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Storytelling as a Powerful Tool for Nonprofits

This Course is offered as a Hybrid. Students can come live in person, or join via Zoom

Storytelling is a powerful tool for nonprofits to engage audiences, evoke emotions, and drive action. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of storytelling and how to apply them effectively to convey the mission, impact, and needs of their organization. Through interactive activities and discussions, attendees will gain practical skills to craft compelling narratives that inspire support and create lasting connections with stakeholders.

Storytelling as a Powerful Tool for Nonprofits -
Fee: $45.00
Item Number: 40239
Dates: 5/27/2025 - 5/27/2025
Times: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: OL004
Room: Bremerton Bldg 4, Room 111
Instructor: Sarah Lee

This Course is offered as a Hybrid. Students can come live in person, or join via Zoom

Storytelling is a powerful tool for nonprofits to engage audiences, evoke emotions, and drive action. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of storytelling and how to apply them effectively to convey the mission, impact, and needs of their organization. Through interactive activities and discussions, attendees will gain practical skills to craft compelling narratives that inspire support and create lasting connections with stakeholders.

Sarah Lee has over 30 years of experience securing and administering charitable, corporate, and government grants. Some of the results she has achieved include: increasing grant revenue for one organization from $100,000 to $50 million in 4 years; creating and raising $6 million for one of the first charitable funds in the nation that is linked to a government entity; assisting small nonprofit entities to develop funding strategies; and developing the Smilemobile, which has provided dental care to children from low-income families statewide for over 30 years.

As former director of a corporate foundation, charitable fund advisor, and developer of government grant programs, she also brings a deep understanding of what grantors are looking for. She has extensive communications experience, having served as press secretary for a U.S. Congressman, as director of an external affairs division, and as a public affairs consultant specializing in crisis management for manufacturers worldwide.

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