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Storytelling For Community Change: Tools You can Use
Storytelling — the single most powerful communications tool organizations possess
Andy Goodman
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Who we have and are working with
Intentionally and Strategically
•Find Stories•Craft Stories•Use Stories
Ways to use story
• Sustainability/fundraising• Recruit/ motivate volunteers• Engage community members• Media interviews• Testimony/education visits with elected
officials• Engage new partners• Show success/lessons learned to funders
But , not all stories are powerful.
Passion
Powerful Stories1. Passion
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Transformation
Sea Monkey Story
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Mother Theresa
“If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.”
Powerful Stories1. Passion
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Transformation
Audience should ask
What happens next?
How will this end?
Vulnerable is good
Wikipedia
Create tension
Barrier
Powerful Stories1. Passion
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Transformation
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Powerful Stories1. Passion
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Transformation
Stories for a Purpose
Endings
Pivot
Action
Portrait
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Wide Angle
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Portrait Wide Angle
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Pivot
EndingsPivot
Action
Lori Silverman
“Think about what you want people to do.”
Nate’s Question
Tell Powerful Stories for a Purpose
1. Passion
2. Character
3. Conflict
4. Transformation
5. Pivot
6. Action
Your Turn
Hannah’s Story
Story Use Planning
Finding the story
Emotion StrategyStory
Sally Clark, Seattle City Council
“Without understanding people’s passions & their motivations and their personal story, it’s so sterile and it is…just us looking at pieces of paper & 3-ring binders, and that’s not who we are, we are a community.”
Ways to use story
• Sustainability/fundraising• Recruit/ motivate volunteers• Engage community members• Media interviews• Testimony/education visits with elected
officials• Engage new partners• Show success/lessons learned to funders
Natasha Freidus, Community Narrations
A lot of folks don't think about story as a resource. But in low-income communities, story is one of the primary resources that people actually have.
Stories take many forms• Oral• Video (Storybooth)• Video (Produced community
story)• Photoquote• Written• Artistic
Story Use Plan
Goal Audience Story Storyteller Action
Goal
Audience
Story
Messenger
Action
Goal Audience Story Storyteller Action
Goal Audience Story Storyteller Action
Let’s Practice• You’ve got an inspiring tobacco quit
story. • A popular program is facing a severe
budget cut.• New policy is up for a 1st reading at a
council meeting. The 5-member council is split 2-2 with 1 undecided.
How do you find stories?
“Story Spotter”
Want to learn more?
Pair Share
What have you learned about telling and listening to stories?
What are your most useful take aways from this session?
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Questions? Comments?
“Because there are stories only you can tell”