Episode 22: Nonprofit Storytelling the Hollywood Way (part 1 of 3), with Boris Kievsky
August 5, 2021
What does it take for a nonprofit to tell a great story? In this episode we’ll start at the beginning: 16 fundamental questions to ask yourself about your organization, your goals and your characters before you start crafting a story.
We know that great stories are the most effective way to connect with others, take them on a journey and inspire them to action. A nonprofit has potentially hundreds of stories to tell. Hollywood tells thousands every year. No two are identical, but they all have fundamental elements in common. In this series on Hollywood Storytelling Tips for Nonprofits, we’ll focus on those elements and how they can inspire your stories and take your storytelling to new levels.
** Episode Links and Shownotes: https://nphf.show/ep22 **
What does it take for a nonprofit to tell a great story? In this episode we’ll start at the beginning: 16 fundamental questions to ask yourself about your organization, your goals and your characters before you start crafting a story.
We know that great stories are the most effective way to connect with others, take them on a journey and inspire them to action. A nonprofit has potentially hundreds of stories to tell. Hollywood tells thousands every year. No two are identical, but they all have fundamental elements in common. In this series on Hollywood Storytelling Tips for Nonprofits, we’ll focus on those elements and how they can inspire your stories and take your storytelling to new levels.
Episode Links and Shownotes: https://nphf.show/ep22
What we discussed:
- Laying the groundwork for good storytelling - questions you should answer before you put pen to paper or finger to keyboard
- Knowing whom you’re speaking to, how you’re going to speak to them, and how you want to affect them
- The many characters and roles you might have in every story and how you can help your audiences become heroes