Category / Only Human Stories / Story Gathering / Story Telling
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How I Make Annual Reports… Easy
During my time at Uni, I volunteered at a medium-sized not-for-profit organisation. My role included making coffee, handling post office errands and doing research here and there. It was a pretty cruisey way to earn a uni credit, and everyone in the organisation was smart, kind and generally relaxed… until the dreaded Annual Report was…
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Have You Ever Asked this Question?
Some years back, I was meeting with the exec team and board members of a disability organisation. There were about 12 of us. I’d been gathering stories from the founders and staff for their 40th anniversary and on this day, I was going to share some of what I’d discovered. I’d chosen a range of stories…
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6 Storytelling Tips for Not-For-Profits
For many not-for-profit organisations impact stories are essential for showing the world (and reminding themselves), of the amazing work they do. Yet, for some reason, be it lack of time, confidence, enthusiasm – the stories they want rarely appear. We often meet with these leaders and get asked ‘Where do I find the stories?’ ‘Can…
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A newsletter to fuel your creativity and storytelling
Welcome to the blog version of our new fortnightly newsletter of discoveries that have fuelled our creativity and storytelling, and just might fuel yours too. 🧨 Learn from the best! Imagine how much power would come your way if people could really understand the incredible work you do? And be as excited by it, as you are?…
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Creating a future story
I was 41 weeks pregnant when I nabbed my first job writing for television. I remember waddling into the Executive Producer’s office and seeing him quickly look from me to the spindly chair I was heading towards. He was a polite guy and tried to hide his amazement. (Note: he didn’t hide it very well.)…
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A Shout Out to the Work Husbands & Wives
Does it sound weird to say how much I miss my work husband? I don’t want to sound ungrateful … or even disloyal… to my everlasting, 24 hour kitchen sink partner, Ross. After all, he is the father of our kids and in the new WFH lockdown regimen, I guess he might qualify as a…
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A simple team engagement indicator
‘Moya, you’ve absolutely got to get a life!’ That’s what I guess you could be thinking when I admit that I spend a lot of time thinking about what actually constitutes ‘engagement’ at work. I mean, it’s sort of funny…and sort of tragic too. But maybe you don’t think it’s so crazy, after all. Maybe, like…
