Equitable Data Storytelling Workshop
Turning evidence into a case that decision-makers will act on
Format
One-day workshop · 4–8 hours
Built For
Nonprofits, advocacy organizations, government agencies, coalitions, and community leaders
CHALLENGE
Organizations hold meaningful data but struggle to communicate it in ways that move funders, policymakers, and community stakeholders to act.
What We Do
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Connect quantitative data with lived experience
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Develop compelling advocacy narratives
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Translate research findings into human-centered stories
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Deliver stories that resonate with policymakers and funders
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Build confidence as community spokespeople
What Participants Leave With
- A personal or organizational advocacy story
- Practice pairing quantitative data with lived experience
- The skill of finding the feeling inside a number, so the data and the story work together
- Peer coaching and facilitator feedback
- Rehearsal with funder, policymaker, and stakeholder audiences
How the Engagement Runs
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Create psychological safety and trust through a strengths-based, non-extractive approach
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Surface lived experiences
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Identify key data points and name what they bring up
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Develop individual data stories
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Peer coaching and feedback
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Refine for advocacy and public engagement
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Prepare for meetings with decision-makers
Deliverables
Completed equitable data story
Storytelling framework and tools
Peer feedback and coaching
Advocacy-ready narrative
In Practice - California Stop the Hate Initiative
Facilitated storytelling and advocacy training for more than 70 nonprofit leaders representing over 30 organizations across California. Participants learned to pair community data with lived experience in preparation for policy engagement and legislative advocacy.
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One participant-developed story on anti-AAPI hate paired a statewide figure with the experience of a young student facing isolation and declining school engagement. The story became a tool for community awareness, advocacy, and solutions-oriented dialogue.