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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

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Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. Once you understand the basic elements of a good story and a few different ways to tell them, the rest is just practice, practice, practice.

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Top Nonprofit Blogs to Bookmark Today

The Modern Nonprofit

Many of the most respected professionals run their own blogs to shed light on best practices, challenge the status quo, and even offer humor to help folks fundraise smarter. They saw organizations using best practices in ways that weren’t producing results, and decided to do something about it. THE STORYTELLING NONPROFIT.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Using her musical abilities and skills as an entertainer while donning one of her signature sequined jumpsuits, Ellen helps nonprofits across the country raise millions of dollars annually and engages donors in a fun, engaging, joyful, unique, memorable and authentic way with huge heart. You were born to do this!”

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Finding The Best Board Retreat Facilitator – 9 Things To Look For

Kindful

Make the day fun. They make the day fun. The best facilitators make their retreats fun and lively, and are quick-witted and funny themselves. The best facilitators are professional, intentional, and practical, but that doesn’t mean they are dull. They don’t follow a script. In-the-trenches experience. Credibility.

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Podcasting as Digital Storytelling: Behind the Scenes Look

NTEN

Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. But a podcast can be a vehicle for storytelling, if you make the effort to infuse it with a narrative. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode.

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Nonprofit Fundraising Videos Inspire More Giving

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As with many things, practice leads to comfort. For a longer video, consider writing a script. Scripting: Even if you don’t plan to read from a script, you still should write a script. If your audience skews young and your video has a fun vibe, TikTok could be worthwhile. Go where your audience is.

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How to Report Live from Nonprofit Events Using Periscope

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We [ myself , @MeganSoffe r , and @PIRDave from OnGood ] streamed an interview and a short 20-minute session, but with creativity and time for planning, Periscope streaming as a storytelling tool is untapped and a future fundraising success story yet to be told. Don’t be too scripted and embrace the unexpected.

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