In partnership with Michigan Nonprofit Association,we’ll present a Tell Your Stories mini-conference:

When: 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11

Where: James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing, Michigan 48910

The day will feature two half-day workshops:

Story Power: Professional story-teller Susan O’Halloran breaks down how to find your organization’s stories, structure, and tell them to engage your audiences (find out why folks from Battle Creek to Phoenix say stuff like “[Sue] opened my eyes to what works to communicate in today’s world.”

Social Media Need to Know: Emily Culbertson, consultant (and previously a developer of social media policies and practices for Robert Wood Johnson foundation) leads a hands-on session — with laptops provided to everyone, for the day, by the Henry Center — that takes note of the fact that what we “need to know” is changing all the time as social media, and how nonprofits use it, shifts and changes.

Plus, over lunch, a panel of local journalists – print, broadcast, & online – will discuss what kinds of stories they are looking for and how they like to get information. So far the group includes (some are not confirmed yet, check back for more details):

• Ivy Hughes, Managing Editor, Capital Gains
  Capital Gains is an online magazine and Web site showcasing the growth and investments transforming the Lansing region
• John Lindstrom, Gongwer News Service
  Gongwer News Service covers state government and politics, with a special focus on the legislative branch
• Rick Pluta, Managing Editor/State Capitol Bureau Chief, Michigan Public Radio – (invited)
  Michigan Public Media, University of Michigan-based public broadcasting company, broadcasts at 91.7 in Ann Arbor/Detroit, 104.1 in Grand Rapids, and 91.1 in Flint. As the State Capitol Bureau Chief he technically works for all public radio stations in Michigan
• Rina Risper, President & Publisher, The New Citizens Press
  The New Citizens Press is a multicultural newspaper published and distributed in Lansing and has a readership of more than 40,000.
• Jam Sardar, News Director, WLNS-TV 6, CBS affiliate
  WLNS covers Lansing and Jackson, MI
• Rob South, Producer/Reporter WKAR Radio
  WKAR serves the mid-Michigan area

Get more details and register at the MNA Web site. Questions? Contact the Association at 517-492-2400 or the Workshop at 312-369-6400. Cost is $65 MNA members/$75 nonmembers.

This event is partially underwritten by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation