One Big Change to Make for Ethical Storytelling
NonProfit PRO
MAY 17, 2024
Nonprofit client storytelling can often be a cringe-worthy topic. Instead, here's how to create content that supports clients.
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NonProfit PRO
MAY 17, 2024
Nonprofit client storytelling can often be a cringe-worthy topic. Instead, here's how to create content that supports clients.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JULY 30, 2023
By Lyn Chamberlin , President at Lyn Chamberlin Leadership – an award-winning nonprofit brand strategist who works with organizations and successful women to create transformative brand narratives. Powerful storytelling is the key.
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CauseVox
JULY 18, 2024
Great news: with the right storytelling techniques, this is entirely within reach. We’ve created this comprehensive guide to help you master the art of storytelling for your nonprofit. Download our free guide to storytelling for nonprofits and take the first step towards creating powerful narratives that drive change.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
This framework provides a holistic approach, encompassing various dimensions of a digital strategy, including audience engagement, content creation, and impact measurement. Whether it’s boosting engagement, streamlining content creation, or enhancing donor communications, clear objectives are crucial. Output as a table.”
Bloomerang
MAY 22, 2024
For years, when nonprofits would publish digital reports with their best stories, they had to point inspired readers to a separate page to make a donation, disrupting the storytelling to fundraising pipeline. We solved this problem with Storyraise , a solution for nonprofits to create digital annual, impact, and donor reports.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 8, 2020
By Elizabeth Ngonzi , is an Adjunct Faculty at New York University Center for Global Affairs where she teaches Digital Storytelling, Innovation and Fundraising. Storytelling is core to how we as human beings communicate. Storytelling Framework. Ideal Digital Storytelling Ecosystem. Digital Storytelling Framework.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
And this is where storytelling comes in. So, what makes an effective storytelling campaign? It is not enough for your storytelling campaign to evoke feelings of sympathy. Elements your nonprofit should include in your storytelling campaigns include: Show impact. Encourage user-generated storytelling with social media.
Candid
APRIL 13, 2023
The reason storytelling is so effective at capturing people’s attention is simple. Bring your story to life using different types of video content (e.g., Led by Liz Ngonzi, CFRE, this free training will not only explain how to use a simple storytelling framework to enhance the clarity of your organization’s digital communications.
Greater Giving
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Nonprofit storytelling remains a timeless and powerful tool for connecting with potential donors. Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action. Let’s dive into the art of creating compelling stories that resonate and inspire action.
Greater Giving
APRIL 30, 2024
Event experience expert and producer Joey Goon joined us to talk about how you can harness your event to deepen donor relationships with Digital Storytelling Joey Goon is the president of Utopia Experience , a woman-founded, minority-owned event and video production company. Set up a video camera and ask guests questions as they arrive.
Forum One
MARCH 2, 2023
Webflow is a content management system that allows the creation of websites with no code required. It is leading the future of content management systems (CMS) as it provides technology, usability, and reliability without compromising on functionality and scalability. The home of animation and development by designers.
The Storytelling Non-profit
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
You’re in for a treat in this article as we’re going to talk about how to find your next best step in non-profit storytelling. Today, I want to help get the most out of your non-profit storytelling efforts by helping you decide where to take your work next. Non-Profit Storytelling: Your Next Best Step.
TechImpact
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
Create content that your target audience cares about, and can use in their every day life. Nonprofits everywhere understand the importance of content marketing, but content marketing can be harder than it seems. that’s been stocked with content. The premise seems simple enough. Engage the community.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Learn how to master storytelling, create engaging content, and grow your list of supporters with this helpful guide! If your nonprofit is struggling to get fans to stop scrolling, you may need to adjust your strategy.
NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 7, 2023
Learn how to master storytelling, create engaging content, and grow your list of supporters with this helpful guide! If your nonprofit is struggling to get fans to stop scrolling, you may need to adjust your strategy.
Media Cause
JANUARY 20, 2023
Content tends to be an all-encompassing word these days. You have influencers on social media who call themselves content creators, posting videos and content online, and people like myself who consider themselves content writers, because, well, we write for a living. So, how do you create a content strategy?
sgEngage
AUGUST 16, 2024
Have you ever embarked on the tremendous pile of work involved in creating your annual donor report and wondered whether it makes a difference? Before I met with the team about some of the data-backed content we might need for the next report, I spent some time on our earlier annual reports. Allow these to set your themes.
Forum One
DECEMBER 28, 2022
As we think about our clients’ biggest challenges and successes, we want to share some of the best content of 2022 that our readers have found to be the most helpful. Creating a Virtual Seat at the Table. Data Storytelling That Deepens Engagement: NYU’s City Health Dashboard. Building Engagement with Conservation Efforts.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 17, 2019
A new year brings new goals and now is the perfect time to plan your social media content calendar for 2019. A content calendar is the link between posting daily on social media and a social media strategy. It will help you stay organized by planning your content in advance, without being overwhelmed by last-minute deadlines.
Bloomerang
APRIL 13, 2021
So, you want to write new content; or maybe you need to write new content. You’ve heard how important storytelling is for communicating your mission and message but let’s face it – you haven’t written a story since high-school English class. Now that you have your story content , you can go back and revise. Happy writing!
The Storytelling Non-profit
APRIL 12, 2022
That’s where storytelling comes in. In this article, I’m going to talk about the common challenges of explaining non-profit impact and go over the action steps you can take to explain your non-profit’s impact through storytelling. All we’re doing in this step is aligning that message to the story content.
TechImpact
OCTOBER 30, 2014
This same chemical is also created when you’re reading stories. While the ROI of storytelling is a difficult one to measure , what’s important to understand is that it does work. According to the HBR article, there’s a formula for effective storytelling, too. Why is this pertinent to the nonprofit sector you might be wondering?
The Storytelling Non-profit
JANUARY 24, 2022
One of the best storytelling tips I can give you is to set yourself up for measurement success from the very beginning. The very best advice I can give you on storytelling is to always start with the end in mind. Storytelling is a tool that supports various fundraising and communications strategies and goals.
Achieve
MARCH 18, 2024
Let’s take a look at why storytelling matters for nonprofit grant writing and actionable ways you can start telling more compelling stories in your proposals. Why Does Storytelling Matter for Grant Writers? Storytelling matters in grant writing for two key reasons: Stories help you stand out. Stories make things real.
Bloomerang
APRIL 26, 2023
At the heart of a strong social communications plan is relevant and compelling content. Nonprofits cannot be random with social media content as that will only lead to a very random result. Here are easy-to-implement content ideas to help fill out your social media calendar. They deserve to be appreciated and acknowledged.
sgEngage
JANUARY 17, 2024
Your nonprofit relies on storytelling to forge emotional connections with potential supporters and spread awareness of your mission. Understanding Why Podcasts Work for Nonprofits Aside from gaining access to the millions of podcast fans, employing them as part of your content strategy allows you to: Enhance engagement.
The Storytelling Non-profit
JUNE 1, 2022
But for any of that to happen, you must have content to put into your newsletter. Content is the backbone of your newsletter and it’s in your organization’s best interest to select great content. A great strategy that I recommend is to create a list of broad content ideas for your non-profit newsletters.
Bloomerang
DECEMBER 21, 2021
In part three of this series on how to become a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about the practical skills you need to tell an effective story. In part two, I touched on the storytelling elements that will inspire your audience and encourage them to take a desired action. . Once you create your story, you need to edit it. .
Bloomerang
DECEMBER 14, 2021
In part two of this series on the skills you need to be a great nonprofit storyteller, I talk about how to engage your audience emotionally through creative storytelling. In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. . In this post, I’ll focus on the creative skills involved in storytelling. .
Candid
JUNE 5, 2024
As defined by the Association for Talent Development , Instructional Design is “the practice of creating learning experiences to support long-term learning.” Engage colleagues who have developed training content to help uncover any hidden gems. If you’re still coming up empty handed, then you’ll need to create tailored content.
sgEngage
JULY 20, 2023
Here are five ways to prove impact through storytelling—and how you, the grantmaker, can help. Your role as a grantmaker could involve providing guidance on ethical and trauma-informed storytelling practices , ensuring that an individual’s story is shared with dignity and respect.
The MatrixFiles
JANUARY 2, 2024
If your goal is to clean up the dead and outdated content on your website, your action plan might look like this: Ask your web manager or web vendor to create an updated inventory of all of the content on your website. Is old content dominating the results? Resolve to make some decisions about 5 types of content, eg.,
Kindful
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Whether you’re planning an advocacy or fundraising campaign, using a storytelling framework to create your calls to action can help you make emotional connections with your audience and ultimately move them to act. This storytelling framework asks you to answer three basic questions: Story of Self: Why have you been called to serve?
The Storytelling Non-profit
JANUARY 4, 2022
When it’s the beginning of a new calendar year or the start of a new fiscal year, the fresh start is a great time to create your non-profit’s annual story strategy. Just like creating a fundraising plan or a communications plan, a story strategy is your opportunity to build a clear roadmap to your goals.
TechImpact
AUGUST 21, 2014
Bill Gates famously wrote in 1996 that content will be king on the Internet one day. Despite his prophecy, Microsoft today still does not have a juggernaut content department, and is still focused on creating software. Whether his vision for what Internet content would be in 1996 was, we may never know. This happens.
Bloomerang
JULY 16, 2024
Storytelling is your superpower. But, creating engaging content can be time-consuming, especially with limited resources. These templates include sample content to kickstart fundraising campaigns you can easily brand with your organization’s colors and logo.
The Storytelling Non-profit
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The urgency you create in a fundraising appeal must be genuine and true. Here are a few ways that you can create this kind of urgency. As with all things in fundraising and communications, what you create is only as useful as you make it. It is never okay or ethical to embellish the urgency to manipulate people to donate.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 29, 2024
In order to win back trust and stay top-of-mind, nonprofits must focus on establishing emotional connections with their audience through consistent, high-quality content. You’re not following a set path; you’re creating your own unique memories, meeting locals, and forming meaningful connections. Say their name.
CauseVox
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Join us and learn the four key elements of community storytelling: Inclusion, Attention, Reputation & Validation, and Action. Asking donors to share their donor stories and including all donors’ perspectives, regardless of the donation amount, can create a stronger and more resilient community around the organization.
VisionLink
JUNE 19, 2012
Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Find a key message that will truly stick Create a key message that closes the gap between what your audience knows and what you want them to know.
CauseVox
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Join us and learn the four key elements of community storytelling: Inclusion, Attention, Reputation & Validation, and Action. Asking donors to share their donor stories and including all donors’ perspectives, regardless of the donation amount, can create a stronger and more resilient community around the organization.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 5, 2013
This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.
Bloomerang
MAY 25, 2021
When creating a strategic communications plan, it is important to identify your goals for each particular communications effort. Your audience should feel as though your content was written directly to them, which is where constructing an avatar – or ideal customer – comes into play. We will talk more about avatars in just a moment.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
This webinar begins with a brief demonstration on how to get your nonprofit started on Pinterest and then explores click-by-click the Pinterest tool set, highlights what kind of content works best on Pinterest Boards, and features numerous tips and tricks that can help your nonprofit become a better pinner.
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