Bring storytelling to your classroom or community organization! We offer tailored workshops designed to inspire and empower participants through social impact storytelling. Our sessions are customized to meet the following learning objectives:

  • Explore the Benefits of Social Impact Storytelling: Understand how storytelling can foster empathy, build community, and drive meaningful change.
  • Discover Diverse Storytelling Mediums: Gain insight into various ways stories can be told, from written narratives to visual media, performance, and more.
  • Connect Storytelling Across Disciplines: Learn how storytelling can enhance understanding and engagement in fields such as education, healthcare, advocacy, and beyond.
  • Facilitate Storytelling Activities: Acquire practical strategies to lead storytelling exercises that inspire creativity and reflection.
  • Engage in Hands-On Practice: Participate in a collaborative, low-pressure community poem activity to apply and reinforce learning.
  • Access Ready-to-Use Resources: Leave the workshop equipped with tools and materials to seamlessly integrate social impact storytelling into your classroom or organization.

Let us help you unlock the potential of storytelling to create a lasting impact for young people in your community. Contact us at mgonza22@ncsu.edu and christy_byrd@ncsu.edu.

Sample Agendas

1-hour Workshop (click to expand)

0:00 – 0:10 | Welcome & Introduction

  • Brief overview of social impact storytelling
  • How storytelling inspires social change

0:10 – 0:25 | Building Belonging Through Storytelling

  • The role of trust, community, and connection in storytelling
  • Reflective activity: “I Am Poem”

0:25 – 0:40 | Hands-On Storytelling Activity

  • Community Poem

0:40 – 0:55 | Applying Storytelling in Practice

  • Strategies for using storytelling with students, clients & communities
  • Overview of storytelling formats (oral, written, digital)

0:55 – 1:00 | Closing Reflections & Next Steps

Resource guide for continued learning

Participants share one takeaway

2-hour Workshop (click to expand)

0:00 – 0:15 | Welcome & Introduction

  • What is social impact storytelling?
  • How storytelling inspires social change

0:15 – 0:35 | Building Belonging Through Storytelling

  • The role of trust, community, and connection in storytelling and social impact
  • Reflective activity: “I Am Poem”
  • Group discussion

0:35 – 0:50 | Hands-On Storytelling Activity

  • Community Poem

0:50 – 1:05 | Youth Voices & Ethical Storytelling

  • Discussion on lived experience & ethical considerations

1:05 – 1:25 | Storytelling Mediums & Their Impact

  • Overview of different storytelling formats (oral, written, digital)
  • Case studies: How storytelling is used in practice

1:25 – 2:00 | Applying Storytelling in Practice & Next Steps

Resource guide & participant reflections

Practical strategies for integrating storytelling into your work

Full-Day Workshop (click to expand)

8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast

  • Light refreshments & networking

8:30 – 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introduction to Social Impact Storytelling

  • Overview of workshop objectives
  • What is social impact storytelling?
  • How storytelling inspires social change

9:00 – 10:15 AM | Building Belonging Through Storytelling

  • The role of trust, community, and connection in storytelling and social impact
  • Strategies for creating safe and empowering spaces
  • Reflective activity: “I Am Poem”
  • Group discussion

10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break

10:30 – 11:45 AM | Hands-On Storytelling Activities

  • Small group work: Creating a public narrative
  • Community Poem
  • Reflection & discussion: Applying storytelling in practice

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Lunch (on-site, networking encouraged)

12:30 – 1:45 PM | Youth Panel: The Power of Lived Experience in Storytelling

  • Young advocates share their personal stories and perspectives
  • Moderated discussion on ethical storytelling, agency, and impact
  • Q&A session

1:45 – 2:15 PM | Storytelling Formats & Their Impact

  • Presentation on different storytelling formats (oral, written, digital, visual)
  • Case studies: Effective storytelling in social work and advocacy
  • Small group discussions: Matching storytelling mediums to client needs

2:15 – 2:30 PM | Break

2:30 – 3:30 PM | Building a Storytelling Toolkit

  • Resources for incorporating storytelling in practice
  • Interactive brainstorming: How will you use storytelling in your work?

3:30 – 4:00 PM | Closing Reflections & Next Steps

Distribution of resource guides

Participants share key takeaways

Final Q&A and discussion