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. This leads to higher levels of engagement, increased donations, and a stronger sense of community around the nonprofit’s cause.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

If you want to pitch your story to several news outlets, you need to draft a press release, which you can later adapt for your website’s blog, your email marketing communications, and your social channels. If your organization supports families impacted by childhood cancer, figure out who the healthcare journalists are in your market.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 9, 2024

From leveraging compelling storytelling to utilizing interactive features, these strategies are tailored to help organizations of all sizes harness the full potential of their social media presence. By creating compelling content—such as videos, images, and storytelling posts—fundraisers can capture attention and inspire action.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

Up your storytelling game. When you use your donor data strategically, you can set attainable goals, identify new donor pools, choose effective communication channels, and personalize your appeals. Text fundraising is a great way to increase engagement among your support base and establish a regular communication cadence.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

We love to bring together communications, marketing, digital strategy, and fundraising all together in a strategic integrated way. And we crafted a whole new brand message and then we started communicating that in a lot of creative ways and pushing the boundaries. And then they deserve, in my opinion, personal communication.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

We don’t expect to convert them all, but what we do have in place for those particular donors is their own track,” shared Amy, “We are communicating with them independently of everyone else.”. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. They received donations from 419 new donors: that was 75% of all their new donors in 2020. “We

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 13, 2015

When I think of meaningful marketing, the next thought that comes to mind is storytelling. You see, storytelling is not just an age old tradition. Storytelling is how we teach morals, values and life lessons. You’re probably using storytelling in your marketing efforts. That’s what storytelling does.

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Qgiv

JULY 29, 2021

When it comes to text communications, crafting targeted messages to a specific audience is the most sure-fire way to ensure the recipient will respond positively. Storytelling is an essential component of fundraising , and especially so when it comes to mobile fundraising. Segment your messages. This is called segmentation.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For example, an organization seeking to support those with cancer might see if local cancer care clinics are willing to post flyers advertising your program. This will communicate to your followers that you value volunteers and want more people to get involved in your program. Going outside of the box. Do so frequently.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 22, 2013

From #batkid to #GivingTuesday, the Next Generation of American Giving to Content Marketing for Nonprofits , storytelling to social fundraising, retention rates to relationship building, the roundup below covers it all (and everything in between). This piece from Ahern Donor Communications, Fundraising is about money. Checklists.

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

We don’t expect to convert them all, but what we do have in place for those particular donors is their own track,” shared Amy, “We are communicating with them independently of everyone else.”. Nonprofit storytelling fuels fundraising. They received donations from 419 new donors: that was 75% of all their new donors in 2020. “We

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 22, 2021

People in need of surgery, cancer treatments, and transfusions due to traumatic injuries benefit from blood drives everywhere. Host a blood drive in your own community to help make healthcare possible for patients from any and every background. Communicate donor impact. Videos are also a highly effective storytelling tool.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 20, 2018

In spite of the fact that both departments rely on excellent communications to achieve their desired outcomes, there is little to no work product developed or created in common. She could probably provide similar information on your hospital’s cancer and orthopedic programs as well. Create storytelling squads.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2009

With the wildlife we're compiling, We could keep the scientists smiling, And lose the grave and stern decorum that was our storytelling before, 'Though tweets are short and fitted,' I said, we'll increase the total submitted. Searched using Twitter Search with no URL to look for -. Perhaps with this we will engage more.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

You should also plan to communicate the urgency of your campaign to your audience. This also communicates to donors that you respect what they want and need from your organization, helping build your credibility with them. Here are some storytelling tips: Tap into people’s love of narrative. Choose an easy keyword.

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The AI Alignment Forum

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Skyscraper Layer 0 Top 2 Features shared across 100 instances: 16k/12608 (11/100 occurrences): Information related to real estate listings and office spaces 16k/980 (7/100 occurrences): References to sports teams and community organizations Layer 6 Top 2 Features shared across 100 instances: 16k/1840 (32/100 occurrences): Details related to magnification (..)

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 31, 2022

Nonprofit storytelling refers to a specific way of communication that organizations use to personalize their mission. And once shared effectively, storytelling will change the game for your organization. Many times, communication is something people don’t feel is their strong suit. We tell stories.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

And in 2018, as you saw, as I hurriedly got on to this to this presentation, I was diagnosed with cancer and I felt I needed to retire. And for those that don’t know what an elevator speech is, that is how do you communicate the why of your nonprofit going from one floor on the elevator to the next elevator? That’s awesome.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2013

posted by Colleen Dunbar , Project Specialist , Marketing/Communications. A few Decembers ago when I was home in Vancouver, I went with some girlfriends to serve breakfast and hand out holiday gift bags at a drop-in center for the less fortunate, where community members are offered shelter, activities, and a daily hot meal.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 19, 2013

It's easy to see why Twitter wanted a foothold in the video messaging game — dynamic storytelling apps like Instagram and Cinemagram. In the end, this is the short bit I created for our annual Digital Storytelling Challenge: Hey cool cats. Vine gives you another way to communicate with supporters and donors.

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CauseVox

MAY 11, 2021

Social media remains a powerful force for nonprofits to communicate with their stakeholders and supporters. The only true currency on social media is trust and attention, and the only way to get it is through valuable communication that is craved – that people would miss if it went away. They would open their wallets. Pique Curiosity.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

There’s less personal contact, more virtual communication, and there are consequences for this. It could be, you know, my mom had cancer that’s why I’m doing this volunteer work for the cancer organization. . We know that storytelling is powerful. How do you like to be communicated with?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat gathered nonprofit video experts and other experienced storytellers to share what works, what channels are best and more when it comes to sharing videos over social media. What does your organization do to communicate with your volunteers, fans, and constituents?

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

TechSoup’s Digital Storytelling Challenge tweet chat gathered nonprofit video experts and other experienced storytellers to share what works, what channels are best and more when it comes to sharing videos over social media. What does your organization do to communicate with your volunteers, fans, and constituents?

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