Philanthropy’s Mandate to Fund Narrative Power
Facilitate a session at the ACF annual conference on the ways public perception of philanthropy is shifting and opportunities to build narrative power for a democratic vision of justice for all.
UK Narrative Funder Gatherings
Convene narrative funders to cultivate relationships, share knowledge, surface shared ambitions, co-strategize, and identify ways to collaborate on resourcing the UK narrative ecosystem.
Funder Space: Communication, Narrative, and Culture Change
Co-moderator of a member community at Ariadne Network where funders explore how resourcing these strategic approaches can support human rights and social justice aims.
How to Fund the Infrastructure for Narrative Power
Published an article that synthesizes practice implications for funders that seek to resource narrative ecosystems and infrastructure.
How Can Philanthropy Fund Narrative Power at Scale?
Organized a session at the Philea Forum where narrative practitioners and philanthropy professionals provide practical guidance on how to effectively resource the narrative strategies of social movements.
Communicating in Times of Scrutiny
Invited to be the keynote for and support the design of the Communications Professionals in Philanthropy meeting where Philea members connect, exchange ideas, and co-develop solutions on shared challenges.
New Vision for Wealth Stewardship
Guided the direction of a foundation’s narrative strategy that aims to catalyze a new vision for wealth stewardship by elevating practices that promote the equitable governance of money.
Narrative Change in Collaborative Funds
Invited to speak at the Network of European Foundations annual meeting of European foundations dedicated to strengthening philanthropic cooperation about how to resource narrative change.
Narratives for Philanthropy Infrastructure
Provided an introduction to key concepts and facilitate dialogue about narrative change among a community of European philanthropy support organisations that seek to identify common ground and jointly advance the ecosystem.
Funding Narrative Power in Italy
Invited to deliver a workshop on how to resource narrative power at Assifero's National Assembly of Members.
Building and Resourcing Narrative Power
Invited to speak on a podcast about the advantages of taking an ecosystem approach to resourcing narrative power and the narratives that govern philanthropy.
The Essential Power of Deep Narrative
Contributed to an exploration of how ‘deep narratives’ function to hinder or accelerate social and cultural transformation, with a particular focus on the UK context.
Narrative and Community Building in Italy
Invited to present on the role of narrative in building community at Assifero's National Conference of Community Foundations.
Alternative Feminist Economic Narratives
Contributed to a mapping project that identified the narrative approaches of global feminist organizations and artists that shape new economic thinking and policy making.
Pop Culture and Social Change Retreat
Invited to join a gathering of cultural innovators, activists, and philanthropists working to strengthen narrative power to advance climate and migrant justice in the UK.
Humor and Human Rights Lab
Participated in a multi-day gathering that brought a selected group of activists, scholars, and narrative practitioners together to explore how to leverage humor to make progress on global human rights.
Expanding Narrative Impact in the UK
Contributed to the design and development of research to determine what it would take for narrative change work to have more real-world impact in the United Kingdom.