Stories shape our organizations, our relationships with donors and constituents, and most importantly, our own self-perceptions. Through a Community-Centric Fundraising lens, we will explore how narratives we share, and the way we share them, hinder our ability to foster trust and scale our impact.
We will examine three crucial facets of storytelling—power, transparency, and consent—and unravel their intricate dynamics. We will uncover the potential harm that can arise from storytelling practices and explore aligning strategies with our ethical responsibilities.
This thought-provoking session is designed for anyone curious about the intersection of storytelling, ethics, and trust within the nonprofit sector. We’ll discuss how intentional storytelling rooted in ethical principles can create lasting impact and cultivate trust within your organization and the communities you serve. Together, we will explore how cultivating trust through ethical storytelling can propel us toward a more equitable future for nonprofits and those who benefit from them.
Facilitated by Maria Rio, Founder, Further Together.
This workshop is brought to you in partnership with Dr. Bronner’s and San Diego Gives.
1.5 CFRE credits.
Stacie and Jeff Cook understand commitment. They live it.
Black, Jewish and Queer. These three identities weave the fabric of who I am, but it took a long time to believe that they could exist together.
Lee and Toni Leichtag established the Leichtag Foundation in 1991 following the sale of their business. Lee and Toni were lifelong entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation and for supporting talent. They believed that only with big risk comes big reward. Both born to families in poverty, Toni to a single mother, they strongly believed in helping those most in need and most vulnerable in our community. While they supported many causes, their strongest support was for young children and the elderly, two demographics who particularly lack voice in our society.
Lifelong Baltimoreans, Rabbi George and Alison Wielechowski and their sons, 11-year-old Lennon and 9-year-old Gideon, are more than pursuing the good life in Southern California. Having moved to San Diego more than three years ago, they are fulfilling a lifelong dream.
You would think that as the executive director of San Diego LGBT Pride, Fernando Zweifach López Jr., who uses the pronoun they, has done all the coming out they possibly can. A queer, non-binary individual who has worked for many years on civil rights issues, López also speaks openly and often about their father’s family, Mexican-American migrant workers who tilled the fields of rural California.