Great storytelling is the best way to capture the attention, as well as the hearts and minds, of your supporters. Using digital tools like your website, email newsletter, and social networks are vital in the quest to get your stories in front of a critical mass of people. Working together, the power of great stories and the reach of digital …
How to Combat Common Nonprofit Digital Storytelling Challenges
In this week’s lesson, I give my solutions to the 6 most common challenges faced by nonprofits as they embark on their digital storytelling campaigns. Catch the replay of the video on my Facebook Page by clicking here. Here the 6 challenges that I tackle in this mini-training: 1) We’ve never collected stories before! 2) We cannot share the identities of our clients. …
How to Tell Stories that Take People from Passive to Passionate
In this week’s lesson, I cover the nuts and bolts of crafting an effective story – one that will take your audience from passive to PASSIONATE! Catch the replay of the video on my Facebook Page by clicking here. What I cover in this mini-training: 1) How to drive your donors, supporters, and online fans to take action through compelling storytelling; 2) Why …
5 Types of Stories Your Nonprofit Needs to Share on Social Media
In this week’s lesson, I detail the 5 types of stories that you need to systematically and thoughtfully collect and to share on your digital channels (website, email, social media) during your next fundraising campaign. Catch the replay of the video on my Facebook Page by clicking here. What I cover in this mini-training: The 5 best types of stories to …
5 Ways to Use Facebook Live In Your Next Fundraising Campaign
If you missed this live mini-training about using Facebook Live, you can catch the replay on my Facebook Page! Here are the slides, where I dive into 5 specific ways that your nonprofit can use Facebook Live in your next fundraising campaign. Don’t forget to grab this week’s freebie download – The Essential Facebook Live Checklist for Nonprofits! Happy viewing! …
8 Ways to Use Live-Streaming Video to Share Stories as They Happen
So what is “live-streaming video”? Live-streaming means filming a video as it happens and broadcasting it via social media. This may sound terrifying to the uninitiated but take note: Live-streaming video is the most popular form of video content on the web today. With nonprofits across the sector continually being accused of shying away from the spotlight and spending all …
Thanking Event Sponsors: 5 Ways to Thank Corporate Sponsors with Social Media (Without Posting Ugly Logos)
We’ve all seen it – a nonprofit website or Facebook Page filled up with pixelated, cut-off corporate logos, often accompanied by a generic caption such as “Thank you so much to Great Local Business for sponsoring our gala.” That is how so so many nonprofits end up thanking event sponsors they worked so hard to acquire! Eye-catching? Nope. Interesting? Nah. …
How to Create a Nonprofit Social Media Toolkit for Your Online Fundraising Campaign
When creating and implementing your nonprofit online fundraising campaign, remember that getting people’s attention is much harder than it seems. The trap nonprofits too often fall into is that they feel entitled to attention, and even donations, from their supporters and online community members. Reality check: Just because you have a wonderful cause does not mean that people will understand …
How to Choose the Right Online Communications Platforms for A Small Nonprofit
One of the most frequent problems I see recurring in small nonprofits is this: With all the online tools out there – websites, blogs, email software, social media sites, review sites – how can a small nonprofit know which ones to prioritize? Where should my nonprofit be online? The online digital space can be very overwhelming – trust me, I know! …








