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Non-Profit Storytelling Tips

The Ultimate Guide to Storytelling

– The Basics – 

What Constitutes Storytelling? via Bill Baker’s blog

Three Stories Every Nonprofit Should Tell – Kivi Leroux Miller shows you what kind of stories to focus on collecting when you’re just starting out

How To Tell A Story: A person, a door, a bed and a home – Katya breaks down the 4 questions we must always answer through stories

The Power of Storytelling – From the Dragonfly Effect, including 7 tips for storytelling

Storytelling Q & A – The always insightful Kivi Leroux Miller answers readers’ questions about storytelling

Put Shakespeare’s Storytelling Skills to Work For Your Nonprofit – Nancy Schwartz outlines the solid equation that makes for memorable stories.

How To Tell A Compelling Nonprofit Story

Stories Make Fundraising Work – When Used Correctly – Jeff Brooks explains why stories are just one of the many tools in your kit and how to use them effectively.

– Collecting Stories – 

Tips For Better Nonprofit Storytelling – An interview with Kathy Swazye

Build Your Nonprofit Story Bank – A great idea from Nancy Schwartz

– Writing Advice –

How To Write Weapons Grade Copy via Copyblogger

Storytelling and the Art of Email Writing

Traditional Direct Marketing Copywriting Rules Apply to Writing For the Web

– Visual Storytelling –

The Power of Visual Storytelling – A panel discussion from SXSW

Visual Storytelling: Powerful Connector For Your Nonprofit

Five Assumptions To Make About Your Readers – very pragmatic advice from Jeff Brooks

Infographics for Nonprofits – The New Storytelling – there are many ways of visualizing data and this article talks through some of the important points of infographics.

The Starter Guide to Non-profit Video Storytelling

– Inspiration – 

South Hill Community Inside Stories

GlobalGiving Storytelling Project

How to Tell A Story that Feels Our Own in 30 Seconds

8 Great Examples of Nonprofit Storytelling

HopeMob: Social Media Storytelling for Good

– The Future of Storytelling –

No Brochures: Digital Storytelling for Non-profits – a gem of a discussion at SXSW in 2012 on stories across mediums

The Web As Art – A TED Talk from Jonathan Harris

The Power of Story – A TEDxVancouver talk from Greg Power

 

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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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