Anyone who follows Digital Charity Lab online or has attended our workshops knows how passionate (nay, demented!) we are about storytelling for causes. As the author Zaid Hassan says, “My most profound learning over the last decade and a half is that making the rational case for change is never sufficient.” Human stories are essential […]
A nice reminder about the importance of storytelling from the excellent Zaid Hassan. Hassan says: “My most profound learning over the last decade and a half is that making the rational case for change is never sufficient.” So how effective are stories? Take the first video example that Hassan shares in this nail-on-the-head article, the […]
The Fundraising Ireland National Fundraising Conference on March 27th is one of the biggest events in the Irish non profit calendar. This year’s theme is ‘Shaping the Future of Fundraising’, and I’m delighted to be co-hosting a Workshop on Digital Storytelling with Helen Osborne of JustGiving. About the Digital Storytelling Workshop Storytelling is a simple […]
The National Autistic Society in the UK recently released this beautiful series of digital stories about the reality of living with autism. What I love about this series is that they have done a really wonderful job of starting with the close-up, detailed and authentic personal stories and then seamlessly linked them to a wider […]
If you have ever had any doubt about the power of digital storytelling: run, don’t walk (or whatever the virtual equivalent is!) to the this post on the Humans of New York Facebook page and scroll left through the photos to see the incredible story of Vidal, Ms Lopez and Mott Hall Bridges Academy. One […]
Greenpeace’s Mobilisation Lab is a constant inspiration to us at Digital Charity Lab. They do incredible work on online activism while sharing their knowledge for the benefit of non-profits and activists all over the world. They’ve rounded up their 14 most popular stories from 2014 and there’s some excellent reading there. They’re sharing practical tips […]