Give Local 2023 Workshops

We have three exciting new workshops for this year's Give Local, and don't forget to scroll down to see past year's workshops. Whether you are new to Give Local or you are a returning nonprofit, there's something for everyone.

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Give Local 2023 is Coming November 6-17. Are You Ready?

Date & Time: September 13 at 9:30 am

Location: Thurston Community Media or Zoom (Hybrid Meeting)

Presenter: Give Local Panel in partnership with South Sound Partners for Philanthropy

Now is the time to start planning your Give Local strategy to maximize your success!

This presentation will include an introduction to the Give Local platform and an overview of the many resources available to support your organization's success during Give Local and tips for all organizations, whether small shops or large.

A panel of local nonprofit professionals will share their experiences with Give Local, including how to:

• Scale up or down to fit your organization's goals and capacity.
• Evolve and adapt your approach if you’ve participated multiple times.
• Integrate Give Local into other year-end fundraising efforts.

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Give Local Breaking Through the Noise & Elevating Champions: A Social Media Marketing 101 Workshop

Date & Time: September 28 at 9:00 am*

Location: Zoom

Presenter: Megan Petersen (she/her) of Mosaic Marketing Studio

Do you lead your communications strategy in a small or medium-sized nonprofit with limited resources and time constraints? This workshop is designed to help you, the everyday communication all-star, lead your team to triumph and ensure that Give Local donors see your story page. During this one-hour webinar, Mosaic Marketing Studio will help you learn about:

• The basics of Social Media Marketing in a few easy-to-understand steps for beginners.  
• Learn how to leverage social media to build up your capacity and get the word out about your Give Local story page.  
• How to raise engagement by inviting your most loyal nonprofit donors & supporters to be your “champion” during Give Local.  

Be sure to come prepared with your most pressing question related to your top social media platform of choice to get simple advice from our presenter and help set you up for success. We will have an interactive Q&A in the last 15 minutes of the webinar.

Click here to register to attend.

Note: Registrations will close 24 hours ahead of the scheduled Webinar time in order to allow our team to prepare. A recording of the webinar will be available shortly after the webinar for all to enjoy.

*This webinar was rescheduled from it's original publicized date of September 20 at 9:00 am. All registrants have been contacted about the updated date and time.

Storytelling for Give Local

Location: Zoom

Presenter: Daisha Versaw (she/her)

Storytelling is right at the heart of Give Local. Together, our Lewis, Mason, and Thurston County nonprofits hold countless hope-filled stories—the kind of stories we’re all longing to hear. Bringing so many of these stories together and inviting the community to learn about and be part of them is what makes the platform a source of joy that people look forward to each year.

Telling your organization’s story in a way that connects, inspires, and sparks action is essential to your Give Local campaign. Because storytelling is part of our wiring as humans, you already have what it takes to tell a great story, and you don’t have to do it alone! In fact, storytelling can be a lot more fun when it’s done in community.

This workshop is for anyone who wants to improve their storytelling skills alongside other nonprofit peers ahead of Give Local. Participants will gain more confidence in themselves as storytellers, while gaining a deeper understanding of what a story is and  how to leverage different storytelling elements effectively. They will also come away with some practical tools and creative ideas to add to their toolbox and storytelling libraries as well as some ethical considerations to support them in telling stories in ways that are equitable and inclusive.

Part One

Date & Time: September 27 at 9:00 am

In part one of this two-part workshop, we’ll go over some storytelling basics and cover key story elements to include in your Give Local story. We’ll also go over some tools and ideas for where to start and how to structure your stories.

Click here to register to attend.

Note: Registrations will close 24 hours ahead of the scheduled Webinar time in order to allow our team to prepare. A recording of the webinar will be available shortly after the webinar for all to enjoy. ‍‍

Part Two

Date & Time: Various Dates & Times; Each session is limited to 10 organizations.

Part two of the workshop will be an opportunity for Give Local storytellers to work together as peers and help each other develop their stories with the support of the facilitator and Community Foundation staff.

Click here to register to attend an available session.

Note: Registrations for each of the four sessions will close as we reach capacity. Please only register once for your organization to attend. Each registrant will receive an email confirmation immediately after registering, and a follow-up email will be sent by Community Foundation Staff with the Zoom link 24 hours ahead of your registered session. The registrant may forward these emails to any other teammates that will be joining the session.

Storytelling Workshops

Asset-Based Storytelling (2022)

Presenter: Elaine Vradenburgh (she/her) of Window Seat Media‍

How might we frame our nonprofit storytelling to focus on the assets of the people we serve? What does nonprofit storytelling look like when we decenter our organization in favor of showing cooperation across sectors? In this workshop, we’ll explore storytelling frameworks that emphasize context, assets, and collective action over stories of personal experience. Participants will leave with tools and a template to craft and share stories of collective experience to ignite social change.

Video Recording of Workshop (YouTube)

Closed Captions from Video Recording (PDF)

Audio Recording of Workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from Workshop (PDF)

Story Examples from Workshop (PDF)

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Nonprofit Storytelling: Production Basics (2021)

Presenter: Elaine Vradenburgh (she/her) of Window Seat Media

Do you want to make a fundraising video for Give Local (or other campaigns) but you don’t know how to get started? In this workshop, we will walk you through visual storytelling best practices – from principals of project design to considering what’s needed to work with a production company or do it yourself to attending to the power dynamics and ethics of telling other peoples’ stories. Participants will walk away with a solid process and ethical compass to guide them through their process.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Closed captions from video recording (PDF)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

Sample informed consent form (PDF)

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Nonprofit Storytelling: Moving Beyond Curated Storytelling, Part 1 (2021)

Presenter: Elaine Vradenburgh (she/her) of Window Seat Media

Our success as fundraisers depends to a large degree on our ability to tell compelling stories – about the need in the community, about the impact of our work, and about the future we are striving to create. Whose stories are we telling to write that narrative? What are our practices for telling those stories? What power dynamics are at play? This two-part workshop series provides an overview of nonprofit storytelling conventions and a do-it-yourself template to try.

In Part 1 of Moving Beyond Curated Storytelling, Elaine discusses storytelling conventions, explores best practices to help guide us in building an ethical storytelling practice, and workshops a simple template to try for Give Local. This series aims to increase media literacy, help organizations connect their work with a larger theme or guiding question(s), and offer tools and templates for do-it-yourself storytelling.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Closed captions from video recording (PDF)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (DropBox)

Checklist for advocates (PDF)

Story Corps sound quality tips (PDF)

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Nonprofit Storytelling: Moving Beyond Curated Storytelling, Part 2 (2021)*

Presenter: Elaine Vradenburgh (she/her) of Window Seat Media

Our success as fundraisers depends to a large degree on our ability to tell compelling stories – about the need in the community, about the impact of our work, and about the future we are striving to create. Whose stories are we telling to write that narrative? What are our practices for telling those stories? What power dynamics are at play? This two-part workshop series provides an overview of nonprofit storytelling conventions and a do-it-yourself template to try.

In Part 2 of Moving Beyond Curated Storytelling, participants will bring their stories (complete or works-in-progress) from "Moving Beyond Curated Storytelling, Part 1" workshop for feedback, advice and technical help. This series aims to increase media literacy, help organizations connect their work with a larger theme or guiding question(s), and offer tools and templates for do-it-yourself storytelling.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Closed Captions from video recording (PDF)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

Zoom Chat from workshop (PDF)

*Due to technical difficulties, parts of the records are missing or may experience a lag time.

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Story Gathering: Best Practices for Fundraising Campaigns (2020)

Presenter: Elaine Vradenburgh (she/her) from Window Seat Media

During this hands-on workshop presented by Elaine Vradenburgh from Window Seat Media, we discussed storytelling conventions and considered some common pitfalls that cause unintended harm to the communities we serve. Participants were presented with practical tools to gather stories on a tight budget, apply concepts to their own storytelling work, and walked away with best practices that guide an ethical and impactful storytelling practice.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (Dropbox)

PowerPoint from workshop (DropBox)

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Sharing Stories: Activating Our Stories and Campaigns on Social Media (2020)

Presenter: Danielle Ruse (she/they) of Window Seat Media

In this online workshop, presented by Danielle Ruse of Window Seat Media, we focused on building a marketing strategy to share your stories across multiple platforms and channels (including Facebook and direct mail). Participants left the workshop with a clear social media communications management plan and goals to engage their audience before, during, and beyond Give Local.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

Social media calendar template (PDF)

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Public Relations & Marketing Workshops

Making the Most of Give Local (2022)

Presenter: Ariel Glassman (she/her) of Common Great

Want to make the absolute most of Give Local for your nonprofit organization? Join fundraising consultant, giving day expert, and Common Great founder Ariel Glassman to learn more about elevating your Give Local strategy, leveraging technology to raise more, cutting through the noise with great donor communications, and more!

Video Recording of Workshop (YouTube)

Closed Captions from Video Recording (PDF)

Audio Recording of Workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from Workshop (PDF)

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Utilizing PR & Media Relations to Reach Your Audience and Boost Donations (2021)

Presenter: Erika Taylor Montgomery (she/her) of Three Girls Media

Please join The Community Foundation and Three Girls Media, Inc. for an informative workshop on Utilizing PR & Media Relations To Reach Your Audience And Boost Donations. CEO Erika Taylor Montgomery will discuss tips, tricks and strategies for media pitching, putting together a media list and determining which outlets are the best fit for your business’s media needs. She will help you understand the difference between a pitch and a press release, and prepare you to use publications’ lead times to your advantage. In addition, Erika will explain the benefits of electronic press kits and how they can help you package your organization to get the kind of media coverage you desire. Finally, a Q&A portion at the end of the presentation will ensure that any remaining questions are answered.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Closed captions from video recording (PDF)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

South Puget Sound media outlet list (PDF)

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Building a Comprehensive Marketing Strategy and Online Presence for Your Non-Profit Organization (2021)*

Presenter: Erika Taylor Montgomery (she/her) of Three Girls Media

Please join The Community Foundation and Three Girls Media, Inc. for an informative workshop on Building A Comprehensive Marketing Strategy And Online Presence For Your Non-Profit Organization. CEO Erika Taylor Montgomery will help you evaluate a landing page to determine its most important points and provide your organization with a robust online presence. In addition, Erika will explain aspects of a marketing strategy, including social media, content marketing, advertising, sponsorships and more. You will learn how to put this information into motion and build a strategy for your non-profit. Finally, a Q&A portion at the end of the presentation will clarify any questions that remain.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Closed captions from video recording (PDF)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (DropBox)

Online Communication Content Guides (PDF)

Social Media Post Lifespan (PDF)

*Due to technical difficulties, the final 20 minutes (approximately) of this workshop were not recorded.

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Creating an Effective Content Marketing Strategy (2020)

Presenter: Erika Taylor Montgomery (she/her) of Three Girls Media

During this workshop, CEO Erika Taylor Montgomery discussed tips, tricks and strategies for creating a content marketing strategy including explaining the best types of content for nonprofit organizations, how often to post content, free or low-cost tools for content marketing and more. Additionally, Erika will shared monthly and weekly guides for content creation to help keep nonprofit organizations on the right track.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

Communications Content Guide (PDF)

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How to Create Compelling Social Media Graphics: An introduction to Canva (2020)

Presenter: Erika Taylor Montgomery (she/her) of Three Girls Media

CEO of Three Girls Media, Erika Taylor Montgomery, discusses getting started with Canva, a free tool for photo editing, graphic building and other content creation. Additionally, Erika walked participants through creating a brand kit for their organization and creating their first graphic, as well as sharing graphic design best practices.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

Social media image sizing article (URL)

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Year-Round Donor Engagement, An Ongoing Cycle (2020)

Presenter: Rebecca Zanatta (she/her) of The Ostara Group

Now more than ever our nonprofit organizations need to focus on year-round donor engagement (including virtual best practices). In this session presenter Rebecca Zanatta spoke about donor lifecycles and how to plan and connect them to the most important needs of your organization’s mission. This training presented a broad and holistic approach to creating and executing engagement strategies for donors that maximize stewardship and cultivation efforts.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

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The Top 10 Organic Social Media Strategies (2020)

Presenter: Erika Taylor Montgomery (she/her) of Three Girls Media

Three Girls Media CEO Erika Taylor Montgomery, discusses the most effective social media strategies for non-profits and how to use your resources to the fullest during this engaging session. Additionally, Erika went over each of the major social media platforms and discussed pros and cons of each, helping you decide which will serve your organization the best. Finally, a Q&A portion at the end of the presentation provided answers to many lingering questions.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)

Social media post lifespans (PDF)

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Give Local Platform Workshops

Give Local Platform Walk-Through (2022)

Presenter: Melissa Rosscup (they/them) of Community Foundation of South Puget Sound

During this platform webinar, participants will be taken through the steps to build their story page for Give Local as well as additional features available to boost donor engagement. Participants are encouraged to ask clarifying questions throughout the webinar. After this webinar, participants will leave with the knowledge and confidence to make the most out of the Give Local platform.

Video Recording of Workshop (YouTube)

Closed Captions from Video Recording (PDF)

Audio Recording of Workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from Workshop (PDF)

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Give Local: How to Make the Most of This Opportunity (2020)

Presenter: Rebecca Zanatta (she/her) of The Ostara Group

Partner and Senior Strategist at The Ostara Group, Rebecca Zanatta, led a conversation and breakout room activities via Zoom on how to make the most of your Give Local participation for your community, organization, and donors. Participants were given key strategies for how to make the most of Give Local and how to leverage it as a digital strategy connected to the rest of your annual development plan.

Video recording of workshop (YouTube)

Audio recording of workshop (DropBox)

PowerPoint from workshop (PDF)