Cara Mertes on storytelling for impact

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Cara Mertes is a preeminent practitioner and theorist of storytelling for social justice. She is currently Founding Director of a new donor collaborative, International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS). Prior to this, she served at the Ford Foundation and the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program and Fund. This 15-minute podcast touches on her important work at the intersection of media and social justice.

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Cara Mertes is a preeminent practitioner and theorist of storytelling for social justice. She is currently Founding Director of a new donor collaborative, International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS). Prior to this, she served at the...

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