Stories Of Struggle: How To Show Your Nonprofit’s Impact Respectfully

How do you convey how your nonprofit helps people in tough times? Learn how to share stories respectfully.

As you focus on your year-end fundraising campaign, begin to compile your annual report, and plan for 2022, now is the time to update the stories that highlight your nonprofit’s impact. You likely have many triumphs from this tumultuous year to convey.

Done right, stories of struggle can be incredibly inspiring, powerful, and enlightening. Learning how to gather and share stories that make an impact while honoring integrity, avoiding exploitation, and promoting equity requires thoughtfulness and skill.

• Whose story should you tell?
• What is the structure of a good story?
• What are the four secrets to powerful stories?
• How can you avoid exploitation and protect identity?
• How can you promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through stories?