The Diagram of Ethical Storytelling Excellence
This is one of those stories we tell ourselves: That fundraising staff and program staff are not aligned in storytelling. There is a perception that the fundraising staff prioritize the needs of donors, wanting to overly focus on the negative aspects of clients’ lives and commodify their stories into “assets” for the annual appeal. And […]
3 Levels of Ethical Storytelling
The conversation around ethical storytelling has evolved a lot over the years. We used to think of ethical storytelling as a practice of “doing no harm” to our contributors and those featured in the stories. For this, we owe a lot to journalism’s best practices, like getting informed consent, not traumatizing the contributors with insensitive questions, not […]
New Podcast: Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti
I was recently on Tony Martignetti’s podcast talking about Ethical Storytelling. Check it out!
3 Models of Alumni Travel: One, Two, or All Three May Be Right for your University or College
Most people think alumni travel is only one thing: big group trips, the kind we see in glossy catalog photos. But my experience working with universities and colleges large and small has revealed at least three models of alumni travel. One school could find a match with one model, or all three. You just should […]
New Podcast with Nonprofit Nation
Recently I was a guest on Nonprofit Nation with Julia Campbell where we discussed ethical storytelling in nonprofit communications. Check it out! https://nonprofitnation.buzzsprout.com/1778536/8491943-ethical-storytelling-in-nonprofit-communications-with-caliopy-glaros