Storytelling Programs

Unlock Your Inner Storyteller

The democratisation of storytelling promises to change the world for the better.

We can show your team or organisation how to FIND, MAKE, EDIT and SHARE
amazing and affordable stories in house – using tools and resources you already have.
The rise of digital technology puts the incredible power of storytelling in your hands.

Build your own storytelling capacity. We’ll show you how.

WHAT’S YOUR IMPACT STORY?

What’s the most powerful social change story you can tell to move your audience’s heads, heart and hands?

MAKE YOUR IMPACT STORY

Lights, camera, action! Let’s get hands on and produce powerful stories using smartphones, tablets & DSLRs.

EDIT YOUR IMPACT STORY

Learn how to turn your footage into a short, sharp, shareable video. Here’s where your story comes to life.

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SHARE YOUR IMPACT STORY

How do you reach and connect with the people who will create the impact you want with your story?

Download the Workshops Brochure

Discover your story. Move your audience.
Make a bigger impact. Together.

Tailored to your needs.

From deep-dive clinics for your organisation’s stakeholders, to a fun and exciting program complete with storytelling challenge and premier film screening, Stories for Impact workshops can be tailored to your needs.

Pick and choose what works best for your team or beneficiaries.

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WORKSHOP

Light and easy half-day storytelling session. Choose from FIND, MAKE, EDIT or SHARE YOUR STORY sessions.

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INTENSIVE

A comprehensive two-day intensive consisting of all our workshop sessions bundled into one convenient program.

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CHALLENGE

An exciting time-bound storytelling competition including a premiere screening event with awards and online voting.

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CLINICS

A dedicated deep-dive ½ or 1-day session for your organisation. Choose from any of the workshop sessions.

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IN FIELD

Get valuable hands-on mentorship support in the field with our professional film production team.

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ONLINE

Build your storytelling capacity with a custom designed online program. Consists of Live and On-Demand sessions with handy tools and resources.

Here are some ideas

We have a breadth and depth of experiences that can help your team and organisation on their impact storytelling journey.

Talk to us to shape your unique capacity building or team bonding experience.

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BOOTCAMP

Comprehensive, 2-Day On-Site Intensive (for teams)

Up-skill your team of impact storytellers with a 2-day intensive, face to face workshop.

  • Learn the skills of how to FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE impact stories.
  • Accelerated, face-to-face, hands-on learning in a fun and collaborative environment.
  • Build team capacity, be able to create original content, shape internal or external culture, and engage your community.
  • All participants equipped with skills to make their own stories

Format & Content:

  • 2 days of in-person Intensive Workshops.
  • Course content (story examples, exercises, narrative structures, shooting techniques) highly tailored to suit the storytelling objectives of your organisation.
  • All course participants enjoy 12 months access to online learning materials and resources.
  • Ongoing access to our global-connected online community of Impact Storytellers (closed group).

 

Scope:

  • Up to 18 participants.
  • Excludes venue costs and travel for workshops outside of Sydney or Melbourne.
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OUTPOST

Tailored Online Storytelling Program (for teams)

Up-skill your team of impact storytellers! Completely online. We’ll custom design an Online Program specifically for your team or organisation’s goals.

  • Learn how to FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE your stories using smartphones and affordable tech.
  • Create original content about your community, initiatives and projects.
  • Professional mentorship
  • Finish the program with high quality original content to tell your organisation’s story.
  • Consultation on narrative ideas, technical guidance, campaign strategy and troubleshooting
  • Great for organisations with distributed teams.
  • Save on travel costs.
  • Build team capacity, walk away with original content, shape internal or external culture, and successfully engage your community.
  • All participants are equipped with skills to continue to make their own stories in the future.

Format & Content:

  • Designed to be delivered over 6 weeks (but can be tailored to your team’s timeline) with online mentoring support touchpoints.
  • Course content (story examples, exercises, narrative structures, shooting techniques) highly tailored to suit the storytelling objectives of your organisation, and also include campaign strategy if desired.
  • Weekly live webinars.
  • Participants work in groups or individually to complete weekly tasks to help them create a film.
  • Direct feedback on your team’s stories and one-on-one virtual consultations with Digital Storytellers.
  • Each group will finish the course with a short, sharp and shareable video for your project, cause or organisation.
  • All course participants enjoy 12 months access to online learning materials and resources.
  • Ongoing access to our global-connected online community of Impact Storytellers (closed group).

 

Scope:

  • Up to 16 participants.
  • No travel or venue costs.

Chat to us if you would like to combine this program with a face to face workshop for your team or if you’re interested in having this program delivered as a face-to-face program. 

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CAMPFIRE

Immersive Storytelling Retreat (for teams)

Take your team on a unique 3.5 day storytelling experience.

  • Kick-start or amplify storytelling culture within your organisation or community with this storytelling experience.
  • Your storytelling journey will be supported by our team of professional story facilitators.
  • The immersive experience is fun and rewarding and possibly transformational.
  • Develop your team’s skills + be able to produce your own content.
  • Great for organisational culture and team building
  • Can be built into a strategic offsite
  • Your team will walk away with the ability to produce original content for your project or organisation.

Format & Content:

  • 3.5-days offsite at a location of your choice.
  • Program and content will be customised to your needs.
  • In-person story facilitation with our team (FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE).
  • Course content (story examples, exercises, narrative structures, shooting techniques) highly tailored to suit the storytelling objectives of your organisation, and also include campaign strategy if desired.
  • Direct feedback on your team’s story ideas.
  • 12 months access to online learning materials and resources.
  • Ongoing access to our global-connected online community of Impact Storytellers (closed group).

Scope:

  • Up to 18 people.
  • Excludes venue, accommodation, food and travel costs.

 

Chat to us about combining CAMPFIRE with a follow-up support package to help your team start creating original content to tell your story.

 

What others have said:

  • “The Goldfields Digital Storytellers Program has provided an excellent opportunity for the young people of our Shire to share the stories the stories that matter to them. The team from Digital Storytellers have been ideal mentors; they’ve provided technically savvy and artistic advice while ensuring the young film makers made the films that were important to them."

    - David SuttonPrincipal, Maryborough Education Centre

  • “The Storytelling Project was a central part of CEHL’s celebration of the 30 years of co-operative housing program (2016). The project captured co-op members’ personal stories of living and working in co-operative housing."

    - Sandra Castro Communications Manager, Common Equity Housing Ltd

  • "We knew nothing about filming/editing or about getting our message across to an audience. These guys gave us the basics and then encouraged us just give it a crack. They gave us skills, but above all they encouraged us to believe in ourselves and the stories we had to share..."

    - GabrielleCo-Founder, Walk Sew Good

  • “The video story that was developed during the workshop is a powerful piece of digital storytelling featuring African young women speaking to other young women to encourage them to speak up, know they are not alone and offer peer education and relevant information to seek assistance when they need it"

    - An extract from the Zig Zag Young Women’s Resource CentreProject Report, June 2017

  • “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

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    Tick your top interest please, you can tick more if you like.
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Check out what our Stories For Impact participants have made

Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety – ANROWS

Environmental Film Festival 2019

Beechworth Festival Of Change

Story to Screen

Environmental Film Festival Australia 2018

The Social Impact Festival – Skilling up community storytellers to spread the word

UNSW Aspire – Using digital storytelling to explore student hopes and dreams

Evolve Housing – Intercultural & Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Workshops

Sea Life Trust – Every Turtle Counts

Uniting Ability Links – Lived Experience Filmmaking Workshops

Environmental Film Festival Australia

Office of ECommissioner – “Online Safety On The Edge”

Royal National Park – A Place for Belonging

Zig Zag Domestic Violence Month Workshop

Common Equity Housing Ltd 30 Years of Co-Op Stories

Go GoldFields Storytellers

The (re)Generation Project

“A Lens To The World” – Link Story 2016