Ethical Storytelling

On today’s Storyteller Ethical Storytelling Podcast, we sit down with Benjamin Edwards, storyteller and educator based our of Bend, Oregon. Ben describes humanitarian work as his ‘soul work’ and shares how he learned the importance of giving more than you take. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

On today’s Storyteller Ethical Storytelling Podcast, we skype in with Constance Dykhuizen in Bangkok, the executive director of JP’s Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation where she manages partnerships and grants. In addition, she is a brand strategy and marketing consultant for organizations and individuals to solve problems and increase impact. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

Claudine Harris, founder of storiesforgood.net joins us on the podcast today. She skype’s in to chat with Heidi Burkey about what it means to make sure that people remain the keeper of their stories. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

Gabriele François Casini founded GC Productions after several years of media, communications and advocacy experience within Médecins Sans Frontières and Save the Children. He worked in various contexts around the world, including South Sudan, DRC and Iraq. He took part in the response to the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa and has been involved in projects assisting people on the move both in the Mediterranean Sea and on land in Greece. Over the years Gabriele has been lucky enough to win a few photography and reportage awards and to have his work published by major media outlets, magazines and agencies, including National Geographic and the The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

Ashley is the founder and creative director at Cliff Co., an impact storytelling agency. Ashley uses visual storytelling to generate awareness around complex international issues. She’s a filmmaker, certified trauma informed mental health recovery specialist and a future mental health counselor. Her films have been viewed by millions, received international awards and aided in passing legislation. She believes that a well told story can connect and ignite us all to serve as a catalyst for social impact and – ultimately – change. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

Today we sit down with Michael Kass, the founder for the Center of Story and Spirit, a Los Angeles based project that grew out of his passion for helping people in organizations discover and harness the power of their stories to create change. In this episode Michael shares when he first realized the power of story and gives practical tools for practitioners to create a storytelling culture within their organization and with their supporters.

On today’s Ethical Storytelling NGO Podcast, we sit down with Cat. Born and raised in Northern Thailand, Cat was the first recipient of a scholarship from The Freedom Story in 2007. Cat’s story inspired an entire organization based on the simple belief that education could change her, and many others, future. Her original documentary was released in 2007 and screened in over 27 cities in America. Yet when given the option to put her film online, she chose not to, recognizing that she wanted to be remembered for who she has become, not who she was then. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

On today’s Ethical Storytelling NGO Podcast, we sit down with Katrina Boratko, the communications manager at Mama Hope. Her goal at Mama Hope is to amplify the voices of grassroots communities and train the next generation of the social impact workforce to reject the top down, pity based marketing strategies. She strongly believes that authentic, community driven storytelling inspires lasting social change. To listen to more, visit our Podcast page.

Today we get to sit down with Katie Basbagill, a photojournalist and mixed media artist who has spent the last decade of her life focused on global human rights issues. She has taken her camera to six continents and nearly 50 countries documenting the interconnectedness of humanity to bring human rights issues to light. In this episode Katie shares what ethical storytelling means to her, what she feels responsible for as a photographer and how turning the camera on herself taught her how much courage it takes to tell your story.

In this podcast we bring you stories from the field. Each guest shares their unique viewpoint as well as their personal successes and growth in the pursuit of ethical storytelling. Today we get to hear from Adam Sjoberg, a commercial director and documentary filmmaker. His two feature films include “Shake the Dust” – a hopeful film about breakdance in places like Colombia, Cambodia, Yemen, and Uganda – and “I Am Sun Mu” – a film about a North Korean dissident artist who creates satirical paintings about the North Korean regime as well as images of hope. Both films are available on Netflix. In this episode Adam breaks down what he sees as the foundation of ethical storytelling, how he decides what nonprofits to work with and what standards he applies into his own work, as well as how he has learned to integrate his subject’s voice in the storytelling process.