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Philanthropy’s Mandate to Fund Narrative Power
Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe, Time: Future Jocelyn Ban 10/30/25 Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe, Time: Future Jocelyn Ban 10/30/25

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.

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UK Narrative Funder Gatherings
Time: Present, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Approach: Integration, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/28/25 Time: Present, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Approach: Integration, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/28/25

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.

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Funder Space: Communication, Narrative, and Culture Change
Time: Present, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/27/25 Time: Present, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/27/25

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.

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How to Fund the Infrastructure for Narrative Power
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/8/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/8/25

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.

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How Can Philanthropy Fund Narrative Power at Scale?
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe, Region: Global Mandy Van Deven 10/6/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe, Region: Global Mandy Van Deven 10/6/25

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.

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Communicating in Times of Scrutiny
Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection Mandy Van Deven 10/4/25 Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection Mandy Van Deven 10/4/25

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.

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New Vision for Wealth Stewardship
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/2/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 10/2/25

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.

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Narrative Change in Collaborative Funds
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/28/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/28/25

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.

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Narratives for Philanthropy Infrastructure
Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection Mandy Van Deven 9/27/25 Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection Mandy Van Deven 9/27/25

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.

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Funding Narrative Power in Italy
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/26/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/26/25

Funding Narrative Power in Italy

Invited to deliver a workshop on how to resource narrative power at Assifero's National Assembly of Members.

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Building and Resourcing Narrative Power
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/24/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/24/25

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.

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The Essential Power of Deep Narrative
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/15/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Mandy Van Deven 9/15/25

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.

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Narrative and Community Building in Italy
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe Jocelyn Ban 9/12/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Approach: Interconnection, Region: Europe Jocelyn Ban 9/12/25

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.

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Alternative Feminist Economic Narratives
Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Time: Past Jocelyn Ban 9/5/25 Region: Europe, Approach: Insight, Time: Past Jocelyn Ban 9/5/25

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.

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Pop Culture and Social Change Retreat
Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Interconnection Jocelyn Ban 9/2/25 Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Interconnection Jocelyn Ban 9/2/25

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.

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Humor and Human Rights Lab
Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Jocelyn Ban 9/1/25 Time: Past, Approach: Insight, Region: Europe Jocelyn Ban 9/1/25

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.

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Expanding Narrative Impact in the UK
Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight Jocelyn Ban 9/1/25 Time: Past, Region: Europe, Approach: Insight Jocelyn Ban 9/1/25

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.

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