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Online fundraising idea for Black Friday & Cyber Monday
I love The Boston Project. They do amazing work and have a long track record of effectiveness. They're also one of the best I've ever seen at telling stories that reinforce their mission. Readers of...
View ArticleBootleg clip from the AMA Nonprofit Marketing Conference
I've never been bootlegged before. I'm not even sure that's the correct phrase! But Elaine Fogel recorded this from my Who's Telling YOUR Nonprofit's Story? session at the American Marketing...
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Are you using “the phrase that pays”?
A couple weeks ago, I got to lead a storytelling training with presidents of community colleges from around the country and their board chairs. They were a refreshingly lively group! As these board...
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[Guest Post] 7 tips for sharing stories about your nonprofit work
Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Lori Jacobwith. Lori and I have interacted over the last few years and finally got to meet in Minneapolis earlier this year. I've asked her to share her top tips...
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Story Conference for Nonprofits: Last day for pre-early bird
Hollywood expertise for your nonprofit For years, Chris Davenport has creating videos for nonprofits, employing the storytelling techniques he honed in Hollywood. For the first time ever, he's going...
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Nonprofit Marketing Tips from 19 Experts
A while ago, I was invited to be a guest lecturer at Brandeis. As my friend David Mersky was introducing me, I put this question across various social media platforms: RIGHT NOW: Nonprofit people, what...
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Storytelling is for fundraising NOT for nonprofit marketing!
I'm shocked at how people looking for solid fundraising tactics, simply blow off storytelling. It's as though there is some cosmic organizational chart in the sky that has storytelling is on one side...
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Helping board members tell their nonprofit story
"Story Road" by umjanedoan on Flickr. Used by permission.Would you like to jumpstart your fundraising for your nonprofit? One of the most important tools I've seen is helping board members get...
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How To Tell a Powerful Fundraising Story
We've all heard that science proves stories are more powerful than statistics. Kendall Haven's book Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story goes into great detail about hundreds...
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[Guest Post] The Most Important Story Fundraisers Can Tell - and it’s...
Today, I'm honored to introduce you to Vanessa Chase. Vanessa is a storytelling training powerhouse. Fundraising Coach blog readers may remember her from last year's Stewardship Tutoring Hour. I...
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Is your fundraising letter as effective as this bag of coffee?
I like reading obscure things: prefaces to books, notes on receipts, credits after movies. So it's no surprise that I read the marketing message on the new bag of East African coffee my wife bought for...
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How to not bore your donors to tears
Photo courtesy of scragz on Flickr. Some rights reserved.Do you fear your donors are bored with you?Here's some good news: with all the holiday parties at this time of year, you have virtual laboratory...
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Telling Stories that Move Donors to Give
It was the midst of the Great Recession, and about one in ten people across the U.S. were out of work. Amadou was one of them.Unemployment benefits helped his family, for a while. But he had worked for...
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Only 6 Nonprofit Storytelling Conference tickets left - #npstoryconf
There are only 6 more tickets left for next week's Nonprofit Storytelling Conference in Chicago. I've personally never seen a conference make this much of a difference to attendees and the...
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Nonprofit Marketing Tips from 19 Experts
A while ago, I was invited to be a guest lecturer at Brandeis. As my friend David Mersky was introducing me, I put this question across various social media platforms:RIGHT NOW: Nonprofit people, what...
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Storytelling is for fundraising NOT for nonprofit marketing!
I'm shocked at how people looking for solid fundraising tactics, simply blow off storytelling. It's as though there is some cosmic organizational chart in the sky that has storytelling is on one side...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Helping board members tell their nonprofit story
"Story Road" by umjanedoan on Flickr. Used by permission.Would you like to jumpstart your fundraising for your nonprofit? One of the most important tools I've seen is helping board members get...
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How To Tell a Powerful Fundraising Story
We've all heard that science proves stories are more powerful than statistics. Kendall Haven's book Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story goes into great detail about hundreds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Guest Post] The Most Important Story Fundraisers Can Tell - and it’s...
Today, I'm honored to introduce you to Vanessa Chase. Vanessa is a storytelling training powerhouse. Fundraising Coach blog readers may remember her from last year's Stewardship Tutoring Hour. I...
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Is your fundraising letter as effective as this bag of coffee?
I like reading obscure things: prefaces to books, notes on receipts, credits after movies. So it's no surprise that I read the marketing message on the new bag of East African coffee my wife bought for...
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