NTEN

MAY 14, 2014

What do storytelling and cloud technology have in common? What is a story bank anyway? Storytelling is a cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising and public messaging. Storytelling is a cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising and public messaging. Cloud cloud technology storybanking storytelling Communications'

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NTEN

JANUARY 10, 2013

To take advantage of this is an exciting and pivotal moment, nonprofits should consider adding audio storytelling to your digital communications toolkit. Think about it: Radio producers can create stories that keep us in the car for "driveway moments" even when we've reached home, just so we can hear the ending.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The contest is presented by YouTube and See3 Communications and generously sponsored by Cisco and us, NTEN. Free registration to the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference , provided by NTEN. For nonprofits, video is a great way to share your mission, get out a message, and tell the stories of the people and issues you support.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Prior to joining NTEN in 2013, I worked in the human rights field with Social Accountability International (SAI). While this story was inspiring, it didn’t necessarily represent the great work SAI did as a whole. Plus, check out the new NTEN Voices section for tips and tools from our team and community! Get started!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

TechSoup invites you or your organization to participate in the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge ! Remember that video is the content people are spending the most time with online these days, and digital stories are a powerful way to share the passion and hard work your organization puts toward your mission! Share it now!

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NTEN

MAY 3, 2011

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. Their four central points may sound familiar: Stories are universal.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Mark your calendars for TechSoup Global's Digital Storytelling Online Event ! The Digital Storytelling Online Event discussions will occur in the TechSoup forums with expert hosts from the webinars. Your organization has a story to tell. 10/1: Digital Storytelling Challenge kickoff.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

There are no rules for effective storytelling, but there are things to think about that will help you when you choose to tell your stories. Here are a few, with the help of masters of storytelling. Storytelling is as old as humanity. Is it that now we all have the power to tell stories? Storytelling is an art.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 15, 2014

If you want a strong story-based strategy (and you do), weave the story of your nonprofit into a tapestry of change. communications strategy digital storytelling Strategy Communications' Demetrio P. Cardona-Maguigad. Director of Strategic Design. LimeRed Studio. Without a doubt, many of us will say that it is a cat.

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NTEN

JUNE 11, 2014

This September 3-6, NTEN will debut the Leading Change Summit. Alexandra will address how we tell stories with data, sharing a roadmap for your organization to create a data plan, understanding staff support, and share stories of your work. Do you have a data plan? But not all infographics really do that.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Recently, I had a conversation with Annaliese of NTEN , and a couple of Community TechKnowledge (CTK) staff members. Annaliese pointed out to us that podcasting is usually not perceived as digital storytelling , and we agreed that this is an idea worth discussing. That's because some stories tell themselves.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Yesterday, NTEN;s Holly Ross hosted an online conversation with Seth Godin and me, along with Roxy Allen and 100 plus NTEN members. In turn, I suggested that we have a conversation with the nonprofit technology community with Holly Ross at NTEN as host. Tags: nten. This conversation took place yesterday.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. So we used Facebook and Twitter to syndicate the stories and other content we published on our website -- particularly the Mercy Corps Blog, a new feature we launched last May. Social media became another place to tell our story, to engage readers and attract new supporters.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Let me tell you a story. Storytelling as a technique has been getting a lot of buzz in the nonprofit world. Now, substitute "donors" for "listeners" and "mission" for "moral" and you can see just how handy stories can be for cause-based organizations. What, exactly, is a visual story? No, better. Let me show you one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 26, 2011

Long story short, Jeff built a prototype fundraising platform, and we were able to raise more than enough funds to go. Here’s our blog post that explains our story. Every non-profit’s story is unique; it is also unlike any others. We want to give non-profits the ability to preserve this story.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 12, 2011

Your numerical data can tell stories , but can stories be data that leads to continuous improvement? I shared this on Twitter and the conversation brought out some interesting points that I curated in “Storify,” a story telling tool. (I As @orgnet says, “Turning data into stories is the real trick.”. What do you think?

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NTEN

OCTOBER 7, 2011

So as fundraisers, how can we tell the real story – expose the true heart of an organization – when our messaging is only one part of a huge multi-dimensional website? When done correctly, a microsite can be one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to fundraisers. Through the stories of four young victims, the A.C.T.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Perhaps it was some of those that can help to account for the NTEN community's busy week. This Member round up features mergers and lots of great new tools to help you with everything from storytelling to benchmarking and finding local Jewish holiday celebrations.

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NTEN

MAY 20, 2014

It takes a team to steward design and a compelling story to go with it. Consumer software products have started getting into the art of storytelling. Both products are focused on their community of users and on weaving their story into the very core of their products. Cloud collaboration tools design storytelling IT Staff'

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NTEN

MAY 12, 2011

One effective way to transform your data from an afterthought into a powerful communications product is through visualizations that help tell your story. Here are 6 ways to tell your stories with data that you can apply to your own web and communications work: 1. Focus the Story We touched on this principle above.

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

I just finished co-presenting a "Storytelling" session at NTEN's WeAreMedia Webinar with Michael Hoffman of See3 Communications. Michael talked about how nonprofits can use video to tell their stories, and I talked about blogging. Blogging And Storytelling View more presentations from Britt Bravo.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Everyone knows when they hear, watch, or read a good story. Stories are powerful. From the beginning of humanity, stories have been how we make sense of the world, share wisdom, and explain our existence. Storytelling is the most powerful tool nonprofits have at their disposal.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

The 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge is underway! If you haven't heard, during the month of April TechSoup is hosting our 4 th annual Digital Storytelling Challenge designed to inspire, educate, and empower nonprofits, libraries and social good organizations to tell their story through video and photos.

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NTEN

APRIL 1, 2013

Now, every nonprofit needs to learn how to tell a compelling story that connects with their supporters in order to be able to engage with them effectively. It’s the story that allows you to stand out in the crowd and how you can continue to thrive, despite a competitive environment that’s noisier than ever before. Find your story.

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NTEN

MARCH 25, 2010

Session: Creating a Culture of Storytelling. Whenever I do a presentation or talk to colleagues, people always say that they want to do more storytelling in their organizations, but don't know how to start. There's a pretty broad misconception that storytelling requires a huge level of re-invention and resource investment.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Nonprofit Social Media Storytelling Facebook Group :: facebook.com/groups/socialmediastorytelling. A Facebook Group for for nonprofit professionals to share ideas and advice about the best ways to use social media to share their stories. NTEN :: nten.org. News & Stories. WeVideo :: wevideo.com.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 4, 2009

(Note: This is a weekly round-up of NTEN members doing and sharing their nptech awesome. Tag your news with "nten member" or "nptech" to help us find your awesome, or contact Annaliese with your updates.) . Tags: NPTech nten members. Members are in bold. Thanks for including the NTC , Allyson!).

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 20, 2012

[This post is cross-posted from the NTEN blog.]. For nonprofits, video is a great way to share your mission, get out a message and tell the stories of the people and issues you support. Now, the YouTube community has the opportunity to get involved and cast their vote for the best nonprofit videos of the past year.

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NTEN

MARCH 19, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. There was an overwhelming amount of talent and stories shared through the contest! You’ll get to meet some of our local judges, see dozens of the best videos and photo stories, and connect with fellow digital storytellers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 5, 2008

Take for example Connie Bensen 's post and story. As Holly Ross notes on the NTEN blog , Chris doesn't like to call himself an expert. All this brings me to Andy Goodman and Storytelling as Best Practice. So, what are the campfire stories that social media evangelists tell? What-we-learned-in-defeat story.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2012

For example, my colleague Shai Coggins from Connecting Up (the Australian version of NTEN), who always brings me Tim-Tams. This prize will be given annually to an organization that leverages networks. Annie Leonard, the Story of Stuff, was the recipient. Several individuals in the nonprofit technology community were recognized.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. The world is better when nonprofits can better tell their story. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin: How to Tell Your Nonprofit Story with Spark.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Submit your digital video, five photographs, or a super-short story now, because we have $13,000 in prizes available! We have webinar recordings , tools, and resources to help you make stories that stand out. London, United Kingdom: Digital Storytelling. Guatemala City, Guatemala: Taller de Digital StoryTelling en Guatemala.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

It's a chance to convene and nurture a community of storytellers. There are incredible possibilities of finding stories that will make it onto your website, strengthen your brand, power your social media, and give your communications the authenticity they've lacked since, probably, forever. Time to mentor emerging storytellers.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2011

[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog.] We shared our stories of what it means to be a "woman in tech" (consensus: we have no idea) and bonded over funny/sad experiences in our careers. She said, "A professional would take this approach."

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NTEN

MARCH 17, 2011

[As part of the 2011 NTC, a group of attendees are documenting their experiences at the conference on the NTEN Blog.] This blog entry and the theme of "Tech" will focus on what I hear from others, no matter the significance, newness or pros or cons as the story is sharing, the sharing is key to learning.

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NTEN

JANUARY 13, 2011

Be a part of the 11NTC Storytelling Team! We’ve recruited two rock star storytelling, social media experts, Michaela Hackner and Roger Burks , to head up a 2 hour workshop on Wednesday, March 16 (the night before the official kick-off of the NTC) from 6 - 8 pm. So, want to be on the 11NTC Storytelling team?

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