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SUMMARY:Rethinking Your Library Story - Awareness\, Impact\, Action
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, we aim to inspire you to uncover the 
 hidden\, powerful stories that reside within your library\, not on the 
 shelves\, but among your staff\, patrons\, and community members. Good 
 impactful stories can motivate volunteers\, engage business leaders\, 
 galvanize public officials\, and inspire donors. These stories are crucial 
 for your advocacy efforts and fundraising\, now more than 
 ever.\n\nPresenters Janee Pelletier and Pat Brigham received a Professional 
 Certificate in Social Impact Storytelling from Georgetown University last 
 fall. They will share what they have learned in that course\, as well as 
 their collective decades of experience in the nonprofit sector. We will 
 share strategies for collecting and sharing stories that extend beyond 
 awareness of your library services to inspire community support. You will 
 leave with the basic tools\, general guidelines\, and best practices to 
 enhance your ability to tell your library's story for fundraising and 
 advocacy purposes. \n\nKey Topics: \n\n\n	Why Storytelling 
 Matters\n	\n		What makes a good nonprofit story? \n		Using stories in your 
 advocacy and fundraising efforts   \n	\n	\n	Finding Your Library's Story: 
 What is the story you want to tell?\n	\n		Finding the stories within your 
 organization: clients\, staff\, volunteers\, donors \n		Who is your 
 audience? Align your story with your intention and audience. 
 \n		Recognizing everyday moments that can become compelling narratives  
 \n	\n	\n	Ethical considerations: balancing authenticity\, dignity\, and 
 impact\; the role of ethical storytelling in advocacy and fundraising 
 \n	\n		Gathering Story Elements – When Everyone gets involved\, you'll 
 have better stories \n		Creating a culture of storytelling in your library 
 \n		Conducting effective interviews \n		Story collection methods (audio\, 
 video\, written\, social media)\n		Consent and permissions: legal and 
 ethical best practices \n	\n	\n
ORGANIZER;CN="Pat Brigham":MAILTO:pbrigham@wlsmail.org
CATEGORIES:Advocacy, Fundraising
CONTACT;CN="Pat Brigham":MAILTO:pbrigham@wlsmail.org
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URL:https://westchesterlibraries.libcal.com/event/14764681
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