Comments on: Nonprofit Storytelling Resources I’ve Found Online

By: Pamela Grow

Pamela Grow — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:48:06 +0000

All too often nonprofits think strictly in terms of client stories. It’s important to have an entire cadre of stories available for a number of differing situations – the stories of your board, your founder, your donors (I once created an entire Annual Report around the theme of appreciation, using the stories of donors, clients, even foundation funders).

Here are a couple of terrific posts on story-collecting! http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/294/6-tips-for-collecting-great-nonprofit-stories/
http://www.pamelasgrantwritingblog.com/17/the-real-secret-for-fundraising-success-its-all-about-the-story/

By: Using Apture to Tell Your Story Differently | Community Organizer 2.0

Using Apture to Tell Your Story Differently | Community Organizer 2.0 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:20:33 +0000

[...] a really cool application comes along that can help an organization tell its story, and you just have to write about it. This one is a multimedia application for your website and [...]

By: James John Bell

James John Bell — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:28:48 +0000

Andy Goodman puts out a monthly newsletter that communications folks at nonprofits can subscribe to for no cost, it’s called Free range Thinking.

SmartMeme Studios “story-based strategy” approach that we use with nonprofits around the country is grounded in a visual and narrative analysis of change – the recognition that we all understand the world and our role in it through
the experience of stories, place, and community.

When you change the story you can change the world.

By: What is Digital Storytelling? « NeXtGen Digest

What is Digital Storytelling? « NeXtGen Digest — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:50:25 +0000

[...] Kivi Leroux Miller has put together two similarly useful lists: See her posts on Great Nonprofit Storytelling Examples and Online Resources for Nonprofit Storytelling [...]

By: Epic Change Blog » A Storyteller’s Rules of Engagement

Epic Change Blog » A Storyteller’s Rules of Engagement — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:38:08 +0000

[...] A list of other nonprofit storytelling links from the Nonprofit Marketing Guide [...]

By: Leyla Farah

Leyla Farah — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:03:58 +0000

I’d offer that another great way to tell great stories is to let your supporters tell them for you. I encourage my clients to create a simple way for supporters to send in their stories, and create ways to make sure new stories happen all the time.

Great post. Please keep them coming!

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Leyla Farah
Cause+Effect – Public Relations with a Purpose