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Stories for Impact – Social Enterprise Capacity Building

August 2021 – (Final dates TBC)

With the support of the team at Digital Storytellers (B-Corp and Social Traders Certified), you’ll learn a repeatable process for how to FIND, MAKE, EDIT and SHARE your social enterprise story in powerful ways. Using smartphones and affordable tech to tell your story, you’ll build sustainable awareness of your enterprise amongst the community, your customers, and your stakeholders through the power of digital storytelling.

Learn to craft a compelling story, to engage your audience and spark action.

Get hands on with accessible technology and learn techniques to capture great footage and audio.

Get step-by-step guidance on how to edit footage on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Discover best practice for sharing your story far and wide, through both online and offline channels.

At the end of the journey, you’ll have created a powerful video about your enterprise and have the ability to continue to create digital content for various platforms and purposes. 

The program…

  • The course is divided into four modules – FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE your story 
  • These modules will be delivered over two face-to-face workshops, across two Saturdays in August 2021 (dates TBC), with options for further support and consultation depending on interest 
  • You’ll get access to the Stories for Impact Online learning portal, with video tutorials, frameworks and examples to guide you through a repeatable storytelling process from start to finish 
  • You’ll also get access to editing software and smartphone filmmaking equipment that will be yours to walk away with and continue creating stories into the future! 

At the end of the program you’ll have…

  • A polished, original story about your social enterprise to create awareness, engagement and action from your audiences 
  • Tools and frameworks to continue to craft, produce, edit and share powerful stories which touch hearts, shift minds and spark audiences to action, whether that be engaging customers, funders, stakeholders and community 
  • Techniques for capturing high-quality interviews, pieces to camera and other footage with smartphones and affordable technology.
  • Access to professional (and user-friendly) editing program  
  • A smartphone filmmaking kit, including a microphone and tripod
  • Connection with a community of social enterprise peers in your area 
  • Lifetime access to all of the program materials

What others have said:

  • I absolutely loved the course! The programme brought different people with common goals together, providing a creative and inspiring setting to extend our storytelling skills. The process from story canvassing to filming and editing was much more straightforward than I anticipated and I found the whole experience very empowering. Kim and Tania were wonderful facilitators and the ongoing support was greatly appreciated and much needed… Seeing our shorts up on the big screen was also a great bonus to the programme!

    - Kat YoungCERES

  • I couldn't fault this workshop! It was run by experienced, capable facilitators who made everyone feel comfortable - even those who were nervous about the tech side. We got an excellent grounding in all aspects of making a story for impact and as a result our organisation now has a 'Digital Storytelling Team' of very keen volunteers ready to put it all into practice! Thank you for running such an excellent workshop.

    - KateMid Canterbury Timebank

  • A course where the skills are demonstrated beautifully by teachers as you learn. Adult learning with the true flexibility, support and accessibility that is needed at this time. Second to none content - top quality information and support. All available to me in rural Queensland.

    - KellyRCS Australia

  • The Stories for Impact course provided a wonderful opportunity to learn how to use mobile technology for the greater good. It stirred my creative juices, excited my want for new ways in which to carry on my work and it added to my skill set dragging me (not too reluctantly) into realising what a great tool this is for storytelling on multiple levels and how it can be used to produce meaningful work that otherwise might never be seen by a wider audience. I am so empowered by the skills I learned in this course.

    - Vivenne BentonThe Australian Living Earth Centre

  • “I enjoyed seeing the end results of everyone’s work (the videos we all made were excellent) and how practical and interactive the course was. I was most surprised that a total newbie like me could actually come away after 2 days with an actual clip that’s actually half-decent and feel totally inspired to create some more!”

    - PennyPathfinders

  • Really enjoyed playing around and experimenting with different equipment and watching other material for inspiration. It’s hard to say what I enjoyed ‘most’ because it was all so so friggen awesome!

    - Gabrielle Grace Walk Sew Good

  • I attended a 3-hour workshop with the lovely Natasha and Julia as part of Sydney StartUp Week. Packed in as much as possible in 3 hours and left with loads of storytelling tips using basic equipment (iPhone, cheap microphones, dslrs). Would highly recommend. Thank you.

    - Madeleine WilsonLaureate Education Services Australia Company

Check out what past Stories For Impact participants have made

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FAQs

How much does the course cost? 

The total course value is $1,950 AUD per organisation, including the face-to-face workshops, equipment and editing software, access to the Online Portal and 1-1 consultation with Digital Storytellers.

How much time will I need to commit? 

This is a tricky question as it will completely depend on the story you are creating and your current skill level. However, in addition to the 2 x full-day face-to-face workshops we recommend dedicating at-least 2 additional full days of time outside of the workshop to work on refining your story idea, filming and polishing your video.

After that, it’s up to you how many stories you create going forward!

What equipment and software will I receive? 

Equipment:

  • RODE Smartlav approx value $80 AUD
  • RODE Smartlav extension cable value $25 AUD
  • Mini Tripod $50 AUD

Software:  

  • Kinemaster (smartphones and tablets) value $65 AUD
  • OR
  • Filmora Wondershare (computer/laptop) value $100 AUD

How many of my team members can participate? 

Each enterprise is welcome to bring up to 3 members to participate in the program. We recommend this to be a combination of core team members, who know your story deeply, but also involving other team members who may be more interested in participating in the “tech” side of things (e.g. filming, and editing). They should also be able to commit the time allocated (see above). You could also consider volunteers, interns or student placements, or others particularly interested in digital media, who might get value out of participating in the course and learning the skills

Want to know more?

Reach out to workshops@digitalstorytellers.com.au

Register Your Interest

We’ll follow up with further details on how to sign up, along with any updates about the program.