While vulnerability is crucial to engage audiences in stories about social and environmental problems, storytellers and social entrepreneurs must work together to draw attention to the resilience needed to create solutions.
This week in the Pioneers Post newsroom: Should impact leaders take up space in media storytelling, or should the spotlight be shone only community-led solutions? Also, reflections on why men need to 'make space for women' at Impact Europe summit.
Impact investing cannot meet its potential while it fails to speak with one voice, says GSG. So now it's launching the world’s first Impact Narrative Awards to celebrate exceptional storytelling in the impact space.
When pandemic restrictions threatened disaster, Making a Mark contest winner Beyond Recovery turned adversity into opportunity – and its apprentices into its directors – to support people across the criminal justice system and beyond.
Stories are up to 22 times more memorable than facts alone – and in challenging times, it’s particularly important to tell them well, says Sophie Short from Social Enterprise Mark CIC.
Stories can provide a lens with which to engage with reality. The managing director of Myanmar social enterprise Third Story Project discusses how stories can be used to open conversations around difficult issues – including Covid-19.
Both Cafédirect and Greenwich Leisure Limited have shaken up their marketing strategies – in different ways – to keep pace with tough competition. In our latest podcast, we meet the strategists behind these new approaches.
A whole bunch of storytelling supremos shared their insights at Good Stories recently. If you missed it – or need a quick reminder – watch our one-minute recap of some of their top tips.
How can social entrepreneurs get their story heard? Top tips – and personal reflections – from best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of youth marketing agency Livity, Sam Conniff.
