Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Storytelling”
I was happy to partner with DipJar on a free webinar, all about my favorite topic – social media engagement through nonprofit storytelling! In this webinar, we covered: Specific nonprofit storytelling strategies that you can employ to connect with supporters; Real-world examples from nonprofits rocking digital storytelling for social media engagement; Battle-tested tools to use to rock your digital storytelling. …
I am on a mission to help nonprofits of all sizes become better communicators. This is the third part in a multi-part series on nonprofit storytelling designed to show nonprofits the most effective ways to amplify their stories using digital storytelling techniques. Click for part one and part two. Now that you understand some of the benefits of combining the …
I am on a mission to help nonprofits of all sizes become better communicators. This is the first of a multi-part series designed to show nonprofits the most effective ways to amplify their stories using digital storytelling techniques. When you think of storytelling, what comes to mind? A campfire, a group of children sitting around a teacher, a few close …
No matter what time of year, it’s always the perfect time to show your donors some love. If you wait until year-end when thanking donors, or right before you are asking for another gift, it may be too late. The numbers on donor attrition are abysmal – currently, new donor retention is at 17.6%, the worst it’s been in 5 …
Crowdfunding for nonprofits is a trendy but often misunderstood term thrown around in nonprofit fundraising circles. Pew Internet found that roughly one-in-five Americans (22%) have contributed to an online fundraising project on a website like Kickstarter or GoFundMe. This percentage has assuredly grown in recent years with the proliferation of crowdfunding platforms and the push from Facebook to use their free fundraising …
Did you struggle with posting consistently this past year to all of your social media channels? Did you find it challenging to create and share content that garnered engagement and elicited a response? A frequent challenge that I heard from nonprofits this past year was not being able to create and/or curate enough content to post on social media. …
Storytelling is critical to achieve success on social media, where the goal is to grab attention and pique interest. Without some sort of visual element to your storytelling, it will likely fall flat and get ignored. I’ve written several posts on how to collect stories, how to tell great stories, and how to promote stories using social media, websites, and …
In this post and video, I walk you through a variety of tools and mobile apps that you can use to create graphics, enhance photos, and make awesome videos for your digital storytelling campaigns. Catch the replay of the lesson on my Facebook Page by clicking here. Here are just 7 free or low-cost tools that you can start using today to enhance …
In this post and video, I’m going to walk you through the topics and ideas to enter into your Digital Storytelling Calendar. Catch the replay of the video on my Facebook Page by clicking here. Here are just 5 benefits of using a formal, filled out Digital Storytelling Calendar for your nonprofit: 1) It will ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, especially …