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Tag: Storytelling

Journalism First: How one woman is helping organizations ‘story up’

“When people share their stories, the world ignites with possibilities.” Last month I had the privilege of speaking with Catharine Gately, … More

communications for development, journalism, Storytelling, storytelling for change, Why storytelling matters

How to Find the Story

Sometimes the most difficult part of talking about international development is figuring out which story to tell. There is so much … More

Storytelling

September Inspiration: Back to School

“How was your summer?” August spills over into September and, in the Northern Hemisphere, that’s often the first question that escapes … More

Inspiration, participatory media, Storytelling

Aylan Kurdi: What we can learn from the latest viral image

By now you’ve probably seen the image of the drowned Syrian boy plastered across news and social media channels. The photo … More

Aylan Kurdi, Media, poverty porn, Refugees, social media, Storytelling, Syria, Syrian Refugees

Don’t Create a Mood, Just Tell Good Stories

Guest post by Daniel Lombardi. This post was originally published on WhyDev, and has been reposted with permission.  NGOs are … More

communications for development, narratives, Storytelling, Why storytelling matters
Photo by Stephanie E. Buck

How to write about real humans: lessons from fiction

Development narratives so often relegate the people we work with to the projects we work on. As if the person … More

communications for development, international development, Storytelling, writing

Friday Inspiration: Oldies, newbies, and goodies

It’s Friday! Finally. I don’t know about you, but in the midst of scandals, corruption, MERS outbreaks, etc., I could use … More

Africa, Goldman Sachs, Inspiration, international development, Media, Storytelling, women
Photo by Stephanie E. Buck

Friday Inspiration: Storytelling Tools

Telling a good story is hard. Telling a good story about international development while maintaining nuance, integrity, and without falling … More

communications for development, Inspiration, narratives, Storytelling
Photo by Stephanie E. Buck

What is easy/what is right: balancing complexity

We’ve all seen the promotional videos/photos/stories that claim to have found the silver bullet for solving poverty. We’ve seen the … More

communications for development, Complexity, globaldev, Inspiration, jargon, Storytelling, writing
Photo by Stephanie E. Buck

We’re all storytellers (and why it matters)

“What struck me was this: She had felt sorry for me even before she saw me. Her default position toward … More

Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, international development, Storytelling, Why storytelling matters

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