Join Philanthropy Northwest and Storytellers for Change for a session designed to help participants distinguish between asset-based and deficit-based narratives and understand the influence of personal and organizational positionality on storytelling. Participants will:

• Engage with a real-life scenario to identify elements of asset-based versus deficit-based storytelling.
• Explore the Storytellers for Change’s asset-based storytelling framework.
• Reflect on how their individual and organizational positionality influences their narrative choices and work.

Through case study analysis, an introduction to the Storytellers for Change’s framework, and group discussions, attendees will gain practical insights and tools to enhance their storytelling approach, ensuring it is empowering and inclusive. Participants will come away with a structured approach to asset-based storytelling, a valuable tool to apply in their work, as well as a deeper understanding of positionality in storytelling.

Who Should Attend?

This program is for staff who are interested in learning about or deepening their understanding of asset-based storytelling. We welcome any communications staff as well as other folks who have a role in strategizing about or implementing communications about their work externally.

Facilitator

Luis Ortega, Founder and Director, Storytellers for Change

Luis Ortega (he/they) is a multidisciplinary storyteller, facilitator and narrative strategist. As the founder and director of Storytellers for Change, Luis has spent the last 14 years working with youth, educators and cross-sector organizations to help them leverage the power of storytelling to advance equity and justice.

Luis specializes in asset-based storytelling, healing-centered engagement, racial equity, narrative change, culturally responsive education and leadership and organizational development. His work has been featured at the Harvard DACA Seminar, HBO’s “Where Do You Exist?” podcast, the Kauffman Foundation’s Disruptor Speaker Series, the Seattle Design Festival and the Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Luis is a W K. Kellogg Foundation’s Community Leadership Network Fellow and is the co-director of La Cima Bilingual Leadership Camp. He is also the co-founder of the Expresión Storytelling Fellowship at the Latinx Education Collaborative.
 

Scholarships

We also have scholarships available. If you are interested in requesting a scholarship please submit that request via this form.

Accessibility

Philanthropy Northwest strives to make our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact Mares Asfaha.

Please contact Mares Asfaha with any questions.