Storytelling Resources
for Environmental Orgs

Attract generous, unrestricted support with these free storytelling resources.

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GUIDE

Work through step-by-step storytelling exercises to deepen connections and raise donations.

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PROMPTS

Uncover the narratives right under your nose. Use these prompts in your next check-in. 

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TEMPLATES

Stop losing stories. Collect, organize, and access them easily when you need them.

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Before You Invest in Video, Build Your Storytelling Infrastructure

10 min read
Are you story envious? Perhaps you’ve watched your peer's environmental organization's latest video. You felt impressed by how the work came to life and desired that, too. You admit your …
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What’s Storytelling Got to Do With Nonprofit Strategic Planning?

11 min read
You don’t need to sit in the room during nonprofit strategic planning to feel its positive or negative impact. When BairStories started in 2022, I was trying to find our …
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The Difference Between Nonprofit Outcomes, Impact, and Story

7 min read
David stretched out over a borrowed couch, watching his daughter eat. A month ago, he didn’t know how he would explain to her that there would be no turkey this …
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Holistic Storytelling: The Ultimate Guide 

9 min read
Funders and nonprofits underfund storytelling because they mistake it for decoration instead of direction. Nonprofits say they care about storytelling, but they mean a program video here, a social post …
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How to Collect Stories for Your Environmental Nonprofit

6 min read
Many stories go untold because there’s no system to collect them. You may track outcomes, but the human side is missing. A story bank solves this. This article will walk …

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