Two hands raised against green bokeh foliage, each holding a red paper heart — one marked with a dollar sign, one labelled Donor — symbolising mission-driven fundraising
Growing Resources. Leaders. Funds. Purpose. Value.

Turn Storytelling
Into a System That Drives
Real Impact

A keynote and workshop for nonprofit leaders ready to move beyond one-off messaging. Learn a proven, operational framework, built from real-world execution, that turns everyday stories into sustained funding, partnerships, and community engagement.

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The Challenge Nonprofit Leaders Face

Nonprofit leaders are not lacking effort, but they are navigating constant demands across funding, volunteers, and community impact. Most storytelling and outreach happens as one-off efforts that do not build on each other. Without a clear system, even meaningful work struggles to gain momentum. What is needed is a more intentional approach where each effort compounds into sustained support and impact.

This Session Is For

Leaders who care deeply about their mission and want their work to truly connect, inspire action, and create lasting impact.

Executive directors and nonprofit CEOs navigating funding pressure and community growth
Board members responsible for donor relationships, community engagement, and organizational visibility
Development and communications leaders building a sustainable outreach strategy
Leadership teams at a moment of organizational growth, rebranding, or strategic pivot
Conference and convening organizers looking for a keynote that combines strategic thinking with genuine mission empathy
Session Overview

This session invites nonprofit leaders to see storytelling not as a task, but as a system that brings their mission to life and expands its reach. Participants will learn a structured approach to shaping and sharing stories so each effort builds on the last, deepening connection, strengthening trust, and inspiring meaningful action. When storytelling is intentional and aligned, it becomes a scalable force that turns everyday effort into sustained momentum and lasting impact.

What Participants Leave With

Participants leave with a clear, practical system to shape and use storytelling as a strategic driver of connection, engagement, and impact.

Clarity of Core Stories
A simple framework to define the essential stories an organization needs to tell, anchored in purpose, impact, community, and what makes the organization distinct.
Stories That Move People to Action
The ability to structure narratives so they progress intentionally from connection to conviction to action across key audiences like donors, volunteers, partners, and community leaders.
A System for Sustainable Storytelling
Practical tools to design an intentional storytelling calendar, align content across channels, and use AI thoughtfully so storytelling efforts compound over time and strengthen engagement and support.
Why Ivy Chin

Ivy Chin is an executive advisor, certified coach, and National Trustee for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with over 30 years of leadership experience as a Chief Digital and Technology Officer and CIO. Known for delivering results faster with fewer resources. She builds systems that turn complex goals into scalable frameworks, so impact compounds over time instead of fragmenting across effort. Her deep nonprofit board service, including Classroom Central, Apparo, Leadership Charlotte, and the Central Piedmont Community College Foundation, reflects a lifelong commitment to community impact.

She brings this same systems-thinking approach to nonprofit storytelling, helping leaders align purpose, people, and priorities so every message reinforces the next. Grounded in executive experience and certified coaching, Ivy helps leaders move from complexity to clarity and from intention to action, so their mission resonates intellectually, emotionally, and purposefully, and inspires meaningful engagement and sustained support.

Credentials & Board Service
National Trustee Board, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Former Board Member, Apparo — a nonprofit connecting local nonprofits to technology expertise and resources
Former Board Member, Leadership Charlotte — a nonprofit focusing on building Charlotte community leaders
Former Board Member and Board Executive Committee Member, Classroom Central — a nonprofit distributing school supplies to children in need
Former Fortune 200 CDTO, Sherwin-Williams, 1,500-person technology org

What Participants Say

“This workshop was THE BEST education on NPO story telling that I have ever experienced. The framework was clear, easy to understand and apply.”
President, Non-profit Organization
“Loved this. So engaging and practical.”
Program Manager, Non-profit Organization
“This was amazing—short, sweet and to the point!”
Workshop Participant, Non-profit Organization
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Design a Session That Fits
Your Moment

Ivy tailors every engagement to your audience, challenge, and context. Together, you’ll shape a session that brings clarity to your mission and equips your team with a practical storytelling system that strengthens focus, alignment, and impact.

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