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:...
In April 2023, the Skoll World Forum reconvened for its 20th anniversary and the largest forum to date: nearly 2,000 people from every region participated. Founding Director Cara Mertes, Latin America Lead Graciela Selaimen and Narrative Lead Brett Davidson...
Throughout 2022, IRIS and OSF Latin America program partnered to create a space for organizations and storytellers to share experiences and exchange narrative knowledge. We call this space Tertúlia. Following the Ibero-American tradition, for us the Tertúlias are a...
By Purposeful’s Tana Forrest, Jody Myrum and Emma Mulhern Edited by Mia Deschamps, IRIS Many women speak, have spoken, are speaking but are rarely heard … the reality that women are not seen as credible speakers or have no authority to speak their...
This interview originally appeared on Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ website as part of their 20th Anniversary Celebration. The article is reposted in full. How IRIS Uses Storytelling to Drive Social Change International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS)...
Last October, International Resource for Impact and Storytelling (IRIS) gathered together more than 70 storytellers and activists to share inspiration and evoke curiosity about new forms of storytelling and impactful narratives that respond to our present moment. Our...