Helping non-profits turn their anniversaries and other milestone moments into clarity, direction, and recognition that lasts using the voices of their people, projects and passion.
Milestone Moments & Anniversaries
Anniversaries • Leadership Transitions • Major Milestones
Turn your milestone moment into something lasting that brings greater clarity, deepens relationships and reveals new voices and momentum.
Origin Story Development
Voices • Passion • Vision • Brand
Your origin story isn’t just history. Gathering the stories and moments that shaped you reveals the values, strengths and intelligence that will serve your future.
First-Person Advantage Method
Ongoing capability • Special projects • Embodied Vision
With every project, every strategy, so much value goes unexplored. The answer is to open up the circle. Your organisation goes from being one voice to the voice of many.
“In our work with you since our 40th anniversary origin story rebranding, we’ve seen a consistent increase in partnerships, reputation and impact. Next year we’ll have lots to show when we celebrate our 50th.”
– Tracy Phillips, Executive Officer, Bonnie Support Services
“Moya, thank you for your amazing work with us on our origin story and Living My Way’s 30th anniversary souvenir booklet. Those insights have brought new understanding about our Members and our beginnings that will impact our decisions well into the future.”
– Mark Turley, CEO, Living My Way
Our own Milestone Moment
This year, Only Human Stories turns 20. (Where did that time go?)
Follow along as we apply our own method to remember what we’ve forgotten, recognise who we’ve become, and imagine what’s next.
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The Sweet Spot
A free 15-minute team ritual for organisational clarity.
The Sweet Spot is a simple, powerful exercise that helps teams recognise what’s working and why. It’s how we start many of our client engagements—and now it’s yours to use anytime.
Perfect for:
- Team meetings
- Milestone moment planning
- Strategic retreats
- Building recognition culture
Meet Moya
In 2005, I put aside my career as a comedy writer, screenwriter and novelist to start Only Human Stories. I’d discovered the power of first-person stories through two social justice projects and honestly, there was no going back.
I brought everything I’d learned working with some of the world’s best writers, editors, and filmmakers – including the belief that nothing is stronger than when we’re generous and open to different voices and experience.
Twenty years and hundreds of projects later, I’ve helped nonprofits across Australia and New Zealand turn milestone moments into opportunities to recognise and amplify the knowledge held by the people they serve and work with.
That’s still where I see the greatest successes.
Honestly, AI.
We’re creatives at heart. And that means we’re curious.
For more than 20 years, we’ve pioneered ways to protect and share first-person voices while using the latest technology. Now we’re showing nonprofits how to use AI to amplify your visibility, influence, and network of people who share your goals. While never letting a machine get between you and the humans doing the talking.
Milestone Moments & Anniversaries
PLANNING LAB
Turn your milestone moment into something lasting that brings greater clarity, deepens relationships and reveals new voices and momentum.
Origin Story Development
PLANNING LAB
Your origin story isn’t just history. Gathering the stories and moments that shaped you reveals the values, strengths and intelligence that will serve your future.
First-Person Advantage Method
PLANNING LAB
With every project, every strategy, so much value goes unexplored. The answer is to open up the circle. Your organisation goes from being one voice to the voice of many.