Creating a Culture of Storytelling

Wednesday, October 14, 2015, 9 a.m. - Noon

Hosted by North Park University, Chicago, IL

Half-Day Workshop: $90

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About this Session: Creating a culture of storytelling can seem like a daunting task for an organization that has not been mining stories since its founding. From engaging website visitors to crafting a descriptive and interesting grant proposal, to ensuring that you have a winning appeal letter, storytelling is an important skill to cultivate with staff and board alike. In this workshop, we will explore a variety of ways for your organization to begin collecting the stories that have come and gone throughout the life of the organization, and discuss how to use those stories for future benefit.

Who Should Participate: Staff involved in developing an organization’s fundraising or marketing materials

About the Presenters:

Mary Morten is the President and Principal Consultant for Morten Group. For the last 15 years, Morten Group has worked with nonprofits, foundations and for profit companies to improve performance and thoughtfully plan for strategic growth. Morten Group provides a broad range of services including, succession and strategic planning, board and resource development and recruitment for qualitative research studies.

Vince Pagan, Special Projects Coordinator for Morten Group, has led workshops focused around social change in theaters, classrooms, and prisons with organizations across the city and state including Goodman Theatre; Adventure Stage Chicago; Noble Street Charter Prep; Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers; and Victory Gardens. Vince is fluent in Spanish and holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Ithaca College.