There are no shortage of stories in the work of community foundations but with limited resources and time, how can community foundations use these stories for greater impact? 

In this practical session, you will have an opportunity to learn more about storytelling as a tool for engagement with donors, grantees and your broader community. It will focus on activities that are low-lift and feasible for community foundations with limited or no dedicated communications staff. 

What you will learn:

• What are the principles of storytelling?
• What are the different types of storytelling from case studies to data and more?  
• How can you gather and create content with limited resources? 
• Where and how do you share these stories to reach the broader community and donors?  

Who is this for?

This session will be particularly relevant for small and mid-size foundations, including senior leaders, any communications staff or those who carry out communications activity and board directors. 

This session will support community foundation work on several SDGs including: