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November 9, 2026

Your Archive is Your Story: Archiving for Busy People and Organizations

Looking to start an archive for your community or organization? This workbook shares step-by-step guidance to make your archive work for you.

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Counter-Narratives

A Toolkit for Storytelling and Narrative Sovereignty

Section 1 | Basics of Storytelling

Storytelling Basics

How to Tell a Powerful Story
Narrative Sovereignty
- What is narrative sovereignty?
- Why is it important?
Choosing Your Audience: Who and How?

Section 2 | Building Technical Storytelling Skills

Digital Storytelling

Social Media for Storytelling
- General Best Practices
- Digital Safety
Social Media Platforms: Which to use and best practices
Content Creation
Video
- Capturing video
- Editing
Photography
- Taking photos

Archiving and Storytelling

Archiving
- What is an archive?
Oral History
- Establish a Process for Consent from Interviewees
- Depositing Oral Histories in an Archive

Political Advocacy

Public Comment and Testimony
Fact Sheets and One Pagers
- Best practices

Storytelling for Fundraising & Growth

Grant Writing
- What goes into writing a good grant proposal?
- How do I know if this is the right funding opportunity for my organization?
Events
- Storytelling events to consider
- Steps to putting on a successful event

Section 3 | Collaboration

Working With Collaborators

Social Media for Storytelling
- General Best Practices
- Digital Safety
Social Media Platforms: Which to use and best practices
Content Creation
Video
- Capturing video
- Editing
Photography
- Taking photos

Potential Collaborators

Archiving
- What is an archive?
Oral History
- Establish a Process for Consent from Interviewees
- Depositing Oral Histories in an Archive

Section 4 | Conclusion

Section 5 | Glossary

Section 6 | Resources

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