Among the narratives that govern philanthropy, the most paradoxical is that a sector with so much abundance chooses to operate with a scarcity mindset. Discover how funders can counter this narrative in how we do our work. In Philea’s “How philanthropy can fund the infrastructure for narrative...

“The collapse of narrative is as much about a crisis of connection as anything else - we don’t know who or what to believe because we don’t know where we belong.” In a widely viewed TedX talk back in 2009, Tyler Cowen urged his audience to be suspicious of stories. Cowen’s advice came in the...

By GIPA Co-coordinator Michelle Plascencia Edited by Mia Deschamps, IRIS In May 2023, Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA) hosted a two-day, two-timezone Virtual Assembly for the community of impact practitioners to connect, learn, grow and more than anything: create a Safe Space to Share...

September's Tertulia was an inspiring display of ideas, traditional blended with new. Our discussion explored how storytelling—a profoundly human activity—can have powerful social and cultural consequences. Our conversation was guided by Marianne Díaz Hernández, an exceptional...

If measuring impact and evaluating success is already complex in any project, in the world of narrative change, there’s an extra layer. The idea of measuring what changes because of the work of a specific organization or group is as fascinating as it is difficult. That's why we...

It’s time to be more intentional about using machine metaphors for machines and telling better stories about humans. All the recent attention on AI and its implications for so many aspects of our lives has me thinking about how we think about thinking—and what this means for how we communicate...