1. Your Digital Story: From Creation to Consumption
April 11, 2013

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4. Your Digital Story: From Creation to Consumption
With SeeYourImpact.org and Connect2Give.com

5. Presenters Becky Wiegand TechSoup Facilitator Ale Bezdikian TechSoup
Bradley Krugh
SeeYourImpact.org
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Scott Heit
Connect2Give
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Assisting with chat: Nicole Heze, TechSoup Global

6. Today’s Agenda: Introducing TechSoup If You’re Just Starting…
2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge
Stories Start with People
Sharing Stories Effectively for Change
Q&A
Additional Resources

7. Who Is TechSoup?
TechSoup is part of TechSoup Global, working towards the day when every nonprofit, library, and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology, knowledge, and resources they need to operate at their full potential.

8. Who Is TechSoup? TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
As of June 2012, TechSoup served more than 183,000 organizations, distributed more than 9.7 million technology donations, and enabled nonprofit recipients to save more than $3.1 billion in IT expenses in 40 countries around the world. We have 52 donor partners including Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, and Symantec, and there are currently 469 technology donations available through the TechSoup catalog.

10. Participant Poll
Have you or your organization created a digital story before? (yes, no, don’t know)

11. Getting Started & 2013 Digital Storytelling Challenge
Ale Bezdikian, TechSoup Global

12. TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Tools and Resources
2012 TSDigs Photo Winner, Fitness for Africa
TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge Tools and Resources
Bring your cause into focus

13. Why Digital Storytelling?
We are visual creatures
Technology makes storytelling instantaneous and fairly DIY
Storytelling is the currency of community

14. Shifting the Lens for Nonprofits
Local Impact Map
TechSoup Member Spotlights
Types of resources to consider here at TechSoup:
Tips, how-tos, blog posts, webinars, and product demos
Digital Storytelling 101 Wiki page
Shared social media content and community knowledge
Access to experts
Past presentations and conference appearances

15. Where TechSoup Fits
Many nonprofits lack: confidence, knowledge, or tools for digital storytelling
TechSoup provides the education and resources, plus a friendly way to spur competition
Donor partner sponsorship model

16. A month of sharpening your digital storytelling skills
Hands-on media making project
Friendly competition – with prizes!

17. A Month of Learning Webinars Tweet Chats More Resources www.tsdigs.org
April 4: Creating a Culture of Storytelling
April 11: From Creation to Consumption
April 18: Storytelling of All Sizes
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Tweet Chats
April 9: Storytelling with Data
April 16: Storytelling Around the World
April 23: Sharing Your Story
More Resources

18. Compelling Stories Start with People
Bradley Krugh, SeeYourImpact.org

21. Your story starts with people

22. “Storytelling needs to focus on an individual, not a group.”
Nicholas Kristof, From “Advice for Saving the World”

23. Your story needs to be authentic

24. State the problem
Share an example
Celebrate impact

25. Chasing the [Online] Crowd is both Opportunity and Challenge

26. New Leaders discovered the power of their online community

27. Where do we find champions?

28. Your story is an asset for champions
Hawthorne Elementary reached new donors to build a library
TSS engaged committed advocates to rebuild a ropes course

29. SeeYourImpact’s story sharing tools can help your organization create and celebrate impact.
Donors
Beneficiaries
An open giving platform letting donors connect with NGOs and beneficiaries whose stories are waiting to be told
Any partner NGO

30. Your organization has a story to tell. We’re ready to help
Your organization has a story to tell We’re ready to help. Contact us to get started today.

31. Participant Poll
What tools have you used to share your digital stories? (website, blog, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Google+, press releases, text message, Instagram, Vine, Zeega, Other)

32. Share Stories Effectively to Create Change
Scott Heit, Connect2Give

41. Q & A Please type your questions in the chat window.
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42. Additional Resources www.tsdigs.org
Register for upcoming webinars!
More Digital Storytelling Challenge resources
Connect2Give Discount Program through TechSoup
SeeYourImpact.org

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