Building Community through Storytelling: Nonprofits and the Evolving Media Landscape
Support Kansas City is excited to host our 7th Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership award event on Monday, April 25th from 4:00 – 6:00PM at the Kauffman Foundation. This year, we will be launching the celebration by partnering with LISC KC, the Mid-America Regional Council, and the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership to convene a panel of local experts and leaders for a topic discussion relevant to our community. This year’s topic will be:
“Building Community through Storytelling: Nonprofits and the Evolving Media Landscape”
Research demonstrates that one of the best ways a community can build capacity is by understanding and leveraging their storytelling networks. Meta Connects, an online space for knowledge sharing hosted by USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism, describes the neighborhood storytelling network as consisting of three key elements – community residents and their interpersonal networks of friends and family, geo-ethnic media, and community-based organizations. Research by Meta Connects indicates that understanding and leveraging the “storytelling network” of a community is one of the best ways to strengthen a community’s capacity. Their article encourages communities to go beyond a single focus and reach out to more than just community members, or media connections, or peer organizations. By expanding their outreach to all three, communities can better manage a variety of issues and generate more powerful conversations. You can read the full article at http://www.metaconnects.org/capacity-building.
We hope you’ll join us for this provocative discussion as the experts share their insights on storytelling as a tool for community building in our evolving media landscape!
