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! There was an overwhelming amount of talent and stories shared through the contest! WHAT: Awards and Screening Party for the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of my biggest takeaways from last year's Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in San Francisco was this oft-repeated advice on social networking, specifically Facebook and Twitter: you can't make them come to you. For Mercy Corps, that meant storytelling. We just had to keep telling our story. Social media, indeed.

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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. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 15, 2012

In this year's Third Annual Digital Storytelling Challenge , powered by Lights. We were overwhelmed with the talent and stories you all shared with us! We were overwhelmed with the talent and stories you all shared with us! Whether you live in San Francisco, Australia, or Romania, we’d love for you to join us!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Nonprofit leaders, impact investors, and philanthropists from all over the world gathered in San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this week for SOCAP12. Heroic Stories Capture Nonprofit Audiences. Sachs advised organizations to look to ancient mythology when forming their stories. Learn More About Digital Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 30, 2013

Digital storytellers! We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it’s not shared? In addition to our expert judges selecting top stories , we are awarding a community choice prize as voted on by YOU! tsdigs digital storytelling'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Today, I had the pleasure of doing a little planning for March, 2012 bootcamps in country with the strategic social media adviser from Jordan, Rami Al-Karmi and Heather Ramsey at IIE in San Francisco as well as Craig Newmark and Barry Newstead from Wikimedia. Stay tuned … Video and Storytelling.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Join us Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. Meet and network with other story makers, techies, and do-gooders. See cutting-edge storytelling. digital storytelling TechSoup Event storymakers tsevents video' for our gala celebration. Reserve your ticket here.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Video is one of the best ways to tell your nonprofit's story. San Francisco, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Meet other nonprofit digital storytellers, and learn more about what makes an amazing video. mobile audio nonprofit digital storytelling nonprofits Multimedia and Graphics storymakers video' Ready to jump in?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 1, 2016

5: Collaborative Storytelling Sells. In a sharing economy, your story and the way it’s told is not completely under your control. Instead, your supporters are empowered to tell your story in their own, personal way. But this isn’t a bad thing, I swear! 6: Maintain a Human Connection.

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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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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

Submissions for the 2012 TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge have closed, but the fun has just begun! While our community is busy from March 6 – 12 picking their favorites for the Audience Choice Awards , our panel of expert judges will be selecting the top digital stories from among hundreds of entries. As the Dean of Story.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

Here at TechSoup, we're big on stories. Effective storytelling means nonprofits can reach more people, touch more hearts, and create bigger impact. TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Upcoming Tech4Good Events.

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Tech Soup

JULY 23, 2012

Australia ), we will be exploring the art of storytelling in. Storytelling is an evolving art, and new tools are. As interactive producer for TechSoup in San Francisco, I have. favorite tools for dynamic storytelling on any device. Pacific time (the morning of July 27 with Connecting Up. SlideRocket. slidestory.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

After graduating with a BFA in drama & music from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Ellen spent ten years bringing joy to audiences nightly as one of only ten lead performers in the longest running musical revue in the world—San Francisco’s “Beach Blanket Babylon.”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In September, the San Francisco Online Community Meetup welcomed Cara Jones , founder of Storytellers for Good , and JD Lasica , chief strategist at Socialbrite. Jones and Lasica spoke on the topic of using storytelling for community building. Principles of Storytelling. Give structure to your story.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

But what really makes a story shine is a strong, concise message, told in a way only your unique perspective and voice can. Are you telling a personal story, creating a fundraising pitch, inspiring others to care about a cause , or teaching potential customers about your business? Who Am I Talking To? About the Author. spanhidden.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Last night, we held our Digital Storytelling Challenge Awards Party here at TechSoup headquarters in San Francisco. We screened highlights from the more than 100 video, image, and GoldMail submissions and celebrated the great work nonprofits and libraries are doing to tell their unique and important stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 28, 2014

James Nickerson , Social Media Strategist, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. ” Tips via @humbertokam : pre-package stories, let talent speak for itself, optimize for the channel and be authentic. Humberto Kam , Director, Online Engagement & Marketing, Monterey Bay Aquarium. ” Yes!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 21, 2009

You may have heard about TechSoup's Digital Storytelling Online Event that's been going on all month. We received over 100 submissions from nonprofits and libraries around the country (and world) who've shared their digital stories in video , photo , and GoldMail formats for the Digital Storytelling Challenge!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

As nonprofits, we have an incredible storytelling advantage — to share meaningful, mission-minded content that inspires people to react, engage and share authentically. She lives in San Francisco with her husband who spends way less time with social media than she does. Above all else, authenticity always wins.

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Tech Soup

MAY 7, 2013

Digital storytellers! We have so many wonderful stories rolling in! But what good is a digital story if it's not shared? In addition to our expert judges selecting top stories , we are awarding a community choice prize as voted on by YOU! tsdigs digital storytelling'

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2016

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Raleigh, North Carolina: Nonprofit Storytelling: What You Need to Know. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Wednesday, October 5, 2016.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 8, 2009

I started volunteering at a San Francisco based arts education organization, Streetside Stories. The program teaches autobiographical writing in Bay Area public schools using storytelling (oral, written, digital). Not only did hearing their stories help me put mine in a different perspective, it was fun!

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

If our stakeholders are looking for confirmation, not information , it seems to me we need to refocus on the fine art of storytelling. . Somewhere along the way, we became more obsessed with exactly how high Icarus was flying when he fell than with telling the story of Icarus. The result? I couldn't agree more. You can help, too !

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 9, 2017

Storytelling in a sound-off world. Nonprofits have a leg up over other brands vying for attention on Facebook since every single nonprofit has a multitude of meaningful stories to tell. There is no need for them to manufacture a story to evoke emotion or educate. The notion of storytelling might seem grandiose.

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NTEN

MAY 25, 2011

Data and storytelling are, to quote the great American sage, Forrest Gump, “like peas in a pod”. Great maps unfold stories in successive layers of visual focus and comprehension. First impressions are the entry points to great stories, even ones about data! Get more stories about great maps (and even some geo-jokes!)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Read the informative and inspirational, The Entrepreneur’s Faces , to follow the intriguing stories of 10 real entrepreneurs from around the world as they reveal their personal entrepreneurial journeys – overcoming pain and setbacks, all the while demonstrating tremendous vision, imagine and drive. We both started in tech in San Francisco.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Not in San Francisco? Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We’ve been inspired and moved by your stories. So without further ado, meet our judges, a collection of storytelling experts who will be choosing our awardees. Awards will be announced at our gala on October 22, 2014 at SOMArts in San Francisco (you can RSVP and get your invitation here ). Vanessa Chase.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Set up by the Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, the San Francisco-headquartered Glide Foundation serves nearly a million meals a year to those in need, and it helps about 7,000 others with housing, shelter, job placement, health services, and more. read more.

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NTEN

MAY 2, 2012

How to Tell A Compelling Nonprofit Story: Part 1 (#12NTC) , Nancy Schwartz. Nonprofit storytelling tips from the pros , Debra Askanase. Why Fundraisers are Failing at Storytelling -- and What They Need to Change , Lori Jacobwith. How Non-Profits Can Protect Digital Rights and Themselves in the Post-SOPA Era , Rob Cottingham.

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NTEN

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The list includes See3 Communications '' 2013 Benchmarks for Nonprofit Video , mGive ''s recent Text Giving Study , M+R Research Lab ''s eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , and the 2013 Visual Storytelling Best Practices Guide by Resource Media , all for free! Not in San Francisco? Check out the plans and help get the stories heard!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Maddie: And thank you for introducing us to Rob Cottingham at the 09NTC in San Francisco! We really appreciated the concepts in The Networked Nonprofit and the storytelling to support the concepts. Lindy: First, thank you, Beth, for reading an early draft and giving us your feedback. Why did you write Open Community?

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night (Weekly). San Francisco, California: Social Impact in Tech: Panel Discussion with LinkedIn, Lyft, and Salesforce. Kampala, Uganda: Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits Workshop.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

At TechSoup, we're all about using technology to tell your nonprofit, charity, or public library's story. So when a new digital storytelling tool comes along, we jump at the chance to test it out. Steller (free; Apple iOS) is an app that lets you build stories with your photos, videos, and text. Getting Steller Set Up.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 23, 2013

Hello digital storytellers! Our friends Eric Mason and Melanie Duve at Wix are busy helping all kinds of do-gooders create meaningful websites because they believe your home page is the most important page in your digital story. Below, lets examine a few examples of nonprofits with great stories to tell, led by exceptional home pages.

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