Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits – Details, episodes & analysis

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Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits

Collaborative Cause Consulting

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Frequency: 1 episode/31d. Total Eps: 7

Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits is a podcast for nonprofit leaders, fundraisers, and community-minded professionals who want to use storytelling more intentionally. Each episode features conversations about how story builds connection, strengthens fundraising, and supports long-term growth. Grounded in the realities of nonprofit work, the podcast explores practical ideas, lived experience, and real-world approaches to communication, community, and impact. If your organization could use help turning its stories into stronger fundraising, visit collaborativecause.ca. New episodes are released monthly. Follow the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to be notified when they’re published. The podcast is hosted by Tanya Wall and Michelle Samson, and is produced by Storied Places Media.

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🇨🇦 Canada - nonProfit
11/05/2026
#93
🇨🇦 Canada - nonProfit
01/05/2026
#90
🇨🇦 Canada - nonProfit
30/04/2026
#61
🇨🇦 Canada - nonProfit
29/04/2026
#51

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http://collaborativecause.ca/stories
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Introducing: Atlantic IMPACT

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 • Duration 00:53

Atlantic IMPACT is a podcast that helps nonprofits across Atlantic Canada use storytelling to drive fundraising and awareness. Each episode features conversations with people working in community, sharing how story supports connection, impact, and long-term growth. Whether you're part of a nonprofit or simply care about your community, this podcast invites you to listen, reflect, and engage.

Is your organization ready to tell its story? Take the free Storytelling Readiness Quiz at collaborativecause.ca/stories.

The podcast is hosted by Tanya Wall and Michelle Samson, and is produced by Storied Places Media.

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The Art of Adapting Stories with The Gaia Project’s Travis Daley

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 • Duration 24:12

The same story can be told in many different ways. In this episode, The Gaia Project’s Strategic Partnerships Manager, Travis Daley, shares how this environmental and climate education organization adapts its storytelling depending on the audience (i.e. teachers vs government stakeholders vs donors) to make sure they resonate. He also brings insights on training your team to collect stories, how numbers intersect with narrative, and how The Gaia Project is doing more through cross-collaboration.

00:37 Meet Travis Daley from The Gaia Project
02:03 The Gaia Project's Mission and Programs
03:52 Storytelling By and For Different Audiences
09:31 Training Your Team to Collect Stories
13:12 The Differences in How Kids and Adults Tell Stories
14:33 Using Numbers to Support Your Narrative
18:47 Telling Stories in Tight Knit Communities
21:31 Doing More Through Cross-Collaboration

Find out more about The Gaia Project

Website: thegaiaproject.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/gaiaproject
Instagram: instagram.com/thegaiaproject_
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/thegaiaproject-projetgaia
TikTok: tiktok.com/@thegaiaproject_

About the Atlantic IMPACT podcast

Is your organization ready to tell its story? Take the free Storytelling Readiness Quiz at collaborativecause.ca/stories.

The Five I’s of Storytelling with VRHF’s Hillary Webb

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • Duration 38:10

People relate to people, not institutions. That’s why Hillary Webb, the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation’s Fund Development Manager, thinks of fundraisers as not just facilitators of funds but as stewards of stories. In this episode, Hillary shares her helpful and actionable “Five I’s of Storytelling,” advice for sharing sensitive or negative stories, and why she doesn’t see charitable organizations as competitors.

00:41 Guest Introduction: Hillary Webb
03:45 Fundraisers: Facilitators of Funds, Stewards of Stories
06:53 Impactful Example: Sharon’s Story
09:40 The Five I's of Storytelling
13:50 Correcting Perceptions of How Healthcare is Funded
16:07 How Hillary Collects Stories
18:40 Collaboration in Atlantic Canada’s Nonprofit Sector
21:10 Sharing Sensitive or Negative Stories
27:56 The Experience For People Whose Stories Are Told
30:43 Strengthening Social Media Through Trial and Error
34:14 VRHF’s Current Needs and How to Support

Find out more about the Valley Regional Hospital Foundation

VRHF Website: vrhfoundation.ca
VRHF Facebook: facebook.com/vrhfoundation
VRHF Instagram: instagram.com/vrh_foundation

About the Atlantic IMPACT podcast

Is your organization ready to tell its story? Take the free Storytelling Readiness Quiz at collaborativecause.ca/stories.

The podcast is hosted by Tanya Wall and Michelle Samson, and is produced by Storied Places Media.

The Magic of In-Person Storytelling with FireLoch’s Jennifer DeCoste

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 • Duration 31:19

Can small in-person storytelling circles drive big change in the nonprofit world? After her own experience with burnout, Jennifer DeCoste founded FireLoch as a place where her fellow burnt out peers in the nonprofit sector could rest and reconnect with their work. In this episode, Jennifer shares how untold stories catalyzed the creation of FireLoch, what kinds of storytelling feel most authentic to her, and why she’s prioritizing intimacy over scale.

00:30 Jennifer DeCoste's Journey and FireLoch's Mission
05:27 The Power of Speaking Up
06:53 Jennifer’s Burnout and Recovery Journey
10:18 FireLoch’s Funding Model - Who Supports Helping the Helpers
14:33 Adapting the Narrative for Government Grant Programs vs Philanthropists
16:01 Collecting Outcome Stories in an Authentic Trust-Forward Way
19:23 Collaboration and Partnership in Atlantic Canada
21:15 Small Group In-Person Storytelling: Prioritizing People Over Promotion
27:22 Evolving Language of Burnout, Wellness, and Success

Find out more about FireLoch

Website: fireloch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/fireloch
Instagram: instagram.com/fireloch
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fireloch

About the Atlantic IMPACT podcast

Is your organization ready to tell its story? Take the free Storytelling Readiness Quiz at collaborativecause.ca/stories.

The podcast is hosted by Tanya Wall and Michelle Samson, and is produced by Storied Places Media.

The Humanity of Storytelling with Business and Arts NL’s Lynn Panting

Season 1 · Episode 4

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 • Duration 26:11

“ Storytelling is imperfect and very human. And that's what makes it accessible.” In this episode, Lynn Panting of Business and Arts NL joins us to talk about storytelling, creativity, and connection. Lynn shares insights into the organization’s new Narrative Marketing Initiative, how to prioritize storytelling when capacity is limited, and the value of starting small and staying consistent.

00:30 Introducing Lynn Panting and Business and Arts NL
03:44 The Narrative Marketing Initiative
09:35 Mentorship Success Stories
13:11 Best Formats for Storytelling
14:54 How to Get Started With Storytelling
18:07 Overcoming Capacity Challenges
21:15 The Role of Consistency and Regularity in Storytelling
22:00 How Artists Benefit from Sharing Their Story

Find out more about Business and Arts NL

Website: businessandartsnl.com
Instagram: instagram.com/businessandartsnl
Facebook: facebook.com/BusinessandArtsNL
X: x.com/BizArtsNL
YouTube:youtube.com/channel/UC3bzv4IcmsrmwrOgOsRrz-g
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/business-and-arts-nl

About the Atlantic IMPACT podcast

Is your organization ready to tell its story? Take the free Storytelling Readiness Quiz at collaborativecause.ca/stories.

The podcast is hosted by Tanya Wall and Michelle Samson, and is produced by .

“Living, Breathing” Stories with Shakespearience’s Marvin Karon

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 34:20

Atlantic Impact is now Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits. We’re expanding beyond Atlantic Canada and speaking with organizations across the country about how they're using storytelling in their work.

In this episode, we venture to Ontario to speak with Marvin Karon, Director of Shakespearience Performing Arts, which uses interactive Shakespeare-based programs to challenge young people (and adults) and build soft skills like confidence, communication, and resilience. Throughout the conversation, he tells powerful stories of how some of his students were transformed, while weaving in practical advice for nonprofits like how Shakespearience built an inventory of over a thousand testimonials, why video is the next frontier, and the importance of making sure your storytelling is “a living, breathing thing.”

00:00 Season Relaunch and Guest Intro
01:47 Mission, Programs, and How Shakespeare Transforms Students
08:53 The Power of Shakespearean Language
09:56 The Challenge of Awareness
13:25 Collecting Testimonials and Video Proof
16:38 How Shakespearience Gathered 1,000 Testimonials
19:12 Consent and Media Release Basics
20:09 Student Story: From Inferiority to Empowerment
24:04 Storytelling Advice for Other Nonprofits
25:32 How Listeners Can Help and Why It Matters
31:08 Final Reflections and Closing Credits

Find out more about Shakespearience Performing Arts

Website: shakespearience.ca
Facebook: facebook.com/ShakespeariencePerformingArts
YouTube: youtube.com/@shakespearienceperforminga5667
“Sizzle Reel”: youtu.be/JS3O5bZhby0?si=_R9FaFFYsYEYf0il

About the Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits podcast

Raising Impact: Storytelling for Nonprofits, is a podcast where we explore how storytelling helps nonprofits strengthen fundraising and move their missions forward. Each episode features conversations with people working in community, sharing how story supports connection, impact, and long-term growth. Whether you're part of a nonprofit or simply care about your community, this podcast invites you to listen, reflect, and engage.

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