Raise Money and Awareness for Your Nonprofit through the Art of Storytelling

Posted by on April 16, 2004

Raise Money and Awareness for Your Nonprofit through the Art of Storytelling
When: Monday, June 21, 2004
Seminar: 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Intensive writing workshop: 2 :00 – 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $95/seminar ($85 if received by 5/31/04) and $195/intensive writing workshop
Where: Philadelphia, PA
Registration: (267) 987-8907 or utopia@fruitioncoalition.com
For More Information: http://www.FruitionCoalition.com/storytelling.htm

Storytelling inspires, engages, and propels people toward transformation. Used strategically, storytelling can be a powerful tool to help nonprofit organization achieve their goals. During this seminar and workshop, Rich Krevolin and Jessica R. Dreistadt will show participants how to use storytelling to:

– Create an emotional connection between their organization and donors
– Persuade donors and volunteers to renew and strengthen their commitment
– Generate interest, enthusiasm, and support for community solutions
– Demonstrate their organization’s and community’s capacity and needs
– Transcend gaps in understanding and create a culture of inclusion
– Enhance staff commitment to mission and objectives
– Improve the tone and texture of proposals and printed materials
– Increase donations, grant funding, and other support for their organization
– Add dimension to their leadership and communication styles

For more information about this workshop, call (267) 987-8907 or send an email to utopia@fruitioncoalition.com.

Rich Krevolin is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and professor. A graduate of Yale University, Richard earned a master’s degree in screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Cinema-Television, and a master’s degree in playwriting and fiction from USC. He taught both undergraduate and graduate screenwriting classes at USC Cinema/TV School for 15 years. Richard is the author of Screenwriting from the Soul, Pilot Your Life, and How to Adapt Anything into a Screenplay. He has traveled the globe to teach in corporate, business, and private settings. This year he was worked with Coca-Cola, Nike Corp., J. Walter Thompson, and Unilever Corp. For more information, visit http://www.ProfK.com.

Jessica R. Dreistadt is Founding Director of The Fruition Coalition, an organization that provides management, communications, and technology support and education for nonprofit organizations. A graduate of Eastern University’s Master’s program in Nonprofit Management, she has over 10 years’ experience as an administrator, publicist, fundraiser, activist, and educator. Jessica is editor of The People Pages: Resources for Social Change. For more information, visit http://www.FruitionCoalition.com.