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Storytelling for Grantseekers: A Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising
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Storytelling for Grantseekers: A Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising

by Cheryl A. Clarke
January 2009
Beginner content levelBeginner
212 pages
5h 33m
English
Jossey-Bass
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Introduction
Why Storytelling?
From the beginning of time, people have communicated their ideas, values, and lessons through stories. At first, stories were told in the oral tradition, often over an evening fire, and passed along from generation to generation. Some stories were later depicted through pictures drawn on cave walls or carved into stone. Over time, our ancestors developed written forms of language and began to memorialize their stories in writing.
 
The power of both true and fictional stories is demonstrated throughout history and literature. For example, in the Bible, Jesus uses parables—narrative short stories—to convey a double, or metaphorical, meaning. In the Greek tradition, fables and myths are impossible fictional stories ...
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