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David Sleeth-Keppler: Getting Informal on Climate Change

David Sleeth-Keppler, 2015 frank Prize winner, talks about trust. Specifically, he asks honestly who trusts what scientists have to say about climate change. Only about half of Americans think like… Continue Reading David Sleeth-Keppler: Getting Informal on Climate Change

Andy Burness: Long Live Public Interest Communications

Andy Burness is the founder and president of Burness Communications, whose mission is to empower people with information that can be used to improve the human condition and advance social… Continue Reading Andy Burness: Long Live Public Interest Communications

David Bornstein: Problems Shout, Solutions Whisper

David Bornstein is a journalist and author who focuses on social innovation. He co-authors the Fixes column in The New York Times Opinionator section, which explores and analyzes potential solutions… Continue Reading David Bornstein: Problems Shout, Solutions Whisper

Mary-Pat Hector: Our Space

frank 2019 participants listened to a moving talk from Mary-Pat Hector, youth director of the National Action Network and the youngest candidate on a city council ballot in Georgia state… Continue Reading Mary-Pat Hector: Our Space

Decentralizing Power and Investing Directly in Strategists of Color

Ashwath Narayanan of Social Currant and Mikka Kei Macdonald of Community Change talk about how they are changing political campaigns by incorporating community leaders and influencers on the ground. They… Continue Reading Decentralizing Power and Investing Directly in Strategists of Color

How the Muslim Ban Woke Up the Sleeping Giants

Debbie Almontaser, Ph.D., provides listeners with an insightful talk on “How the Muslim Ban Woke Up the Sleeping Giants” during frank2020.

Comedy, Activism, and Reproductive Justice Organizing

Winstead takes listeners on the journey of her transition from a “professional anger fluffer” in the entertainment industry to becoming the founder of the Abortion Access Front. AAF uses comedy… Continue Reading Comedy, Activism, and Reproductive Justice Organizing

New Fables Collective

Perspective plays a large role in the narratives we tell about spaces, places, and people. In the social innovation world, defining people by their problems happens too often from people… Continue Reading New Fables Collective

Hub Brown: How Lived Experience Shapes Storytelling

“Every human story has value,” says Hub Brown, Dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Dean Brown shares how individuals and universities can break through the… Continue Reading Hub Brown: How Lived Experience Shapes Storytelling

Inclusive Story and the Role of Story Sharers

“Story sharers are the architects of culture, and the stories they share are the building blocks of our world,” says Chandra Harris-McCray. Making storytelling inclusive requires practitioners to provide authentic… Continue Reading Inclusive Story and the Role of Story Sharers

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