{"id":8345,"date":"2016-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.causevox.com\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2024-05-12T19:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T19:50:47","slug":"the-storytelling-nonprofit-vanessa-chase-lockshin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.causevox.com\/blog\/the-storytelling-nonprofit-vanessa-chase-lockshin\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Chase Lockshin On Nonprofit Storytelling In Year-End Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What makes a good fundraising story?<\/h2>\n<p>On this episode, we talk with Vanessa Chase Lockshin, the President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytellingnonprofit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Storytelling Nonprofit<\/a>,\u00a0about what makes a good story, how stories can amplify your year-end fundraising campaign, and a few examples of nonprofits telling their stories well.<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa is an international non-profit consultant, thought leader, trainer, and speaker. She\u2019s part of the next generation of professionals bringing change to the non-profit sector and challenging conventions. Vanessa is also the author of The Storytelling Non-Profit: A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa founded The Storytelling Non-Profit in 2012 to help not-for-profit organizations articulate their impact to donors in a new way, using narrative techniques to generate greater personal interest and accountability, thereby improving their fundraising success. Today, The Storytelling Non-Profit provides consulting, training, and coaching to non-profits around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Vanessa is also the Co-Founder of Stewardship School, and Board Chair of Women Against Violence Against Women.<\/p>\n<p>Additional resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vanessa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytellingnonprofit.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog for nonprofits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytellingnonprofit.com\/book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Storytelling Non-Profit<\/a> &#8211; A practical guide to telling stories that raise money and awareness<\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nashvillerescuemission.org\/stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nashville Rescue Mission&#8217;s stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicefusa.org\/stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF US Fund&#8217;s stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/npengage.com\/nonprofit-marketing\/engaging-millennials-to-be-nonprofit-storytellers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engaging Millennials for Nonprofit Storytelling<\/a>\u00a0by Vanessa Chase Lockshin (npENGAGE)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.causevox.com\/nonprofit-storytelling-crowdfunding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit Storytelling For Crowdfunding &amp; Online Fundraising<\/a> by CauseVox<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a good fundraising story? On this episode, we talk with Vanessa Chase Lockshin, the President of The Storytelling Nonprofit,\u00a0about what makes a good story, how stories can amplify your year-end fundraising campaign, and a few examples of nonprofits telling their stories well. Vanessa is an international non-profit consultant, thought leader, trainer, and speaker. 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