Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Many nonprofits deal with difficult subjects—illness, hunger, abuse, war, loneliness, addiction—and it’s often detailed accounts of those subjects that inspire people to give. Ask yourself: How can we change minds through statistics and storytelling ? . Balance the light with the dark.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Fans’ obsession with the Hunger Games saga isn’t by chance. As a Hunger Games fanatic (if Disney creates a Panem-based theme park, I’ll be first in line to visit the Capitol), I’ve been thinking about how nonprofits can learn from the phenomenon and generate this type of dedicated following. Hunger Games Lesson 3: Precision Matters.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 23, 2016

For this Designing for Good episode, we’re showcasing the best examples of nonprofit storytelling of 2016. Timely, but why is nonprofit storytelling such a hot topic these days ? And that’s why nonprofit storytelling matters. 7 Feeding America: “Four faces of Hunger” (website).

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

We feed the hungry today while building a healthy, hunger-free tomorrow. For the hunger-relief organization in the example above, the vision statement might be: To eradicate hunger in our community. One organization alone cannot wipe out hunger, but the vision statement illuminates your ultimate goal.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Hunger is a solvable problem. Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human , argues we’re putty in the storyteller’s hands. We naturally want to refute facts, so we put up our dukes and begin to “fight,” asking ourselves (or the storyteller if they’re present in the room) questions. “One

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This week, Natasha interviewed Vijay Chattha , a startup comms leader who has spent more than 20 years in the storytelling world. Here’s what we spoke about: How his clients are reacting to the downturn in terms of their openness, vulnerability and general hunger to tell their story.

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Classy

JULY 19, 2021

In addition to the hunger for more video content, the COVID-19 pandemic also affected the type of content users are most interested in. Nonprofits produced significantly more social media videos in 2020 than in 2019, with Facebook experiencing the largest increase of over 60% more video content. .

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sgEngage

MARCH 22, 2022

Focus on impact storytelling . Tip #4: Focus on impact storytelling . A successful piece of impact storytelling will simultaneously inform, move, and motivate your donors to stick with the mission and see it through to its conclusion. Personalize all appeals . Segment your audience . Where is my gift going?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Modern technology provides us all with new opportunities for storytelling, including new ways to approach the ever-important visual element. That is the topic of the most recent episode of The sgENGAGE Podcast: Visual Storytelling: A Picture is Worth 60,000 Words. Wrap our heads around the idea of visual storytelling.

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Candid

MAY 7, 2024

For example, a food bank exists to address hunger in a community. You need to share data on how many people in the area experience food insecurity, the causes, and the long-term implications of hunger on their lives. A proposal focused on program impact includes: Need: What need does your program serve?

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Storytelling That Illustrates Your Mission and What Donations Will Fund You’ll use storytelling in your annual appeal letter, and it will reinforce the rest of the activities in the overall campaign. Donors understand that their $30 will not realistically solve hunger in their city.

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Classy

APRIL 9, 2021

Most grantmakers want to fund specific projects and costs, so ensure you’re tailoring your grant proposal message to those needs by using effective storytelling. From clear writing to effective storytelling, grant proposals require special considerations to ensure they stand out to the funder. Write an Effective Grant Proposal.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Storytelling as a solution. Communicating what a nonprofit does through storytelling is a valuable and engaging tool for stakeholders. Storytellers strategically place the donor or prospect into the story, allowing them to help solve a problem, making them a hero. Evidence of impact comes through testimonies.

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NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Some organizations’ causes don’t attract donations as much as solving world hunger or helping abused animals, but it doesn’t mean they’re any less important. Put an emphasis on storytelling by using real names, avoiding fancy jargon and showing your donors the direct impact of their donations. Ask, ask, ask.

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Click Here to Download this Valentine Heifer International This global nonprofit works to eradicate poverty and hunger. Mooney, a high-maintenance hunk, and invited their supporters to Send a Valentine with a donation. And Heifer International’ s colorful, simple valentine to send a valentine inspires cheer and goodwill.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 27, 2009

NEWS I'm co-presenting with Michael Hoffman of See3 Communications about "storytelling" during the WeAreMedia Webinar September 23rd. Great list of Hunger Twitterers on Tyson Hunger Relief New Organizing Institute is putting on a New Media Training for Nonprofits in San Francisco Oct 5th and 6th.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

Recognizing the inherent strengths of incorporating storytelling strategy into online communications, Roger Burks , Perla Ni and I lead a session on " Better Online Storytelling.". My section focused on a case study of storytelling in the field, when I was a Congressional Hunger Fellow in Cambodia and Kenya from 2005-2007.

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Forum One

APRIL 29, 2009

Recognizing the inherent strengths of incorporating storytelling strategy into online communications, Roger Burks , Perla Ni and I lead a session on " Better Online Storytelling.". My section focused on a case study of storytelling in the field, when I was a Congressional Hunger Fellow in Cambodia and Kenya from 2005-2007.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 14, 2009

This is just one of the many different ways they are using social media for the fight against global hunger which has only intensified with the financial crisis. Take a quick look around their homebase Web site to easily see their creative use of social media, from bloggers campaigns to Wall Against Hunger. For example, storytelling.

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Candid

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Use an engaging and quick opener to convince viewers to care, for example: “More than 9 million children faced hunger in 2021. To learn more about how to construct your nonprofit explainer video’s narrative, check out this guide to nonprofit video storytelling. That’s one in every eight kids.” Provide a solution.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JANUARY 25, 2022

Discover how HOPE Atlanta , Metro Atlanta’s most established agency committed to fighting homelessness and hunger, capitalized on this integration to optimize their data collection , and explore how your organization can do the same to maximize fundraising potential. Hannah Durbin. Content Specialist at Classy.org. .

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Tableau

APRIL 3, 2024

Chris called the resulting viz Love for Food, Hunger for Change. “I Global hunger is such a big topic, and there’s a lot of reliable data around. It takes commitment to reach the level at which data analysis, design, and storytelling come together to produce a viz like Love for Food, Hunger for Change.

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Classy

JULY 13, 2021

But he says that the public perception of charities and how they should be run is keeping nonprofits from solving large-scale problems like hunger and poverty. Free Download: Your Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling. Drawing on urban legends, personal stories, and advertisements, they identify the qualities that make some ideas stick.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

Food banks have the critical job of providing meals to those facing hunger, which is no small feat. In 2020, food banks distributed 6 billion meals to those facing hunger in the United States. Tap Into the Power of Storytelling. Request a Classy product demo or explore our free resources: The Guide to Nonprofit Storytelling.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 7, 2015

I was lucky enough to sit down with Sean Sheridan , photojournalist, author and speaker who has spent nearly two decades elevating people and brands through storytelling, to learn more about his focus on storytelling through imagery and how his work amplifies the cause-minded organizations he partners with. Q: How do you define story?

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 15, 2015

The exhibit is designed to walk the viewer through a meaningful exploration of ERD’s humanitarian work, which is focused on alleviating hunger and improving the food supply; creating economic opportunity and strengthening communities; promoting health and fighting disease; and responding to disasters and rebuilding communities. And I love it.

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Keep an eye on your inbox for the latest news about our fight to end hunger in our community.”). Videos are the most powerful format for storytelling and turning viewers into donors. Tell a heart-tugging story. Sprinkled throughout your website, visitors should find compelling stories that explain how your organization changes lives.

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Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 4, 2022

If hunger among the elderly is on the rise nationally, share what you’re seeing locally along with a few key stats and a little about how you’re addressing the need in your community.

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Nonprofits Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Walmart sponsors nonprofit events that focus on hunger relief, disaster response, workforce development, and sustainability. Publix supports nonprofits through the Publix Super Markets Charities, offering event sponsorships, grants, and in-kind donations to causes that address hunger, housing, and education.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Food insecurity and hunger are some of the most prominent issues that plague our modern society. 41 million people, or 12% of the population, struggles with hunger. Food banks work hard to fight against increasingly pervasive hunger in our communities. In the U.S.,

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Connection Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

If we can demystify the terminology around outcomes measurement and impact storytelling, could that lower the barrier to entry? The difference between these two terms is at the crux of how we think about impact storytelling and the results-focused giving shift. To get to the root of No. Outputs vs. Outcomes.

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Qgiv

JULY 19, 2023

Grant funding is offered in eight areas: community and economic development, diversity and inclusion, education, environmental sustainability, health and human service, hunger relief and healthy eating, public safety, and quality of life. You can apply for grants 25 times in a year, and applications are accepted on a quarterly basis.

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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). When writing your fundraising appeals, it’s important to opt for the latter. Checklists.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Their hunger for each other is apparent in the steady but intense way George watches her undress; she smiles at his continued attention as she drops her silky clothing to the floor. Where he is stiff and buttoned-up, she is fluid and unbound. Their guests just happen to be a pair of young, hot-blooded couples who all met at the agency.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, saying, $50 provides meals for 10 children is far more effective than simply asking, Donate to fight hunger. The Role of Empathy & Storytelling Numbers dont always drive donations stories do. By using storytelling, social proof, and easy giving options , you can motivate donors and increase engagement.

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