15 Digital storytelling resources for your not-for-profit

Online content that engages audiences and involves community is often content that tells the story of your organisation, your cause or your community. Here are fifteen resources your organisation can use to learn more about digital storytelling for not-for-profits and how to get started in it.

Digital storytelling blog posts

We're sharing resources and examples of great digital storytelling from around the web.

• Is your not-for-profit making these three digital storytelling mistakes?
  ListenIn Pictures and CauseVox have identified three common mistakes when it comes to using video for not-for-profits. They've also put together a free e-book to help solve those problems called "Non-profit video storytelling"
• How Operation ASHA used an online slideshow to tell their story
  See the presentation Operation ASHA used to tell their story and win SlideRocket's "Make An Impact" competition and a look at who it worked. SlideRocket donates "Pro" accounts to eligible not-for-profits through our DonorTec and TechSoup New Zealand programs.
• Raising awareness of homelessness with a Flip Cam
  See how a simple Flip video camera is being used to tell the story of homeless people in San Francisco. Cisco donates Flip cameras to eligible not-for-profits through our DonorTec program.
• Communities Online : Big Stories, Small Towns
  Martin Potter shares his experience when working with different communities to tell their story online
• 10 Digital storytelling resources for nonprofits with TechSoup
  Our global partner, TechSoup has great digital storytelling resources on their site. Here are some of the best.

Digital storytelling Learning Centre articles

Need practical tips on how to tell your organisation's story online? Head over to our Learning Centre and find information about tools you can use and what's working for other not-for-profits.

• Handy tips and tricks for creating a digital story
  Christine, our Events and Membership Coordinator shares tips she learnt from our sold out "Digital storytelling for beginners" workshops
• YouTube 101 for Nonprofits: Getting started
  Want to use video online? YouTube has a great not-for-profit program. Learn how to get started with it.
• Five types of stories Australian not-for-profits are telling online
  Wondering what type of stories to share? Here are five examples from Aussie organisations
• Five ways to make your nonprofit digital story stand out
  Here are five more examples of great Aussie organisations using video and why they work.
• Top 5 ways nonprofits can use Flickr in their organisations
  Flickr is a great photo sharing and storage tool. Here's how not-for-profits can use it better. Flickr donates "Pro" accounts to eligible not-for-profits through our DonorTec program.

Digital storytelling webinar recordings and TweetChat round ups

We run regular webinars and tweetchats that give you the chance to chat live with people and learn from experts. Here are a handful of recordings and summaries relating to digital storytelling

• Digital storytelling with SlideRocket webinar
  Learn from Evonne Heyning on how she uses SlideRocket as a collaborative storytelling tool. SlideRocket donates "Pro" accounts to eligible not-for-profits through our DonorTec and TechSoup New Zealand programs.
• 10 things your not-for-profit needs to know to make video work for you (paid webinar recording)
  This webinar is about re-thinking your approach to video – how to think about your audience, and how you can produce video that doesn’t suck. When purchasing this webinar, you will also get a FREE recording from Dr Margaret Faulkner's session at the Connecting Up 2012 Conference, 'Using emotions to drive online video sharing'
• TweetChat - Digital storytelling for nonprofits
  The #npau community discusses how they're using digital storytelling and what tools they use to make an impact with their audience
• TweetChat - Involving your community in your content with Lindsey Talerico
  Lindsey Talerico from World Vision New Zealand answered questions about creating content with your community at our #npau TweetChat
• TweetChat - Digital storytelling and online fundraising with Tom Dawkins
  Tom Dawkins, co-founder of StartSomeGood shares how the most effective online fundraising campaigns involve the telling of stories

Digital storytelling's a power way to get your message across and we'll continue to write more blogs, Learning Centre articles and run more webinars on it.

Found any other great not-for-profit digital storytelling resources? Comment below and share what you've found!