incorporating stories into your fundraising program
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Learn how to incorporate stories into your fundraising program. Presented via AFP webinar by Leah Eustace on October 8, 2014TRANSCRIPT
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Incorporating Stories into Your Fundraising Program
October 8, 2014
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Leah Eustace, CFRE, ACFRE• Chief Idea Goddess at
Goods Works• Chair-Elect of the AFP
Foundation for Philanthropy - Canada
• Immediate Past-President of the AFP Ottawa Chapter
• Co-Chair of the Inclusive Giving Project
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Outline
• Why is storytelling so big right now?• What makes a good story?• What kind of stories can you tell?• How do you gather a story?• Tips and tricks for great writing• Q & A
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@LeahEustace
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WHY IS STORYTELLING SO BIG RIGHT NOW?
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Getting noticed
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The answer is in how your brain works
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Scenario one: Karen Klein
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Scenario two: Darfur
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Donors experience psychic numbing
“If I think of the mass I will never act, if I think of the one, I will”
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How many saved lives?
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Give $10 million to fight a disease claiming 20,000 lives and save 10,000.
or
Give $10 million to fight a disease claiming 290,000 lives and save 20,000.
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Emotion drives action
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Appeal to the heart, not the head
Artwork courtesy of Mark Phillips www.bluefroglondon.com
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Our brains change as we age
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We feel story
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The future of storytelling
http://bit.ly/Paul-Zak
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY?
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Passion
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Hero
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An antagonist (or conflict)
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Result
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WHAT KIND OF STORIES CAN YOU USE?
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Founding/founder story
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Donor story
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Beneficiary story
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Leadership story
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An inanimate object’s story
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Think outside the box
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A staff person’s story
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Your story
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HOW DO YOU GATHER A STORY?
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Pay attention
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Extend an invitation
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Always be prepared
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Conducting an interview
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Preparing your interviewee
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Preparing yourself
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Tips and tricks
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What to ask• Why don't you start by telling me a little bit about
yourself • How did you come to be involved in [charity]?• What role does [charity] play… what sets it apart
from other charities?• What impresses you most about [charity]? • Tell me about a particular person you've met, or
a program you've been involved with (or a story you've read) involving [charity’s] work that has stood out for you
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What to ask
• Do you remember when you first heard of [charity] and under what circumstances it was?
• What prompted your first gift to [charity]?• Where does your philanthropic spirit come
from? What values were you brought up with?• What led you to consider a bequest/major gift?• What do you hope your gift will help
accomplish?
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What to ask
• What prompted you to take this job?• Can you describe any pivotal moments you’ve
had in your work?• What would the world/region/city/neighborhood
be like if [charity] didn’t exist?• What do you love most about what you do?• Tell me how it feels to (walk down the hallway,
save a life, rescue a puppy…)
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Probe• Walk me through…• Paint a picture of…• How old are…?• What is that person’s name?• How did that make you feel?• What’s it like to…?• What went through your mind when…?• How did you react to…?• What hurdles did you face when…?
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The last best question
“Is there anything else you’d like to add that we haven’t touched on?”
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Involve your signatory in the storytelling process
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TIPS AND TRICKS FOR GREAT WRITING
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Write drunk;edit sober.
~ Ernest Hemingway
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But seriously…
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Why, not how
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Focus on the cause, not the institution
“Your $100 donation today will help us double the size of our cancer center.”
“Your $100 donation today will give a cancer patient’s mother a home away from home tonight.”
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Think of Jacqueline
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Write for comprehension, not an academic thesis
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Before“We all need ABC hospital to continue to diagnose problems in their earliest stages and to fund innovative research that helps people in our community, and people all across Canada, recover. Anyone who has been informed of a medical concern knows how comforting it is to receive quick confirmation and follow up if treatment is necessary – rather than anxiously waiting for results to come back.”
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AfterIt was Easter weekend and, as I sat down for our traditional family brunch, I felt a crushing pain in my chest. My wife, Susan, quickly called 911 and next thing I remember I was waking up in the hospital.
I’d had a massive heart attack.
Thankfully, the ambulance had taken me to ABC hospital, where my diagnosis was quick and surgeons were ready.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
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