Upcoming Trainings

If Data Won, We’d Be Done: Using Stories to Change Policy

Free Training | May 14 | 10:00–11:30 am CT
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You already have the data. You’ve done the research, you know your issue, and you can explain it clearly.

And yet, you’re still not seeing the traction you need. That’s because data alone doesn’t move people. Stories do.

In this training, we’ll talk about how to use stories in a way that actually connects with decision-makers and helps your message land. Not instead of your data, but alongside it, so it’s something people can hear, remember, and act on.

We’ll walk through why data often falls flat in policy conversations, how to identify the right stories to tell, and how to use them in real-world advocacy settings like meetings, emails, and testimony.

This is designed for nonprofit leaders, advocacy staff, and anyone responsible for communicating with your supporters and policymakers who want to be more effective, not just more informed.

If you’ve ever walked out of a conversation thinking, “They heard me, but nothing changed,” this is for you.