Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 3, 2013

I had phoned my friend (let’s call her Maya) because I wanted to see how the indie crowd at the Sundance Film Festival would respond to my question: “You know your film is making a difference when…” I first attended Sundance in the late-80s when I was a script reader in Hollywood, and participated during the decade I was at the PBS series POV.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Find the Bot’s Voice Consider which topics people are more comfortable discussing with a machine and which are better suited to a human. Ideally, a copywriter, a marketer, and an IT staffer would collaborate to develop the scripts. The moral of that story—don’t let the bot out of the box until you’ve thoroughly tested its abilities.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Its one of the key artifacts of our time and we need the full story pic.twitter.com/LZCZQpr6gP — Brooks Otterlake (@i_zzzzzz) February 16, 2025 Even the voice acting and script are unintentionally mortifying. "My Will one of the tech reporters following me please investigate how this Meta Horizon promo video happened.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Set in India, his script garnered some interest from producers, but no one took the plunge to fund a film by a first-time Indian director. “How do you make a bet on underrepresented voices or underrepresented stories?” ” asked Hosanagar. So that’s what got me into Jumpcut.

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Allegiance Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Expensive equipment isnt necessary; anyone can capture powerful stories with a cell phone. What matters most is providing authentic content that tells the story of what your organization does and how it makes a difference. They created conversation by telling animals’ stories. Their story is the script.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Armed with the back story (“ Deborah is stumped by the specific question, but sees the big picture and always succeeds in wheedling useful information out of her more knowledgeable friends” ), we started recording. He did this by: Scripting a short introduction that kicks off each episode. That's because some stories tell themselves.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

It takes commitment, guts, and a great story. As long as you’re giving donors a great experience ( thanking them well , communicating consistently, telling heartwarming stories, etc.), Communicate urgency, give short deadlines, and explain all all of the Ws to create a powerful story. Tell your story. Soak that in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 6, 2017

When you send a message to this Facebook Messenger bot named Yeshi, she tells her story about how her daily walk for clean water in Ethiopia. . You also need to think about its voice and tone and how it can be relevant and engaging to your target audience. The next step is figure out the script and pathways for the conversation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It’s your job to keep adding floors, so to speak: brainstorming new pages to add, bringing in interesting voices to write for your blog, drawing on local talent to create content for the site, and creating stories that engage the reader. . Short on time and resources? To find the right keywords, you should: .

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Candid

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We listened to the "rising voices of the people we serve" as a foundation staffer framed it recently. At times those voices were passionately personal, at others they were mandates delivered through data. You can find Robinson's scripts used in this analysis here. Self-examination was the zeitgeist of philanthropy in 2021.

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TechNode

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We gave MOKI the following story to test its powers: In a small town, a young librarian named Ike stumbles upon an ancient magic book containing a forgotten spell. Content generation During this stage, the story can be refined with details of each scene tweaked and characters assigned to every frame.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At Google, this story played out in the forced departure of ethical AI researcher Timnit Gebru and the subsequent fallout for her team. The second and third-placed entries showed that the system was biased against people with white or grey hair , suggesting age discrimination, and favors English over Arabic script in images.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 11, 2022

Work up a simple script and practice it. Make your story concise and powerful. You can script out what you want to say and it’s easy to refer to your script, because you can have it right in front of you! Share your script, your email, and your letter and encourage them to adapt your messages for their own voice.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Podcast, where you’ll hear everything you need to know about the week’s top stories in tech from the people who wrote them. Adam Neumann’s blockchain-based redemption story now sponsored by a16z. Episode 8: Outdoor Voices’ founder on scaling a new crypto startup in a downturn (with Ty Haney).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2007

It was actually quite liberating not to be carefully scripted and staged. right now two reasons: Sometimes pictures and people's voices are a better way to tell a story than text alone. You need to add Cambodia's voice to the global conversation happening on video blogs. I should do that more often.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

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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The Modern Nonprofit

APRIL 6, 2021

THE AGITATOR / DONOR VOICE. One of our favorite posts is about data hygiene (which can easily be a snooze to read about), but they take on the subject by creating a script for an old-school PSA. Learn all about how to tell stories that inspire action on the blog , or follow her on Twitter @VanessaEChase. BETH’S BLOG.

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NTEN

AUGUST 3, 2011

We'd previously worked on games of this scale, had used video in previous projects and had produced our own stories in animated and game form, but this was the first project that brought all these things together on such a grand scale. Our projects like Bow Street Runner, The Curfew or Sweatshop are very much our own stories.

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M+R

JULY 10, 2023

I often tell folks that making a practice of self-editing is a great way to level up : finish your draft (email appeal, social media post, video script, or whatever else), walk away from it for a minute, and then go back and make changes as an editor would. Whose voices are you choosing to elevate? Q: How does it sound?

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Bloomerang

JULY 2, 2021

So we’re going to talk about how to communicate with authenticity, how to use your voice to convey your message, that’s one V. So we’re at voice, vision, and values. So the first one is your voice, how to use your voice to convey your message. Voice was being one of those. So this is our agenda.

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Neon CRM

JULY 5, 2023

Harnessing the power of AI to generate or enhance content can help you create compelling posts while maintaining your unique voice and style. It doesn’t have to be fancy, scripted, or complicated. You might encourage your supporters to share their stories and experiences related to your cause. The key is authenticity.

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NTEN

JANUARY 22, 2009

Podcasting is a storytelling medium; use it as the voice for your organization’s most compelling stories. There are several services that allow you to create a podcast directly by leaving a voice message recording. It will take time to script, record, and edit the audio, engage with listeners, and collaborate with contributors.

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Nonprofits Source

MAY 23, 2019

To put it another way, using actual writing to share your nonprofit’s story and its mission with your audience is falling out of style. Explainer videos are usually 30-90 seconds long, which translates into a script of around 150 to 200 words. “Meet The Team” Videos – Share Your Values.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Use variations of your direct mail story for consistency, then work on writing, designing and building out your emails in your organization’s email client. If you have a team available, split up the list by personnel and work as a group to create phone scripts and email content. Build and prep email solicitations. About the Author.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

I know outcomes measurement and impact stories are becoming more important,’ you may think, ‘But how do I make sure I’m starting down the right path so I don’t feel stranded ?’ . Here’s your sample script for Step 1 : . Here’s your sample script for Step 2: . Here’s your sample script for Step 3: .

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

That democratization of entertainment is huge because now you’re giving voice to people who never would have had a platform. That sort of fostering of creativity, that explosion of being able to tell your own story is really exciting. You see those ripple effects happening, too. I remember thinking, “Oh, that’s my format.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 26, 2011

I recently read this story about Gail, a donor who has been giving consistently for over 30 years to the same organizations and has never had her cumulative gifts recognized. Give each board member a handful of phone numbers to call and a thank you script if you like. Have a mini thank-a-thon at your monthly board meetings.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 22, 2023

For example, you can start your prompt with “Write a heartfelt story for an 8-yr old about…” or “Provide a never-heard-before solution for boomers about…” Add personality : Don’t be afraid to give the AI an attitude or tone.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 11, 2019

It’s another thing entirely to show it (and let someone that isn’t on your payroll tell that story in their own words). Perhaps the people you serve have successes to share, or your volunteers want to talk about why they partner with your organization – testimonials let them tell your story in their own words. . Video testimonials.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 22, 2007

If you're making a screencast, and you end up having a vertical monopoly on the process (you write the script, do the filming, operate the mouse, do the editing, and produce it), you need to become a super learner. I had to record some voice over narration and intros into each the different sub-sections to make it flow.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

So we’re going to talk about scripts, and strategy, and tactics, yes, but we’re also going to step into greater courage. You can send them voice memos, if you have their cell phone. So sample scripts here could be, “Hey, I’m following up on our previous conversation. Ideally, this can be done over Zoom.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 11, 2017

A good framework to follow, especially if you want to show the impact your nonprofit makes , goes something like this: Give an example of a success story by highlighting results. It’s easy to get bogged down in the story such that you detract away from the key points you want your article to focus on.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 13, 2022

You can turn blog posts into infographics, podcasts, or even video scripts with minimal effort. With YouTube marketing, it’s important to create engaging videos that tell a story and capture attention. Whole Whale has also started building custom AI tools for organizations that speak in their brand voice – contact us.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

This seems like an appropriate time to share the story. My story is more a case of "Getting Hired: It's What You Want, How Aggressive You Are, and What Ideas You Can Offer." It took blogging and developing a specific interest for me to gain the confidence and voice to know what I wanted to ask.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The lighting isn’t perfect, the actors look like they could be my neighbors, and there was a simple (and cheesy) script that didn’t require voice-over talent. — but the concept of the constituent/user/consumer telling the story is the common thread and can create an even bigger impact.

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The Verge

APRIL 20, 2021

That’s a remarkable success story — all because Anjali decided to stop competing with YouTube, Netflix, and other consumer video companies and find a better market to play in. Think about all the ways we communicate; in-person, voice, text, image. Later this year, Vimeo is going to go public in a spinoff from its parent company IAC.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

AI speech synthesis is quick, easy, and uncannily good Cloning your voice using artificial intelligence is simultaneously tedious and simple: hallmarks of a technology that’s just about mature and ready to go public. Voice clones aren’t perfect, but they’re improving fast. The end results are faster, easier, and more realistic to boot.

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