236. What Matters Right Now: Ethical Storytelling - Vik Harrison, Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE

Happy dance for the week so many have asked about💃 Join this week's 8️⃣ Trends That Matter in 2022 as we dive into Ethical Storytellingwith Vik Harrison, writer, self-professed branding nerd and co-founder of charity: water. Many organizations use stories to further their mission, but ethical storytelling prioritizes the storyteller's need before their own. We're breaking down the how-to and chatting about who does it well.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSTone setting - ethical storytelling (1:00)Past podcast conversations (5:00)Breaking the Hero-Victim Narrative in Philanthropy - Travis NingA Filmmaker's Guide to Storytelling + Empathy to Advance Social Good - Cheryl Miller HouserLeaning into authentic and ethical storytelling (7:45)Embracing an abundance mindset and investing in storytelling (10:00)Leaning into joy with the way we tell our organizations’ stories (12:00)Leaning into your values to authentically tell the story of your organization (17:00)A powerful story in Vik’s career that brought to life what happens when you are honest and authentic with your audience and supporters (19:00)Telling the story of now at your organization (25:00)Vik’s One Good Thing: Let’s bring the level of excellence and commitment to storytelling that our missions absolutely deserve. (27:00)For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/236The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we’ve witnessed the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you SEE and activate donors at every level. Here’s the thing, Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. It’s much more than a nonprofit CRM. Virtuous is committed to helping charities reimagine generosity through responsive fundraiJoin us at ImpactUp: Story! Join us online from 12-1:30 CST for a free virtual session including a keynote with storytelling phenom, Afdhel Aziz, and a roundtable convo with 4 amazing nonprofit leaders. Then that evening, in nearly 50 cities around the world are hosting local meetups to keep the conversation going in person.Find a meetup near you or join us virtually! //Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter