Workshop Date & Time:
November 6th: 1pm - 3:30 PM ET
This Workshop is Perfect for you if:
Do you struggle with how to share powerful stories while honoring the dignity of the people you serve? You're not alone. Many nonprofit professionals feel caught between the pressure to create compelling narratives for donors and the ethical responsibility to represent their communities authentically.
This workshop is designed for nonprofit communicators, development professionals, program staff, and leaders who want to transform how their organization tells stories. Whether you're writing grant proposals, creating social media content, developing fundraising appeals, or sharing impact stories, you'll learn how to craft narratives that are both compelling and deeply ethical.
If you've ever felt uncomfortable about a story your organization shared, questioned whether your storytelling practices truly serve your mission, or wanted to ensure your narratives empower rather than exploit, this workshop will give you the framework and tools to create lasting change in your organization.
During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Create:
- Draft Ethical Storytelling Principles that you can take back and share with your team for further development and implementation
- Comprehensive consent guidelines covering the entire storytelling process - from identifying potential storytellers through story creation, editing, and final publication
- A framework of key messages for your organization, including what you want your audience to know and what beliefs or behaviors you want to influence through your storytelling
During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Learn:
- How to define and implement the 10 core principles of ethical storytelling in nonprofit organizations
- How to shift from deficit-based to asset-based framing in all your communications
- How to develop empathy-centered approaches that honor the dignity of story subjects
- How to create internal processes that ensure ethical storytelling at every stage of development
- How to evaluate your current storytelling practices and identify areas for immediate improvement
During This Nonprofit Workshop You Will Be Encouraged to:
- Actively participating in small group discussions and collaborative exercises throughout all three modules
- Contributing to group brainstorming sessions and sharing insights from your organization's current practices
- Engaging in honest reflection about your organization's current storytelling approaches and areas for growth
You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:
- Media Consent Form
- Ethical Storytelling Checklist
- Equity-Centered Interview Guide
- The Workshop Slides (we provide these)
- The Workshop Recording (we provide these)
About Your Topic Expert:
Caliopy is specifically qualified to teach this webinar because:
- She is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Philanthropy Without Borders, a firm specializing in ethical storytelling and donor engagement, with direct experience working with organizations of all sizes and budgets.
- Her unique perspective combines 10+ years of front-line fundraising experience with having been a recipient of nonprofit services herself, giving her both practitioner insight and lived understanding of how storytelling impacts communities being served.
- She has delivered ethical storytelling workshops to organizations ranging from small volunteer-run groups to large multi-national charities across nearly 40 countries, demonstrating proven expertise in adapting these principles across diverse cultural and organizational contexts.
- Her academic background in Anthropology and Adult Learning, combined with certification in Intercultural Communication training, provides the theoretical foundation and skills necessary to facilitate transformative learning experiences around sensitive storytelling practices.