Following our community vote back in May and a follow-up consultation with our members we are excited to announce our Digital Storytelling session at the end of July.  No matter what your role in the organisation is, digital storytelling is a hot topic for all and mastering some simple techniques can go a long way. Learn how to use digital storytelling in your day-to-day, how to deliver a consistent message throughout your campaigns and tell a story that initiates an action. 

🗓When: Wednesday, 31st July, 1-2PM

💻Where: Online on CharityConnect, right here on this post

🤝Meet the panel: 

Catherine is a founding director of Mile 91 which specialises in story gathering and story management for charities and changemakers. Her first taste of storytelling was in 2006 when she established VSO’s story gathering function. She has managed more than 40 story gathering visits to developing countries and numerous shoots in the UK. She also provides consultancy to charities looking to audit their story gathering systems and processes or to develop internal skills in storytelling. 

Nikki Bell MinstF(cert)

Nikki is a fundraising consultant, trainer and engagement event curator from the UK.  With almost nine year's experience of working with small to big charities in various donor facing roles, Nikki now works with organisations to implement or improve strategies, teach teams skills and tips to be more effective in their busy schedules, and develops events and opportunities to build strong relationships with donors. 

Ben has recently returned to the charity sector, having spent the past five years working at the Labour Party. There he was Director of Member Mobilisation, responsible for Labour's national mobilisation efforts and all individual giving. Previously he was Head of Membership at the Labour Party where he oversaw an increase in membership from under 200,000 to well over 500,000. Before this he worked at Save the Children.  Ben has a particular interest in digital engagement and fundraising with a strong record of success in this area leading a team that raised £4m online in 50 days for the 2017 General Election. He's taken that experience into World Vision, where he has been leading an online fundraising revolution.  

Esther is a storyteller, content artist, speaker and energiser. "I’m on a mission to #flipthescripton the way we tell stories so that we can have the game-changing conversations that we all know need to happen!" For over 15 years Esther worked in the sector, mostly with small and medium-sized charities as a story gatherer, sent to fascinating parts of the world to write about some of the world’s most pressing humanitarian issues. She's now the Founder & CEO of The Nerve Network, a social enterprise that helps to unlock people living in remote, low-income communities through brilliant business and enterprise. 

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David is an experienced fundraising consultant specialising in securing support for the arts and culture sector. During his career, he has helped to raise philanthropic support for a range of organisations, including Manchester Camerata, the Royal Exchange Theatre, Glyndebourne, English Touring Opera and the Royal Pavilion & Museums. 

Matt is the managing director of Platypus Digital, a digital marketing agency dedicated to helping charities do better digital. Platypus Digital has helped charities like Sightsavers, Barnardo’s and Battersea raise more money and reach more people online. Matt has appeared on Sky News, CNN and Channel 5 and writes for the Guardian about the latest trends in the charity digital world. He was named one of the top 50 Most Influential Fundraisers list by Fundraising Magazine in 2015. He tweets at @charitychap. 

Simon is a professional fundraising consultant, coach, trainer, practitioner, keynote speaker and podcast host. Simon has won Fundraising Ireland's 'Small Budget, Big Impact' and ‘Supplier Of The Year’ Awards, Eircom’s Start-up Award, and is was a 2019 finalist of Charities Institute Ireland’s Communications Agency of the Year. He is a TEDx speaker and has previously won the Toastmasters UK & Ireland International Speech Contest. He also sits on the Advisory Panel of Rogare, the international fundraising think tank, and is a member of the Institute of Fundraising and the AFP. He holds a Diploma in Fundraising and a Certificate in Fundraising.