Social Impact Storytelling Archive

#41: You had five minutes and lost them. Here’s what to say instead.

#41: You had five minutes and lost them. Here’s what to say instead.

#40: Your biggest number isn't your impact

#40: Your biggest number isn't your impact

#39: Who speaks when the person can't?

#39: Who speaks when the person can't?

#38: Could your board explain what you do?

#38: Could your board explain what you do?

#37: The story that brings the wrong funding

#37: The story that brings the wrong funding

#36: You cut it down. You didn't adapt it.

#36: You cut it down. You didn't adapt it.

#35: Who owns the story you just told?

#35: Who owns the story you just told?

#34: Hand them the camera

#34: Hand them the camera

#33: You published into an empty room

#33: You published into an empty room

#32: The footage on your phone

#32: The footage on your phone

#31: The consent that expires

#31: The consent that expires

#30: The moment it became impossible not to act

#30: The moment it became impossible not to act

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