Tech Soup

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Some of my best childhood memories are from going to public grade school. Writing and illustrating stories about my gerbils, Floppsey and Moppsey, and reading them to the class. Writing and illustrating stories about my gerbils, Floppsey and Moppsey, and reading them to the class. Making friends was hard, but learning was fun.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2022

Our distaste for writing followed us into adulthood because we still suffer from the same writing inadequacies we had in childhood. I want a program director who can write compelling stories about the experiences of our participants. Write compelling stories. Below the picture, you add a quote from Stu’s mom.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

The fewer words you use the better, but you will need words to tell your story. Primary colors evoke childhood and optimism. Photos: Photos are so important to a nonprofit website and go a long way in telling a story, hence the expression, A picture is worth a thousand words. We like Arial and Calibri. Trustworthy?

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Tell Good Stories About People The power of story lies in its ability to connect us on a deeply human level. In order to do that, you have to tell a good story that shows donors who they’re helping and how it works. Stories help to connect people. This empathy is the inspiration that activates your donors to give.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

She was an example for me throughout my childhood, bringing me along as she volunteered at soup kitchens, with the LDS cannery, and in the Scouts. Thank you, Michael for sharing your story and reminding all of us Americorps Alums of our service to this Country. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Nonprofit Success Story: Ushahidi, a nonprofit headquartered in Kenya, used Kickstarter to launch production of BRCK, a Wi-Fi router and mobile modem built to withstand the elements. Nonprofit Success Story: Indiegogo has a wonderful gallery of campaigns from verified nonprofits, but I especially like this campaign from Give2 Asia.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

They do a wonderful job of showing the impact of their services by telling personal stories of the people that they have helped. Aside from their successful healthcare programs, the thing that really stands out about Uplift Family Service’s website is its storytelling.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For example, I’ll know I need to pop a picture of a hamburger on the screen for three seconds to make my analogies so the audience understands the concept. Around March, I stopped traveling and I found myself at my parents’ house in my childhood bed. I ordered a green screen and a ring light and set it up in my childhood bedroom.”.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 30, 2014

This nonprofit raises money for childhood cancer research and is most noted for their head-shaving events where participants ask for donations before they agree to, yes—have their locks shorn. Tell stories. Post pictures. Why turn away something positive and impactful just because it’s not the way you’ve always done things?

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

DREAM’s annual report is doing everything right: beautiful images, student stories, and (of course) thanking their donors. The nonprofit lets the impact stand on its own on certain pages – no pictures, very little language, and lots of white space. Check out the annual report template! DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. " Create a Holiday Tradition of Giving Happy Katie recalls her own childhood traditions of giving, both during the holidays and year round.

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Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

They defined data visualization as the representation of information in the form of a chart, diagram, or picture. “Map out the story you need to tell. Storyboarding can help you understand the full picture of what you want to show and what the most important aspect is to focus on.”

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A donation-centered message could take the form of several different content types: a heart-warming client story, an graphic-heavy update on an ongoing campaign, a volunteer testimonial, an educational deep dive into a topic of interest, or something completely unique. There are several different ways to inspire donors to give, for example.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 10, 2021

This means your fundraising participants should be able to share their story and explain why they support your nonprofit. Additionally, they should be able to upload their own pictures. Pro Tip: Provide an example of a supporter’s completed fundraising page on which they’ve shared their story and why they support your organization.

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Donors (translation: people) are generally not as moved by statistics as by a good story, a connection with another human, or an animal or object that is the underdog. One of my favorite stories from childhood (and beyond) begins, “Once there was a tree. This is a simple story—just 624 words. and she loved a little boy.”

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 3, 2015

Imagine a community with 50 different organizations working to reduce childhood obesity. What happens when those 50 different organizations agree on one indicator for success in reducing childhood obesity? They understand how their individual work fits into a larger picture. Share your story, question, or comment below.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 24, 2018

Louie’s Kids is a nonprofit that fights childhood obesity and promotes family wellness. . Tell a story in your appeals. People naturally look at pictures before reading text. Capitalize on this by using images to tell your story and evoke the donors’ emotions. Keep amounts and explanations simple and use examples.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

She made her payment and here's how her business is doing, and here's a picture of the new goat that she got. I have a wonderful family and had just the best childhood and the best growing up. While we were there together, I'm there just being totally compelled by these stories, and so was Matt. So that's exciting to us.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 5, 2008

I kept sneaking glances at his screen, watching it fill with words like “Web 2.0,” “virtual worlds,” and pictures of kids tuning out teachers and tuning in their cellphones. And yet in 2004, I listened to an exhibit manager vent about the challenge of creating an early childhood development exhibition in his science center.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

Influencers Play Critical Role in Giving Day Campaign: The No Kid Hungry Social Council and Bloggers are a collection of diverse individuals committed to the fight to end childhood hunger and are the driving force behind their campaigns. Children Like Jesse Need Relief: Will you share his story on Facebook? Share our FB Live Kick Off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 4, 2012

million readers, hundreds of thousands of others have viewed the stories as well. As childhood obesity disproportionally impacts children of color, we specifically used social media strategies to reach communities of color. 1 item of discussion was childhood obesity, which garnered 65 out of more than 400 tweets!

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Museum 2.0

JANUARY 18, 2012

The common museum knowledge on this issue is that adults are timid, that we have lost some of the wonder, impulsiveness, and active creativity of childhood days. They're playing instruments, painting pictures, and cooking gourmet meals in record numbers. Share your story with other visitors.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Picture bookswhich cater to those under the age of 10are often children’s first introduction to poetry and art. And this year, there are many newly-published picture books that celebrate aspects of Black life in nuanced ways, portraying history, culture, and joy. But few of us know about his childhood.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Love, Simon A heartfelt coming-of-age story, Love, Simon follows a closeted teenage boy as he grapples with coming out to his family and community. But Diane's father doesn't approve — Diane is headed to England at the end of the summer, and he's determined to see Lloyd, a distraction, out of the picture.

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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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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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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

I found some pictures… pic.twitter.com/WfA8rAS9Ti — Ruthie Nachmany (@ruthienachmany) February 8, 2022. realrazzlekhan #neverhaveieverchallenge #neverhaveiever #childhood #shenanigans #interactive ? what an origin story that’d be. There’s just no way any other part of the story can compare. Aren’t they?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

WB Pictures. Jake Doyle (played by Neil Patrick Harris) regales his daughter with a story on how he and his friends, who lived in a working-class suburb in 1988 Illinois, tried to get the Nintendo Entertainment System for Christmas. The Matrix Trilogy: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions. The Matrix.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Pictures The War of the Rohirrim is based on a short section of Tolkien's appendices, in which Héra is but an unnamed daughter. However, in fleshing her out, the film is able to add new depth to the story, all while making sure Héra is the kind of person Éowyn would actually be telling a story about.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

Content warning: This story contains discussion of sexual abuse and assault. I tell her I think that her place in this history is just as important as theirs and that I would really love to get the story right, but that I can’t do that without her help. She tells me long, meandering stories in sotto voce murmurs.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

So what is Wynn-Williams' story, exactly? But then her childhood chapter is unusually engaging. Wynn-Williams is so devoted that, in this very Succession -like story, she does a Tom Wambsgans and offers to go to jail. "I And do you really have to read the whole book to find out? Don't worry, we've got you.

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Allegiance Group

JANUARY 27, 2025

The email dives deeper into the story of a specific jaguar your nonprofit aided and the impact of donations to your cause. For example, you might highlight your food pantry’s work to get more hot lunches for kids during school to the segment of donors who are passionate about ending childhood hunger. Leverage technology.

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