Who Comes to the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference?
The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference is for people who raise money, communicate impact, and help donors care more deeply.
Every year, fundraisers, executive directors, communications staff, donor relations teams, consultants, and nonprofit leaders come together to learn how to use better stories to build stronger donor relationships and raise more money.
Some attendees work at small local nonprofits. Others work at large national or international organizations. Some are the only fundraiser on staff. Others are part of a larger development or communications team.
What they have in common is simple:
They want their fundraising to feel more human, more honest, and more effective.
They want to stop guessing what to say to donors.
They want to find better stories, make clearer offers, and ask in ways that help donors feel the meaning of their gift.
That is why they come.
People from organizations like these have attended
Over the years, attendees have included nonprofit professionals from organizations such as:
American Red Cross
Save the Children
World Vision
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
World Food Program USA
International Rescue Committee
The Salvation Army
Habitat for Humanity
United Way
Ronald McDonald House Charities
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Shriners Children’s
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Planned Parenthood
ACLU
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Charities
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Cru
Focus on the Family
The Carter Center
The Nature Conservancy
Conservation International
National Park Foundation
Earthjustice
Greenpeace
Sierra Club
National Geographic Society
NPR
Mother Jones
Wounded Warrior Project
Dave Thomas Foundation
The Trevor Project
Human Rights Campaign
Robin Hood Foundation
Mellon Foundation
Helmsley Charitable Trust
Stanford University
Harvard University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Washington
University of British Columbia
Columbia University
Boston College
Syracuse University
UC San Diego
UCSF
Mayo Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital
Cedars-Sinai
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Providence
The Getty
Denver Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
The Old Globe
The Cleveland Orchestra
Seattle Symphony
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
San Diego Humane Society
Monterey Bay Aquarium
California Academy of Sciences
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Omaha Zoo Foundation
The Museum of Flight
Space Center Houston
Conner Prairie
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Bible League International
Bible League Canada
Pioneer Bible Translators
World Impact
Christian Appalachian Project
Water Mission
Living Water International
Cross Catholic Outreach
International Mission Board
North American Mission Board
The Christian and Missionary Alliance
Resonate Global Mission
FamilyLife
Bethany Christian Services
Greater New Orleans Foundation
San Diego Foundation
Rhode Island Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
Pittsburgh Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Rotary Foundation
But the conference is not just for big organizations
Some of the best conversations happen with people from small and mid-sized nonprofits.
If you care about donors, believe stories matter, and want your fundraising to work better, then you'll want to come to this conference.
If you write appeals, talk to donors, create campaigns, share impact, lead a nonprofit, or help your organization raise money, this conference is for you.