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1. Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Sharing Success Stories
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By Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, MCHES | April 7, 2017
Senior Editor, ETRTeen pregnancy rates are down. A wide range of statistics and figures show this. If you work in the field of adolescent health, you’ve certainly already heard this news.
Think for a moment about how you hold that information in your mind. Perhaps you remember the rate of births per 1,000 females aged 15-19 years. You might think about a national map that shows state rankings in teen birth rates. Maybe colorful bar graphs or pie charts come to mind.
- By Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, MCHES
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2. A Nonprofit Storytelling Activity
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By Marcia Quackenbush, MS, MFT, MCHES | August 27, 2015
Senior Editor, ETRHeard any good stories lately? Particularly about the work you do and the positive impact your organization has in the world?
Here at ETR, we’ve been thinking about these kinds of stories ever since we read Joan Singson’s blog post on Storytelling for Sustainability. We decided to do an all-staff activity where we explored some of the stories we have to tell about ETR’s work.
- By Marcia Quackenbush
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3. Storytelling for Sustainability: The Power to Inspire
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By Joan Singson | August 6 2015
Program Manager, ETR“Even if you have reams of evidence on your side, remember: numbers numb, jargon jars, and nobody ever marched on Washington because of a pie chart. If you want to connect with your audience, tell them a story.”
—Andy Goodman
A lot of different stakeholders play a role in sustaining effective programs. You need them to understand in straightforward terms what it is you do and exactly why that’s important. You need them to stand ready to be your program’s advocates and champions.
Infographics, icons and beautiful presentations of data are all popular ways to do this, but I think the most powerful way to inspire people is through a story. A darn good story.
What does it take to thrill the heart and chill the spine? Let’s take a look.
- By Joan Singson
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