Tell Your Story … and Tell It Today

If your organizations has no story to tell, or has trouble telling its story, you’re going to find yourself struggling to stay afloat. Your story is what gives meaning to your mission; it is what your fundraisers use to persuade donors to say yes, and what focuses you on engaging the causes you’re advancing.

Today is the first-ever International Day for Sharing Life Stories, a chance, writes Megan Keene of Tech Soup, "for individuals and groups worldwide to participate, whether it’s gathering together in person or connecting via Websites, email, and virtual environments." The inaugural event, put together by the Museum of the Person International Network, the Center for Digital Storytelling, and Stories for Change,

will be an opportunity for people around the world to gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges, and virtual environments to hear each other’s stories.

We are part of an international movement of practitioners who view listening, collecting and sharing life stories as a critical process in democratizing culture and promoting social change. We want this day to be especially dedicated to celebrating and promoting Life Story projects that have made a difference within neighborhoods, communities, and societies as a whole.

What a great reminder that all of us — as individuals and as organizations — have our stories to tell, and the more in touch we are with our own stories, the greater fulfillment we will find. | 501(c)