Tell Me a Story: Insight to Action
Not every story begins with “once upon a time” nor ends with “happily ever after.” However, a story told well has the ability to not only be impactful, but promote change. Whether told with any combination of words, numbers, music, or pictures, a great storyteller doesn’t just relay the facts. Instead, a great storyteller shares an important message in a way that is emotionally compelling, memorable, and inspires others to action, which is exactly the effect your entity wants when telling the story of its progress and accomplishments to others. Join us and our special guest Henry Berman, as we discuss ways that a good story has the power to lead to action.
Who Should Attend: Individuals working for or with nonprofit organizations such as Board members, Executive Directors, staff members, and consultants; and those involved with creating an entity’s annual report.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe three fundamental questions that should be answered in every great story.
2. Identify opportunities to inspire others to action through your entity’s financial reporting, grant applications, websites, and social media.
3. List six storytelling techniques that help communicate your entity’s intended impact.
Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credit in Communications and Marketing.
To receive credit, attendees must respond to three out of the four poll questions asked during the program.
Once registered, you will automatically receive access to the webcast recording and if you qualified for CPE, have the ability to download your certificate.
Additional Information
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this program
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Overview
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Refunds and Cancellations: There is no fee to attend this program. In the rare event that YPTC needs to cancel the webinar due to circumstances beyond our control, all registrants will be notified via email and provided with alternative dates the program will be offered. For more information regarding refund, complaint, and program cancellation policies, please visit https://www.yptc.com/training-policies/
Your Part-Time Controller, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org
Director
Your Part-Time Controller, LLC
Carole Melvin, CPA, is the Director of Your Part-Time Controller, LLC’s (YPTC) Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia region. Carole earned her bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her master’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University. She began her career as an auditor for Deloitte serving both for profit and nonprofit clients. Her combined experience includes more than 25 years of accounting, auditing, financial management, and best practices in nonprofit administration. She has served as CFO for two educational nonprofit organizations and as an executive director for a healthcare nonprofit organization. In her position as Director at YPTC, Carole brings the perspective of having been not only an Associate and a Manager but also a YPTC client! She is an active member of the AICPA and the Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) and serves on the GWSCPA’s Not-for-Profit Organization Section Committee. Carole is a past speaker for the GWSCPA Nonprofit Symposium as well as other educational events.
Former CEO
Exponent Philanthropy
Henry Berman is a past CEO for Exponent Philanthropy. For nearly 20 years he has been the co-trustee of a private foundation. Prior to his foundation work, Henry worked for several decades in film, video, and multi-media production including several years as an editor, camera person as well as a stint as a sound person for CBS News. Among his early works was the creation of multi-media employee training utilizing full motion video (radical at the time) and a set of documentary films bringing to life the work of 19th century photographers in the Middle East. Henry has served as a board member, volunteer, fundraiser, and marketer for several organizations including the American Society for Training and Development, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, and the National Council of Nonprofits. Currently he serves on the boards of Sixth & I, Wildfire Media, and International Leica Society; and is a founding member of the Museum of Broadcast Technology. Henry earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Ithaca College, a master’s and doctorate in educational media and technology from Boston University, and a Certificate in Special Studies from the Harvard University Extension School. He has taught as an adjunct in the Harvard program, as well as at Boston University, Columbia University, and the International Film and Television Workshops (now Maine Media Workshops).