Due to unexpected demand, this workshop has reached its full capacity of 30 registrants.  Please add your name to the wait list.  We will contact you if space opens up.  We hope to offer this program again in the early fall. Mahalo for your interest!  Click here to sign up for the wait list and to receive info about future program dates.

Please join us for a follow-up learning event to the 2008 HANO Conference.


This one-day workshop Thursday, July 17, 2008 will expand on the ideas, tools, and frameworks introduced by the THIRSTY-FISH team. In partnership with HANO and the YWCA of O’ahu, THIRSTY-FISH is returning to Hawaii to lead a one-day workshop for senior leaders of Hawai’i nonprofits.


In this workshop, you will explore the heart of brand storytelling and discover a new vocabulary for activating the passion, understanding, and motivation of your core constituents. This hands-on session will help you uncover the emotion, identity, and self-expression that exist in every brand narrative.


Who Should Attend
This session is designed for individuals with strategic influence and responsibility over an organization’s image, reputation, and perception. This includes executive directors, board members, and department heads of membership, development, communications, strategy, advocacy, etc. This workshop is a great opportunity for executive directors and board chairs to explore the strategic story and meta-positioning of the organization.


Unique Structure of the Workshop
This workshop’s learning format requires participating organizations to register and send a minimum of two participants from their respective organization (with a limit of six participants). Each organizational “pod” will have the chance to “workshop” their individual brand story and to explore the various narrative threads and competing storylines within their organization. This learning cohort will also be invited to reunite a couple months later on Wednesday, September 10th, for a facilitated post-workshop discussion over a 90 minute lunch.


Experienced Facilitators
This workshop is led by Michael Margolis and Stephanie Jowers-Margolis, both proven social entrepreneurs. Stephanie and Michael each began their careers separately on the front-lines of the nonprofit sector -- co-founding or leading organizations in the areas of environmentalism, public service, human rights, workforce development, and the digital divide. They now have come together to share their passion and lessons learned regarding the process of innovation and organizational change.
You can learn more at www.thirsty-fish.com.


Session Format