Nonprofit Storytelling Conference
Thursday, November 13– Saturday, November 15,2025
Hosted by: Nonprofit Storytelling
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Conference Description
The Raise Conference 2025, hosted by OneCause, is a premier event fundraising conference tailored for nonprofit professionals. This two-day event aims to equip attendees with innovative strategies and tools to enhance their fundraising efforts.
Date
Thursday, November 13– Saturday, November 15,2025
Location
Manchester Grand Hyatt
1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101
Who should attend?
Fundraisers & Development Professionals
Those focused on crafting appeals, executing donor asks, writing stewardship communications, and emotionally engaging campaigns—this conference helps you engineer “Meaningful Moments” throughout all donor touchpoints
Communications, Marketing & Video Teams
If your role includes storytelling across email, social media, videos, or website updates, there are hands‑on sessions to elevate your narrative, pacing, emotional tension, and multimedia strategy.
Executives & Board Members
Including leadership in messaging ensures entire teams align around emotional and strategic storytelling—making donor experiences more meaningful.
Why attend?
Raise More Money by Telling Better Stories
You'll learn how to craft emotionally resonant stories that motivate donors to give—and give again. The conference focuses on storytelling techniques that have been proven to increase donations and deepen donor loyalty.
Master the Art of Donor Communication
Through workshops and live coaching, you'll gain hands-on practice writing more effective appeal letters, donor thank-yous, video scripts, and emails that actually connect.
Build Deeper Donor Relationships
It’s not just about fundraising—it’s about creating “meaningful moments” with your donors. You’ll learn how to shift from transactional asks to relationship-driven engagement that fosters long-term giving.
Learn Alongside Your Team
Bringing multiple staff (fundraising + communications + leadership) helps align your messaging and strategy across departments—so you tell consistent, compelling stories organization-wide.
Walk Away with Tools You’ll Actually Use
The conference is known for giving you templates, real-world examples, and plug-and-play storytelling frameworks you can use immediately—no fluff, just practical help.
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Attendees can expect
Diverse Session Tracks
The conference offers over 40 sessions across four key tracks:
Craft emotionally compelling stories that build donor connections.
Utilize storytelling across various channels, including email, direct mail, and social media.
Develop storytelling strategies for major gifts, planned giving, and donor retention.
Enhance donor communications with impactful narratives.
Plan story-focused events to boost fundraising efforts.
Registration Costs
Super Duper Early-Bird Price): $495 (75% off the regular price of $1,995)
Video Only Access:$1,495
In-Person Attendance: $1,995
Combined Video and In-Person:$2,195
Nonprofit Storytelling Conference
Thursday, November 13– Saturday, November 15,2025
Manchester Grand Hyatt
1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101
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