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SUMMARY:Digital Influence & Public Voice: Digital Storytelling for Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:Register				\n							\n		Storytelling is one of the most effective and impactful strategies to lead effective\, impactful advocacy campaigns. However\, as rapidly evolving technology shapes how our organizations operate and our communities communicate\, it becomes increasingly important to reconsider pathways for intentional\, ethical storytelling that elevates community voice\, while protecting privacy. \nThis webinar will offer strategies to leverage digital tools and narrative techniques to communicate impact\, strengthen organizational visibility\, and amplify advocacy engagement. Presenters will share practical approaches for designing ethical social media campaigns\, creating accessible data visualizations\, and developing strategies to increase outreach and grow engagement. Participants will learn how to pair compelling stories with concise metrics to build trust\, inspire action\, and amplify advocacy messages. \nThe session will also explore common challenges\, including privacy considerations\, limited design capacity\, and interpreting channel analytics to assess campaign performance. Participants will leave with strategies for building impactful online narratives that align with core organizational values and increase impact and influence. \nTakeaways\n\nHow to design digital storytelling campaigns that protect privacy while honoring participants\nTechniques for data visualization to enhance message clarity and engagement\nStrategies for converting advocacy actions into broader mobilization efforts\nHow to track\, interpret\, and apply digital analytics to improve advocacy outcomes\n\nWho Should Attend\n\nCommunications and advocacy professionals designing social content\nProgram and evaluation staff using data to illustrate impact\nCommunity engagement teams mobilizing supporters online\nLeaders looking to integrate digital storytelling into broader advocacy strategies\n\n	\n\n					\n\n										\n		\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n					\n\n									\n					\n						\n															\n													\n							\n								Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n								\n																	Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n								\n																										Biography\n									\n										\n											\n												\n													\n														\n													\n												\n												\n													\n														\n															\n																\n	                              	\n																																					\n																																			\n																	\n																		\n																			Blair Abelle-Kiser\, PhD\n																																							Senior Director of Government Affairs\nSocial Current \n																																						\n																				Blair Kiser\, Ph.D.\, joined Social Current in 2022 after working in health policy on Capitol Hill\, the non-profit sector\, and as a biomedical researcher. Most recently\, Blair served as Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for NephCure Kidney International. \nDuring their time in public service\, they served as a Professional Staff Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. They led a corporate investigation regarding insider trading and financial improprieties\, conflicts of interest associated with Operation Warp Speed’s leadership\, and scientific information politicization. Prior to joining the Select Subcommittee\, they worked for Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)\, where they served as a Health Policy Fellow. In Senator Brown’s office\, they led a range of legislative and oversight efforts involving public health and healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, they worked with several community hospice advocacy organizations and a Republican office to help craft the bipartisan COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020. \nPrior to public service\, Blair spent several years as a medical research scientist on several industry and NIH-funded projects. Their work focused on developing research projects and clinical trials to improve the lives of African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease. They earned a doctorate in Biomedical Science from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011. \n																			\n																		\n																	\n																\n															\n														\n													\n												\n											\n										\n									\n								\n							\n						\n					\n\n									\n					\n						\n															\n													\n							\n								Abigail Levine\n								\n																	Field Mobilization and Policy Manager\nSocial Current
URL:https://www.social-current.org/event/digital-influence-public-voice-digital-storytelling-for-advocacy/
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