Story-based campaigns
Examples of campaigns that leveraged the power of personal stories to advocate a position.
America's Essential Data
America's Essential Data is a collaborative effort dedicated to documenting the value that data produced by the federal government provides for American lives and livelihoods.
España en Libertad
Spain's pro-democracy campaign, leveraging digital, influencers, and gaming, to remind the country of its post-Franco freedoms 50 years later.
The Impact Map
The Impact Map provides timely data—as it becomes available—on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect. This tool is currently in beta and will continue evolving, so you may...
I Was A Fed (@iwasafed) Instagram
Here we will share the stories of real federal workers and how their termination will affect the American people. 🇺🇸
Feds Work for You (@fedsworkforyou) Instagram
We make America work. Federal workers working for you.
We the Builders (alt USDS)
Here, you'll find stories from real government employees: How we save you time and money, how we protect your personal information, and how DOGE's dangerous dismantling of government technology puts y...
Women in Water Governance
A platform for women to be able to share their stories and knowledge related to water and river governance.
Migravoice
Amplifying voices of migrants and refugees in European Media
As Winter Falls / Children Under Attack
A powerful visual testimonial of the costs of Russia's war on Ukrainian children, by UNICEF
Voices from Gaza
Award-winning video work by UNFPA
Inside the Global Fight for Press Freedom
Through powerful personal narratives and comprehensive data, Global Press Journal shares the untold stories of 11 courageous, local journalists and activists across the globe.
Najemniški SOS
Resources and story-based campaign for tenants' rights in Slovenia
Beam
Donate directly to a homeless person or refugee. Follow their journey into a career and home with our award-winning support 🤝
Voces de una nueva generación
Mediante el proyecto audiovisual Voces de una nueva generación, hemos recopilado testimonios de jóvenes nacidos a partir de los años 90, que han forjado sus opiniones a través de la memoria colectiva,...
Thomson Reuters Foundation journalism program
Our global editorial team of almost 50 journalists and about 300 freelancers covers the world’s under-reported stories at the heart of aid, development, women’s and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, pr...
Humans of Public Service (HOPS)
Our mission is to create content that tells the story of humans in public service, share stories that reflect the diversity in America in an effort to humanize public servants, and create a more posit...
hope-based comms
Hope-based communications is a pragmatic approach to winning support for policies and advocacy positions by showing how they will work
Decriminalize Poverty
This narrative experience explores how poverty has been criminalized across Tennessee, what this means for people who live in communities in the state, and practical steps to build a better future.
Consumer Reports Share My Story
A platform for CR members to share their stories on a given topic, like medical bills
Video creation case studies
Short case studies and guides to using free tools to create campaign videos
Election Official Stories
We share stories from election officials doing fantastic work.
Mann Mela
“Mann Mela” is a museum of young people’s mental health stories from India Through sharing people’s real experiences, we tackle common misconceptions about mental health and mental illness, break down...
Homevida
The Nigeria Integrity Film Awards (HomeVida) is a unique platform that provides incentives for young scriptwriters and filmmakers to promote integrity values using film while influencing the wider pub...
Abre Alcaldías
Trainings and storytelling for open government in Latin America
Mapping Makoko
A combined tech and journalistic effort to map the Makoko informal settlement
Beautiful Rising
A toolkit of social movement resources by and for global changemakers
RNW Media
RNW Media supports local media and impact organizations to master persuasive storytelling techniques and creative formats to create strong narratives on the world’s most pressing issues.
Terrastories
Terrastories is a geostorytelling application built to enable local communities to locate and map their own oral storytelling traditions about places of significant meaning or value to them.
Civic Studios
The production house focuses on creating content in the genre of Civic Entertainment, i.e. films, TV, digital content, radio content, etc. which can be used to encourage civic participation with publi...
Human.nyc
Our team spent two years listening to homeless New Yorkers. This website aims to summarize our findings and push forward sensible reforms that we developed alongside our homeless neighbors.
Citizengage
Discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world and how you can join them.
Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project is a data-visualization, data analysis, and storytelling collective documenting dispossession and resistance upon gentrifying landscapes.
Protect Our Care
A campaign leveraging personal stories about Pre-Existing Conditions, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act to defend it from legislative attacks
Norman Lear Center
Studying & Shaping the Impact of Entertainment & Media on Society
iSeeChange
Investigate how weather and climate change are impacting our communities and environment.
Count the Nation
The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab and Wise Entertainment have assembled a powerful coalition of experts in media, communications, data, technology and journalism to ensure everyone knows how much censu...
Search racism find truth
A Campaign Against Hate and Prejudice