// Category: Case Studies

Innovations in Disaster Response After the Almeda Fire
Wildfires across the West Coast have become more severe in the ongoing climate crisis. Half of California’s 20 deadliest wildfires ever recorded occurred in the last two decades and among these, five of the six largest wildfires occurred throughout the 2020 wildfire season alone. I was in Oakland at the time, living under prolonged exposure…
Pitch Perfect: How to place your op-ed and get it published
A guide to hook, book, cook and developing an op-ed pitch that’s clear, concise and helps you get your op-ed used by editors.

The Argument: How an op-ed can shift the narrative
An op-ed case study that shows the why, when and how of turning a story into an argument that successfully advocates for change.

Reclaiming Native Truth: Narrative research and making Native Americans visible
Leah Salgado of IllumiNative on how narrative research maps a path to visibility and power while also supporting responses to COVID-19.

Building a Narrative Justice League: Learning from a nimble and powerful narrative coalition
Minnesota’s Narrative Justice League is changing policy outcomes on the ground. Learn how to build and sustain a powerful narrative change coalition.

What We Learned in Minnesota
Read the Full Report: Building Narrative Infrastructure in Minnesota, August 2019
Feminist political organizing offers lessons in narrative power
Feminist narratives are powering some of the most important movements of the 21st century by turning anger to joy, creating care in spaces of insecurity, and looking to the future.