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#Storytellingnp Book Recommendations + A Giveaway

During The Storytelling Non-Profit Virtual Conference we heard from a lot of great presenters, and nearly every one of them had great book recommendations to share.

Today I wanted to share a complete list of the book recommendations from the conference. The ones that I haven’t read are on my personal reading list for this Spring!

(P.S. be sure to read to the end of the post to learn how to win one of these books!)

Lead With a Story by Paul Smith

Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story by Kendall Haven

The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty by Peter Singer

Winning The Story Wars: Why Those Who Tell (and Live) the Best Stories Will Rule the Future by Jonah Sacs

The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity by Daniel M. Oppenheimer 

Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger 

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath

Wired For Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron

The Last Taboo: Money as a Symbol & Reality in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis by David W. Krueger

Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Ciadini  

Writing to Deadline: The Journalist at Work by Donald Murray

To celebrate the end of The Storytelling Non-Profit Virtual Conference, we’re giving one lucky attendee a book of their choice!

Here’s how to win one of the #storytellingnp recommended books:
Leave a comment below and tell us your biggest takeaway from the conference.

The giveaway will be open until Friday, March 6th at 5 pm Pacific. We’ll announce the winner at the end of this post on Monday, March 9th.

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who entered our book giveaway! Our winner is Amanda.

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About Vanessa Chase Lockshin

My name is Vanessa Chase Lockshin, and I want to empower you to tell your story. In my personal life, finding ways to tell my stories has been a transformational practice. In my fundraising life, I’ve helped hundreds of organizations tell their stories to engage and inspire their donors. To date, my work has helped non-profits raise over $10 million.

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Comments

  1. Rachel Ramjattan says

    March 4, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    great storytelling means going where the action is, developing relationships with the people who can help you gather the stories and writing concisely with compassion. Takes practice, practice, practice!

    Thanks for a great conference Vanessa. Your workshops were informative and helpful.

  2. Hanah says

    March 5, 2015 at 6:56 am

    You need to have a variety of ways of presenting information to a variety of demographics in order to give each of your donors what they want i.e. Segmentation! (Some ‘Jennifer’s have low literacy, some want quick bite-sized info, but all want to connect to something greater than the individual level – Must connect to the personal!)

  3. Maribea says

    March 5, 2015 at 8:39 am

    I learned that I need to understand what will move my audience to action. Tell my story from a different point of view; have a purpose; stir the audience’s emotion.

  4. Amanda says

    March 5, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Marc Pitman’s rule of 3’s were really helpful! Sometimes, it feels like there are so many messages we’re trying to randomly communicate. But the idea of just choosing 3–and sticking with them–and organizing everything we communicate around them, helps provide important focus.

  5. Caitlin says

    March 5, 2015 at 11:39 am

    I took away that I need to most importantly develop a connection with our readers and have a resolution of a problem that involves them!

  6. Cyndi says

    March 5, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    Don’t share what you do – share what the donors are doing to make an impact. Show how THEY are making the difference – making the change!

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My name is Vanessa Chase Lockshin and I've helped non-profits raise over $10 million by telling stories that engage and inspire donors. I'm the author of The Storytelling Non-Profit: A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness, and the creator of immersive online training programs that have trained thousands of non-profit professionals. Read More…

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