Stories have the unique power to inspire feeling, connection, and action. They capture the hearts and minds of your audience in unimaginable ways. We use stories everyday — in our conversations with donors, in our mailings, and even our Tweets.
Because storytelling is so important for online fundraising, we’ve rounded up a few recent articles on how you can polish up your storytelling skills.
- Digital Storytelling from Soup to Nuts by Denise Atchley, Digital Storytelling Festival
- Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Stepsby JD Lasica, SocialBrite
- Storytelling through Infographicsby Debra Askanase, Community Organizer 2.0
- Data can tell storiesby Beth Kanter, Zoetica
- 4 Tools to Tell Stories Onlineby Amy Sample Ward, NTEN
- The Next Phase of Storytellingby Blair Miller, Acumen Fund
- How to Get Started in Storytelling for Fundraising by Cara Jones, Storytellers for Good
Also, we’ve proposed a session about the Future of Nonprofit Storytelling. Give it a vote if you want to see it happen at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco next year.
