Description

Engage your audience by learning how to tell a great story — your story. Attendees will learn how to structure of a great story and how to use storytelling to connect your organization’s mission more deeply with donors and stakeholders.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn storytelling techniques and how to discover the most compelling stories within your organization to engage donors and stakeholders.
• Equip your team and volunteers with tools to become confident and effective brand ambassadors.
• Develop strategies to tailor your message for different platforms and audiences, ensuring your mission resonates across all forms of communication.

Cost: $102 Members, $204 Non-Members

*If you are part of either the in-person or virtual 2025 Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership cohort, this workshop may be used to fulfill either your Mission Delivery, Infrastructure or Revenue Generation elective requirement. To receive elective credit for attending a workshop, participants must be present for at least 80% of each workshop meeting date with time spent in attendance measured consecutively. 

Instructor: Alice Fairfax

Alice Fairfax helps small business & nonprofit leaders tell a great story. An improvisational storyteller at Walt Disney World for over 20 years, and a Disney Events scriptwriter, she is the Story Coach for the Victory Cup in Orlando, Florida. She’s appeared on top-rated podcasts like "Work for Humans" with Dart Lindsley and was featured in Orlando Magazine's Women Who Move the City issue. She holds a BA from Rollins College and a certificate of Creativity & Innovation from Walt Disney World & Harvard Business School Publishing. A published author, her latest book “Tell Your Story: Tools to Take You from a Tweet to a TED Talk” helps you use the power of story to captivate your audience and inspire action.

Full participation is applicable for 3 points in Category 1.B -Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.