Building Trust and Shaping the Future through Storytelling

Elevate your narrative skills and harness the transformative power of storytelling in this interactive Midwest series program alongside regional colleagues. Together, you will examine the importance of sharing your stories, as well as the potential risks of leaving certain narratives untold. Through reflection-driven personal and organizational storytelling prompts and thoughtful discussion, you’ll gain practical takeaways on how philanthropic organizations can deepen trust and legacy through shared, human-centered stories. 

What you’ll take away 

• Practical tips on how to incorporate storytelling into your organization’s communications, development and engagement work 
• Insight into how narrative can strengthen your organization’s strategy, relationships and long-term impact 
• Deepened connections to your Midwest colleagues through interactive discussion and shared learning 

Who should attend 

• Communications and development professionals who are gathering and sharing stories 
• Staff and leaders interested in building narrative skills and embedding storytelling into mission-driven work