How to Take Your Nonprofit Stories from Boring2Brilliant

NEW Updated eBook included

You already know sharing a story is one of the most powerful ways to engage your supporters and cut through the clutter of daily communication overload. But, finding and telling stories that are compelling is both an art and a science AND it takes practice. Lori L. Jacobwith, master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert, has coached and trained thousands of people to raise more money by sharing stories that convey the emotional essence of their important work. 

During this live, interactive webinar Lori will take you inside her tool chest to share techniques & storytelling templates. She’ll help you and your team learn how to find, craft and share powerful stories. Lori will share examples of both written and spoken stories and you’ll see before and after story examples for different types of nonprofit organizations including advocacy and health care.

What you’ll learn from this Live Interactive Training Webinar

• Where to find a “good” nonprofit story.
• How to take a tiny “mission moment” and turn it into a compelling, engaging story.
• The differences between writing and telling a story.
• How to engage your board to share your stories.
• How to tell a powerful 2-minute story.
• How to create and use six word stories.

This Webinar includes the Following Supporting materials
1.  Before and after examples of impact stories. – PDF
2. A PDF copy of Lori’s eBook: Boring to Brilliant that includes:

• Lori’s six step process for creating a connecting, emotionally engaging story.
• Template for telling two minute stories.
• A list of emotionally connecting words to include in your stories.
• A list of questions to ask to help build a story tool box

And more!

Presented by Lori L. Jacobwith. Lori L. Jacobwith is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert with a passion for the positive. With more than 25 years’ experience, her strategies and coaching have helped nonprofit organizations raise $250 million dollars from individual donors. And counting. Lori has been recognized as one of the top 40 most effective fundraising consultants in the U.S. Grounded in her experience as both a former nonprofit executive director and development director, Lori has honed her vast expertise into actionable, creative and successful tools to teach staff and board members to powerfully share people and money stories to ignite action and raise more money. Her one-of-a-kind approach is used by thousands of people across North America. In addition to her must-read blog, Lori is also the author of Nine Steps to a Successful Fundraising Campaign and the co-author of The Essential Fundraising Handbook for Small Nonprofits. In response to overwhelming demand for innovative tools, Lori created the Complete Storytelling System to help catapult nonprofits to unbelievable levels of fundraising effectiveness. In addition to her passion for fundraising, Lori has attended her native Minnesota State Fair---a favorite summer activity---for more than 50 consecutive years.