{"product_id":"stories-that-raise-money-pre-edition","title":"Stories That Raise Money - Pre-Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePre-Order - Ships July 10th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eStories That Raise Money\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Tell Nonprofit Stories That Make Donors Care, Give, and Give Again\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFundraising gets easier when you stop guessing what to say to donors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery appeal, email, gala speech, donor report, and donor conversation asks the same thing of you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake someone care.\u003cbr\u003eThen invite them to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat sounds simple. But most fundraising messages skip the part where caring gets created. They explain the need. They describe the program. They share the statistics. They say the work matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the donor nods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen moves on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories That Raise Money \u003c\/em\u003egives you a simple, repeatable way to create caring before you ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe system is simple:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory. Offer. Ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story makes the donor care.\u003cbr\u003eThe Offer shows what their gift will do.\u003cbr\u003eThe Ask invites them to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen those three parts work together, fundraising stops feeling like begging and starts feeling like an invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThis book will help you:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind the small human moments donors actually remember\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn program updates, reports, interviews, and everyday conversations into usable story material\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the right story for appeals, thank-yous, impact reports, urgency, crisis, campaigns, and donor conversations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape stories so donors feel what matters instead of just reading the facts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnect every story to an offer donors can picture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsk in a way that feels clear, natural, and generous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need to be a professional writer to use this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need a dramatic cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou do not need a perfect story sitting in a file somewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou need a better way to see the stories already around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s what this book gives you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStories That Raise Money walks you through the full Story. Offer. Ask. system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll learn why donors give, what stories do inside the donor, how to find the right moment, how to collect better story pieces, and how to turn those pieces into fundraising messages that move people to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between stories that inform and stories that make donors care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy donors need a specific person, problem, and hopeful future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to spot the scene inside a story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe eight story types every fundraiser needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to collect stories from staff, volunteers, reports, interviews, and conversations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to build emotion honestly, without guilt or pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create offers donors can picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make asks that feel natural instead of desperate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use Story. Offer. Ask. in appeals, emails, events, donor meetings, campaigns, and reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePraise for Stories That Raise Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reading this feels like having a coach sitting next to you. It doesn’t just explain storytelling. It helps you see what’s working, what’s missing, and what to do next.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Donna Swaffar, VP of Communications, United Way Kaw Valley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book gives clear action steps. I finished it and immediately had my entire team start reading it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Debbie Harvey, Founder \u0026amp; President, Holistic Haitian Alliance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Nobody’s doing it like this. You’ve taken storytelling and made it tangible. You kept the feeling, but made it practical.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— T. Clay Buck, Founder, Next River Fundraising Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This felt like the heart of the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference packaged into a book. Powerful, useful, and easy to understand.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Jeff Bauknecht, Grants Manager, The Museum of Flight\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for fundraisers, executive directors, communications staff, board members, and nonprofit leaders who need donors to care enough to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will help you if you write appeals, emails, donor reports, campaign copy, gala scripts, thank-you notes, or major donor talking points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will also help if you’ve ever looked at a blank page and thought:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI know our work matters.\u003cbr\u003eI just don’t know how to make donors feel it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Davenport is the founder of the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. A former documentary filmmaker, he has helped thousands of fundraisers use story craft to move donors to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOrder your copy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve ever wondered why your message isn’t landing, or how to make donors care without guilt, pressure, or begging, this book will give you a clear way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrder Stories That Raise Money today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"501 Videos, llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418228224274,"sku":"STRM-PRE","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0256\/8187\/files\/Pre-Edition3Dbook.png?v=1782264655","url":"https:\/\/nonprofitbestpractices.com\/products\/stories-that-raise-money-pre-edition","provider":"Nonprofit Storytelling","version":"1.0","type":"link"}