Call for Storytellers

We are looking for two creative people who enjoy talking to emerging sustainability leaders, digging deeper into sustainability issues, can document the progress of the course over the two day span, capture a few articulate people and engage them to share their course experience, document the event and generally participate in the session.

In efforts to empower creativity we would like to keep the description as to HOW the storyteller will convey these stories to a minimum. We have chosen to do it this way in order to a) find new and innovative methods to tell our stories and b) to inspire creativity fro you, the storyteller. So, go ahead and get creative!

Ideally, these storytellers will:

• Document the event (including introductions, workshops, mingling, experiences) capturing, participant reflections on the course, next steps after the course, any ah-ha moments and testimonials about their work and sustainability in general.
• Interview 3‐5 highly engaged participants to get testimonials about the course.
• Ensure that participants featuring in the selected media avenue of your choice, sign a waiver giving us permission to use their material (with names, titles, orgs, email, phone so that we can follow up if necessary). 

Ideally, these storytellers will have the following skills:

• Have some knowledge in sustainability and an understanding of the The Natural Step Framework would be an advantage.
• Experience using media avenues to tell a story for ex. video, print, blogging, drawing, animation, photography etc. an advantage
• People and communication skills

This work is of incredible value to The Natural Step!  In return, the storyteller would be able to participate in the course (value of 8,000 SEK), network with sustainability professionals and make a tangible connection with The Natural Step.  And of course, you’ll receive our gratitude and credit on any posted materials which will be adding to your portfolio too. 

If you’re interested and available for one of the following course dates, please send your resume and a 250 word summary with your ideas on how to best tell and promote these stories and why you are the perfect person to do it to sara.blenkhorn@thenaturalstep.org by March 22, 2010.

Please include any experience you have working with your selected media avenue/avenues (although not required).