Hollywood Storytelling for Nonprofit Fundraising
2023-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | WEBINAR
Description:
You’re doing the most important work there is: changing lives and creating a better world. So why do great nonprofits struggle for the attention and funding they need to make the impact we all want to see? The answer, baked into our very DNA, is storytelling.
The right story, told the right way, has the power to break through the noise and make a connection with your audience that leads to action. The good news is that great storytelling doesn’t have to be difficult. We can easily adapt a framework that has been perfected over the last 100 years by a multi-billion-dollar industry—and use it for good!
In this webinar, we’ll break down Hollywood-based storytelling best practices and teach you how to apply them to boost your online fundraising.
In this workshop, participants will:

Why storytelling works and when/how it works best
What’s wrong with the way most nonprofits tell their story
The most effective types of stories you should tell
Who can tell your story, so you don’t have to
The Personal Quest Story Formula that you can start using today
How to apply storytelling to Donate pages

Target Audiences:

Nonprofit leaders looking to raise more money and engagement
Fundraising/development professionals
Marketing and Communications professionals

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Facilitator:
Boris Kievsky is the Chief Storyteller and Nerd for Good at dotOrgStrategy, dedicated to helping nonprofits harness storytelling and technology to create more heroes for their cause and a better world for all of us.
Having spent a decade in computer science and over 15 years in theater, TV, and film, he now loves to combine his passions for technology, storytelling, and making a positive difference in the world. Over the last 10+ years, Boris has helped hundreds of nonprofits increase their impact locally and globally through the effective use of storytelling across digital media, including websites, social media, email, video, advertising, and crowdfunding, as well as technology that can reach and help more people without over-stretching an organization’s resources.
In addition to consulting, Boris teaches Digital Storytelling for Nonprofits at the NYU School of Professional Studies.
Email wo*******@*****************ne.org with any questions!

We request that organizations limit their registrations to 5 participants per workshop. Please only register other people when you can provide the requested information for each participant; additional registrations under the same name will be removed. If you would like more than 5 employees from your organization to participate in this workshop, please email wo*******@*****************ne.org.

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Registration is required. Please be advised that by registering for this event, unless we hear from you otherwise, we will include you as part of our regular electronic mailing list. Please also be advised that the event may be recorded or photographed by Support Center for Nonprofit Management (Support Center). By enrolling for this event, you hereby: (1) give consent for Support Center or any third parties to use your photograph or image in its print, online and video publications; (2) release Support Center, its employees and any outside third parties from all liabilities or claims that you might assert in connection with the above-described uses; and (3) waive any right to inspect, approve or receive compensation for any materials or communications, including photographs, videotapes, website images or written materials, incorporating photos/images of you. To revoke this waiver, please email Operations Associate, Maya Kassahun, at wo*******@*****************ne.org.

Spring Cleaning in the Board Room: A Four Part Series
2023-06-01 13:00 - 2023-06-22 15:00
Join us for an energizing 4-part series of sessions jam-packed with practical tools and resources (6/1; 6/8; 6/15; 6/22)

About this Event
If you are or plan to be a nonprofit chair, board member, or CEO, and you believe a stronger board leads to a more impactful organization, join us for an energizing series of sessions jam-packed with valuable perspectives, and practical tools, and resources.
Please note that registrants are expected to attend all four sessions.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
Less Talk More Action: How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Access & Belonging are Changing the Look, Feel of Nonprofit Boards
6/1/2023
1:00 PM-3:00 PM (EST)
We’ll begin our series with a look at how calls for racial justice and equity and inclusion are changing the look, feel and functioning of nonprofit boards. How well are we cultivating a deeper understanding of the community or communities that we serve and bringing their perspectives, needs, feedback, and priorities into our strategic boardroom discussions? We’ll review the ways in which this is happening and highlight immediate actions your organization can take.
Understanding Cultural Competency: Why it is vital for your boards success
6/8/2023
1:00 PM-3:00 PM (EST)
We’ll begin our series with a look at how calls for racial justice and equity and inclusion are changing the look, feel and functioning of nonprofit boards. How well are we cultivating a deeper understanding of the community or communities that we serve and bringing their perspectives, needs, feedback, and priorities into our strategic boardroom discussions? We’ll review the ways in which this is happening and highlight immediate actions your organization can take.
Keeping It Real – Telling Your Story
6/15/2023
1:00 PM-3:00 PM (EST)
We know what we do, but how do we share our story in a way that creates action with your board members, potential board members, community members, and donors? Learn proven strategies, best practices and practical tools that will help your organization amplify its message.
Folding it all in
6/22/2023
1:00 PM-3:00 PM (EST)
We have the pieces so how do we create the “ideal board? In this session, you’ll get powerful tips for defining your ideal board team and then finding, enlisting, orienting, and developing those members.

PRESENTERS
Vicki Clark
Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Vicki Clark has extensive experience as both a nonprofit leader and consultant. She has delivered training on a variety of nonprofit governance topics to a broad range of organizations, including Boys and Girls Clubs, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Association of Professional Chaplains, Allen County Public Library, and Sangamon County Community Foundation, among others.
Vicki also has her own consulting practice in which she helps build the capacity of nonprofit, government, faith-based, and business sector organizations through training, speaking, writing, and consulting. In this capacity, Vicki has worked with the Leader to Leader Foundation (formerly The Peter F. Drucker Foundation), Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Prevent Child Abuse America, Association of Junior Leagues International, Association of African American Museums, Literacy USA, and others.
Prior to her work as an independent consultant, Vicki filled several roles at The Points of Light Foundation in Washington, DC, including vice president of community initiatives, volunteer services, and external relations. She created and executed the foundation’s strategy with multiple markets and various segments of the volunteer sector. She also has worked on staff with the National Volunteer Center, the Volunteer Center of the Texas Gulf Coast, the Houston Metropolitan Ministries, Foodmaker, Inc., and others. Vicki also has experience in the corporate sector specializing in human resources and publishing.
Chela Sanchez
Chela Sanchez epitomizes reliability, creativity, energy and heart. Originally from Oregon, Chela has worked in tandem with nonprofits throughout her working career in business development.
Chela is known for her ability to excel at a wide variety of projects including project management, community building and mobilizing resources to execute action. She is the second set of eyes and Vicki’s right hand in developing recommendations in DEI planning. Her work helps individuals and organizations push past bias, social barriers and stereotypes, to help us all move forward together through mutual respect, appreciation and understanding.

The webinar series value is $125 per participant. The fee is waived thanks to the generous and visionary support of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. For more information or questions on registration, please reach out to Gabriela Barria (gb*****@*****************ne.org)

REGISTER HERE

Registration is required. Please be advised that by registering for this event, unless we hear from you otherwise, we will include you as part of our regular electronic mailing list. Please also be advised that the event may be recorded or photographed by Support Center for Nonprofit Management (Support Center). By enrolling for this event, you hereby: (1) give consent for Support Center or any third parties to use your photograph or image in its print, online and video publications; (2) release Support Center, its employees, and any outside third parties from all liabilities or claims that you might assert in connection with the above-described uses; and (3) waive any right to inspect, approve or receive compensation for any materials or communications, including photographs, videotapes, website images or written materials, incorporating photos/images of you. To revoke this waiver, please email Operations Associate, Gabriela Barria, at gb*****@*****************ne.org.
