Storytelling Guide
This resource is intended to be used as a template or guide for community-based organizations looking to equitably collect stories from community members, clients, and neighbors with lived experience.
What’s Included
Resource Authors and Contributors
This template was developed in collaboration between Provecho Collective and Loaves and Fishes of Fremont County.
Special Thanks
Thanks to the Provecho Collective team and The Colorado Trust Community Resilience Initiatives for supporting the development of this and similar capacity building resources. Special thanks to Deedee Clements and the Loaves and Fishes of Fremont County team for co-creating this template for other community-based organizations to use.
“For years, we struggled to find an easy way to capture the beautiful stories happening at Loaves and Fishes Ministries. The SOP the Provecho Collective helped our agency write was the missing piece! It’s full of helpful tips that make our staff feel confident and – most importantly – it makes sure our clients’ voices are shared in a way that feels right to them.”
– Deedee Clements, Executive Director of Loaves and Fishes Ministries of Fremont County
This resource is intended to support collaboration, learning, and equitable access to resources, while honoring the contributions of the individuals and organizations whose work made it possible.
This toolkit includes references to and adaptations of materials, frameworks, and tools that have been developed by other authors and organizations. We acknowledge and appreciate the original creators whose work informed the development of this resource. All adapted content is used in accordance with principles of fair use for educational, nonprofit, community-building, and informational purposes.
Where possible, original sources and contributors have been credited. Users are welcome to use, share, and adapt these tools for noncommercial and community-serving purposes. If you adapt or build upon these materials, please make reasonable attempts to honor the intended objectives and provide appropriate credit to both the original sources and Provecho Collective.