How to Elevate Your Fundraising with Storytelling: A Practical Guide for Development Staff

If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording, Slides and Bonus Materials.

You've poured your heart and soul into your nonprofit, dedicating countless hours to making a difference in the world. You've built a strong team, developed innovative programs, and made meaningful connections with the community you serve. But despite all your hard work, you're struggling to meet your fundraising goals.

You know that the success of your nonprofit depends on the generosity of donors. You've tried every fundraising tactic in the book – direct mail campaigns, grant writing, and even crowdfunding – but you're still not seeing the results you need. You’re tired of hearing “no” or “not yet” or worse — you receive $500 from a $25,000 ask.

You're feeling discouraged and frustrated — and questioning every decision you make and whether this is even the right job for you. 

Before you give up on what you know you’re truly good at, join us for this "How to Elevate Your Fundraising with Storytelling: A Practical Guide for the Development Staff.” This webinar will change the way you approach fundraising forever. 

In this 90-minute interactive webinar, you'll learn the secrets of effective storytelling and how to use it to take your nonprofit's fundraising to the next level and gain practical tools and techniques that you can implement immediately in your fundraising campaigns. 

During This Nonprofit Webinar, You Will Learn:

• How to identify the right story for your organization and audience.
• How to craft a compelling story that will resonate with donors and motivate them to give generously.
• How to use storytelling to create emotional connections with donors and build long-term relationships.
• How to integrate storytelling into your fundraising campaigns and events for maximum impact.
• How to measure the success of your storytelling efforts and adjust your strategy as needed.

By the end of the webinar, you'll have a clear roadmap for how to incorporate storytelling into your nonprofit's fundraising strategy and you'll feel empowered and inspired to make storytelling a core component of your nonprofit's culture and mission. Start achieving the results you know you are capable of. You know, fundraising. We know storytelling. Together, it will all make sense. 
Your community is counting on you. See you there. 

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

1. Storytelling Messaging Workbook
2. Interview Prep Questions 
3. Are You Ready to Publish Checklist
4. The Long and Short of It Storytelling Guide 
5. The Webinar Slides
6. The Webinar Recording

About Your Topic Expert:

Shereese Floyd is specifically qualified to teach this webinar because:

1. She is an award-winning storytelling expert.
2. She is a 20-year veteran in nonprofit marketing.
3. She turned a $100 donor into a $25K donor by changing the story.
4. She created the 567 Storytelling Method that doesn't overwhelm a team of one.

Shereese Floyd is a storytelling and communications professional dedicated to helping organizations increase influence and revenue with story-based marketing. Prior to starting her company Witness My Life, she spent over two decades in nonprofit marketing as the director of communications. Her expertise spans development, branding, women's leadership, and public relations. 

Her emotional branding style has generated over $2M in direct campaigns. She is passionate about equipping people with the expertise needed to tell their stories and raise their voices so that they are impossible to ignore. Shereese is an advocate for social change and believes a story is the one thing that truly brings the world together.

What Attendees Said about This Nonprofit Webinar for Nonprofit Professionals:

“Shareese was a great presenter - passionate, excited, and engaging. She answered questions from the chat. The material itself was really invaluable for me and I learned a lot that I can use in my work.”

Erika Stupka, Family Strengths Network

“This webinar gave me a systematic approach to better storytelling. Shereese was engaging, thorough and gave extremely useful feedback to my questions. I was able to learn a lot from this webinar.”

Kindra Dunston, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

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If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Webinar Recording, Slides and Bonus Materials.