New! Six Hour Interactive Workshop! How To Create Safe Nonprofit Stories That Inspire Action: A Workshop Series on Trauma-Informed Storytelling

New interactive workshops! 

With Breakout Sessions, Worksheets, Quizzes, and Exercises

 A Workshop Series on Trauma-Informed Storytelling

Workshop Date(s) & Time(s): 

Join us in this 3-part interactive workshop

• Session 1 - September 13th, 1 pm - 3 pm ET
• Session 2 - September 20th, 1 pm - 3 pm ET
• Session 3 - September 27th, 1 pm - 3 pm ET

This Workshop is Perfect for you if:

This workshop series is perfect for all the nonprofit storytellers out there, whether you're fundraisers, marketers, communicators, grant writers, researchers, or content creators.

Nonprofit Storytelling possesses an incredible power to touch hearts and minds. As we tackle the world's biggest problems, we are responsible for gathering and telling these stories in a way that protects, dignifies, and respects those we serve.

This 3-part workshop will explore trauma-informed storytelling, a safe and healthy process for your beneficiaries, audiences, and even storytellers. You'll gain actionable insights and tools to tell trauma-informed and ethical stories that have a huge impact.

If you cannot attend a session, you will receive the recording and bonus materials, but we strongly advise that you attend all 3 sessions to get the intended outcome.

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Create:

• Trauma-informed story-gathering principles, guidelines, and workflows for your organization.
• An Ethical Language Guide for your organization.
• Self-care practices as a nonprofit professional who is vulnerable to secondary trauma.

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Learn:

• Why trauma-informed storytelling matters.
• How to develop a safe and healthy story-gathering process that protects your beneficiaries. 
• How to conduct interviews in a way that recognizes trauma.
• How to use a simple but powerful storytelling framework that compels action.
• How to create stories that inspire awe and hope instead of pain and despair. 
• Learn from trauma-informed and ethical marketing case studies.
• How to recognize secondary trauma as a storyteller and develop self-care practices.

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Be Responsible For:

• Approaching this topic with kindness, grace, and empathy
• Complete in-class assignments and participate in discussions
• You must attend all sessions of this workshop to walk away with the intended outcome

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

1. Trauma-Informed Storygethering Principles and Best Practices Guidelines template
2. Trauma-Informed Internal Storygathering Workflow Template
3. Trauma-Informed Media Consent Form
4. Trauma-Informed Interview Questions and Guidelines 
5. Ethical Language Guide Template
6. Somatic Exercises for Storyteller Self-Care
7. The Workshop Slides (we provide these)
8. The Workshop Recording (we provide these)

About Your Topic Expert:

Maria is specifically qualified to teach this webinar because:

Maria Bryan is a nonprofit messaging strategist and trainer who helps nonprofit leaders tell powerful and impactful stories that do no harm. 

Over the past 15 years in the nonprofit and public sector, she has trained thousands globally in person and virtually—focusing on trauma-informed storytelling and purpose-driven marketing.

Maria has a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor’s degree in journalism, and is professionally certified in trauma and resilience. She is a firm believer that storytellers make the world a healthier, safer, cleaner, and happier place.

If you cannot attend a session, you will receive the recording and bonus materials, but we strongly advise that you attend all 3 sessions to get the intended outcome.