What's your organizational story?  There's no doubt that you have one but how well does your organization portray your story? 

This 3-part webinar series will discuss the importance and impact of online storytelling for organizations, as well as give specific details on how to identify, capture and write a story. Participants will learn about the use of stories across a variety of applications, including websites and social media. Participants will also write a story after the second webinar, many of which will be read and critiqued during the third webinar.

Series Sessions Include (all sessions held at 11:00 AM Pacific / 2:00 PM Eastern for 90 Minutes):

• February 24: Introduction to Online Storytelling: Making Your Work Come Alive
• March 10: How To: Weave a Digital Tapestry Through Better Storytelling Techniques
• March 24: Show and Tell: Share Your Online Stories and Learn How to Make Them Even Better

> Register Now for the Series!

As an extra bonus feature of this webinar, series participants that will be attending the 2010 NTC will be invited to share their stories and takeaways in an Affinity Group Meeting during the conference to be held April 8-10, 2010 in Atlanta, GA.

This Webinar is CFRE (Certifed Fund Raising Executive) Certified.  Please email anna@nten.org for the CE Tracker for this program after registering.

Presented by: Roger Burks, Senior Writer, Mercy Corps and Michaela Hackner, Senior Project Officer, Forum One Communications

Roger Burks is senior writer for Mercy Corps, a global relief and development agency. Over the course of a 15-year career - which includes stints with CARE USA and the U.S. Peace Corps - Burks has traveled to more than 25 countries to research vulnerable populations, conduct field interviews and write stories for a variety of audiences. He is committed to helping foster a new movement in journalism that focuses on human dignity and solutions to global challenges.

Michaela Hackner is a Senior Project Officer at Forum One Communications, where she leads strategy and web development projects for foundations, government, and non profit organizations. In her former life she was a web developer for the private sector, with a stint in humanitarian aid analysis, and a couple years overseas working for a women's micro-finance program in Cambodia and Kenya. Shifting to a focus in international development related work in 2005, Michaela recognized the need for technology expertise within non-profit organizations - both in terms of marketing and communications purposes, and for the delivery of services to constituents/beneficiaries. Taking advantage of her varied background, Michaela seeks to make the internet and technology accessible for all non profits and their audiences as well as exploiting it for the good of humanity.