YNPN Des Moines Storytellers Conference 2022

Join us October 28th at Grand View University from 7:30am to noon for the YNPN Storytelling Conference. Learn to tap into your untold story, understand your audience, and how to turn data into compelling stories. The day will be filled with local nonprofit and business leaders and the keynote speaker is Lauren Ready, an Emmy award-winning storyteller who specializes in telling untold stories. Breakfast and snacks will be provided throughout the morning.  Event will take place at the Grand View University Student Center (2811 E 14th St Des Moines, IA)

Your ticket purchase includes 1 year of YNPN Des Moines membership!

Full bios and descriptions can be found at https://www.ynpndesmoines.org/2022-conference

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”

- Joan Didion

The cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner found that we are 22 times more likely to remember a fact when it’s wrapped in a story. What if you could harness this power to benefit yourself and your organization?

In the past decade, “storytelling” has become something of a buzzword. But stories are hardly a fad; they are one of our most ancient methods of cultural creation, communication, and connection. Science tells us that stories affect our bodies — causing our palms to sweat, our eyes to blink faster, and our brain waves to synchronize with the storyteller’s.

This year’s YNPN conference is designed to help nonprofit professionals unleash the power of stories in their personal and professional lives. From nonprofit leaders, communications experts, and storytelling practitioners, you’ll learn to:

• Capture people’s attention through storytelling
• Tell your own story to advance your career
• Use stories for nonprofit marketing and fundraising
• Share client stories with respect and integrity
• Build connections through sharing and listening
• Celebrate diverse voices and perspectives