The DRG Webinar Series: Session Three

This webinar is part of The DRG Tipping Point Virtual Think Tank Series, a monthly webinar series from February to June 2020. Check out the full series here, which will be updated following each session.

April 2020 - The Power of Storytelling

This session focuses on the unexpected ways that storytelling can and does catalyze development. During this session, Lead Communications and Outreach Specialist Jessica Benton Cooney identifies two methodologies of how to recognize a "good" story in DRG Programming. Guest speaker and world-renowned photographer Marco Bollinger then provides an example of how to capture a good story. Finally, Jessica Benton Cooney concludes the session by providing two platforms where international development professionals can share stories from their own programming. A list of links and resources provided in the session can be found below:

Resources:

• Links to Storytelling Platforms:
• #DemocracyIs
• USAID/Medium (general site)
• USAID/Medium - The Power of Investigative Reporting (DRG story)
• USAID/Exposure (general site)
• USAID/Exposure - Setting a High Bar (DRG story)
• Marco Bollinger's Impact storytelling website
• Video Links:
• My Name is Tania
• Safe Zone Film Series
• Safe Zone Potato Girls Video
• Additional Resources:
• Key USAID and DRG Resources
• Interviewing Guide
• Medium Blog Submission Guidelines 2019
• Exposure Submissions Guidelines 2019
• The Hero Narrative
• The Story Arc