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The Power of Story: Engagement and Vivid Learning in the Nonprofit Classroom

The Power of Story: Engagement and Vivid Learning in the Nonprofit Classroom. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Professional Development Conference July 9, 2013. The role of family and community in mentoring alienated youth in the Midwest –.

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The Power of Story: Engagement and Vivid Learning in the Nonprofit Classroom

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  1. The Power of Story: Engagement and Vivid Learning in the Nonprofit Classroom • Nonprofit Leadership Alliance • Professional Development Conference • July 9, 2013

  2. The role of family and community in mentoring alienated youth in the Midwest – • An at-risk youth from a blended family in the economically depressed farm belt, • Suffers severe head trauma from an extremeweather event, • Undertakes a high risk journey to distant,minerals-based urban center, • Accompanied by three homeless adults, • Hired to perform a contract hit on a reclusive sociopath.

  3. Good stories can: • Make people feel • Cut through the clutter • Arm your evangelists • Help you improve • Build a stronger organizational culture • Deepen understanding • Enhance memory • Inspire and move people to action

  4. Be Compelling.Be Memorable.

  5. An engaging theme must alter one’s sense of reality by affecting the experience of space, time and matter.– Pine & Gilmore The Experience Economy

  6. Teachers Storytellers are excellent

  7. engage all human senses #1 EMOTIONAL TRIGGER

  8. High level components of storytelling: • Relatable characters • Vivid setting • Clear theme • Natural plot • Unique voice

  9. Structure of Story

  10. Work in teams to: • Create new version of the storyusing the components and structureof story • Present your group’s new versionof the story to the entire class

  11. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.– Maya Angelou

  12. References Cheryl A. Clarke. Storytelling for Grantseekers: A Guide for Creative Non Profit Fundraising, Jossey-Bass, 2009.B. Joseph Pine II & James H. Gilmore. The Experience Economy, Harvard Business School, 1999.Annette Simmons. The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence and Persuasion Through the Art of Storytelling, Basic Books, 2001. Andy Goodman; From The Goodman Center -- http://www.thegoodmancenter.com/ Bruce D. Perry, MD, PhD. How the Brain Learns Best -- http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry National Storytelling Network -- http://www.storynet.org/ Storytelling in Schools -- http://www.storynet-advocacy.org/edu/index.shtml Story Cube -- http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/ Short Story – It’s a Donor’s Ballgame -- http://www.guidestar.org/rxa/news/articles/2011/its-the-donors-ballgame.aspx Storyteller.Net Articles http://www.storyteller.net/articles/ http://www.storyarts.org/

  13. http://barkadacircle.compon@barkadacreative.com • 773-852-3522

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