Narrative Initiative
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We collaborate with social movements to transform deeply held beliefs and values to make equity and justice the foundations of multiracial democracy.
The conflict b/w higher ed & the current administration is a reminder of what’s at stake for U.S. democracy.
On Oct 1st, the current administration sent a list of commitments, known as the Compact for Academic Excellence in Education, to nine schools.
narrativeinitiative.org/blog/teachin...
On Oct 1st, the current administration sent a list of commitments, known as the Compact for Academic Excellence in Education, to nine schools.
narrativeinitiative.org/blog/teachin...
Teaching To Regress: On The Compact For Academic Excellence For Universities • Narrative Initiative
A collection of lessons for organizers working in higher education
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October 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The conflict b/w higher ed & the current administration is a reminder of what’s at stake for U.S. democracy.
On Oct 1st, the current administration sent a list of commitments, known as the Compact for Academic Excellence in Education, to nine schools.
narrativeinitiative.org/blog/teachin...
On Oct 1st, the current administration sent a list of commitments, known as the Compact for Academic Excellence in Education, to nine schools.
narrativeinitiative.org/blog/teachin...
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
💼 Assistant Editor, Poets & Writers, Inc. [New York]: www.pw.org/about-us/car...
💼 Director of Communications, You Can Vote [Durham, North Carolina]: youcanvote.bamboohr.com/careers/73
💼 Assistant Editor, Poets & Writers, Inc. [New York]: www.pw.org/about-us/car...
💼 Director of Communications, You Can Vote [Durham, North Carolina]: youcanvote.bamboohr.com/careers/73
July 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
💼 Assistant Editor, Poets & Writers, Inc. [New York]: www.pw.org/about-us/car...
💼 Director of Communications, You Can Vote [Durham, North Carolina]: youcanvote.bamboohr.com/careers/73
💼 Assistant Editor, Poets & Writers, Inc. [New York]: www.pw.org/about-us/car...
💼 Director of Communications, You Can Vote [Durham, North Carolina]: youcanvote.bamboohr.com/careers/73
NEW: Job Roundup🎉
Communication Manager: Ballmer Group Philanthropy [Bellevue, WA]: hanselltierney.com/wp-content/p...
Law Program Director: Alliance for Justice [Remote]: afj.applytojob.com/apply/qoFNJV...
Legal Services Associate: MinKwon Center [Flushing, NY]: www.minkwon.org/legal-servic...
Communication Manager: Ballmer Group Philanthropy [Bellevue, WA]: hanselltierney.com/wp-content/p...
Law Program Director: Alliance for Justice [Remote]: afj.applytojob.com/apply/qoFNJV...
Legal Services Associate: MinKwon Center [Flushing, NY]: www.minkwon.org/legal-servic...
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
NEW: Job Roundup🎉
Communication Manager: Ballmer Group Philanthropy [Bellevue, WA]: hanselltierney.com/wp-content/p...
Law Program Director: Alliance for Justice [Remote]: afj.applytojob.com/apply/qoFNJV...
Legal Services Associate: MinKwon Center [Flushing, NY]: www.minkwon.org/legal-servic...
Communication Manager: Ballmer Group Philanthropy [Bellevue, WA]: hanselltierney.com/wp-content/p...
Law Program Director: Alliance for Justice [Remote]: afj.applytojob.com/apply/qoFNJV...
Legal Services Associate: MinKwon Center [Flushing, NY]: www.minkwon.org/legal-servic...
Join The BLIS Collective Solidarity Gym!
The Solidarity Gym is a political education space designed to build narrative power across movements, sectors, and communities.
Date: July 15
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / 10:00–11:30 AM PT
Cost: Free & virtual
Register: 75jdu9vx0lh.typeform.com/to/x7n8C04K?...
The Solidarity Gym is a political education space designed to build narrative power across movements, sectors, and communities.
Date: July 15
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / 10:00–11:30 AM PT
Cost: Free & virtual
Register: 75jdu9vx0lh.typeform.com/to/x7n8C04K?...
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Join The BLIS Collective Solidarity Gym!
The Solidarity Gym is a political education space designed to build narrative power across movements, sectors, and communities.
Date: July 15
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / 10:00–11:30 AM PT
Cost: Free & virtual
Register: 75jdu9vx0lh.typeform.com/to/x7n8C04K?...
The Solidarity Gym is a political education space designed to build narrative power across movements, sectors, and communities.
Date: July 15
Time: 1:00–2:30 PM ET / 10:00–11:30 AM PT
Cost: Free & virtual
Register: 75jdu9vx0lh.typeform.com/to/x7n8C04K?...
When political violence makes headlines, it’s tempting to respond in the moment by posting, commenting, and sharing. But what we say and how we say it matters deeply because political violence isn’t just a policy issue, it's a narrative issue.
June 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When political violence makes headlines, it’s tempting to respond in the moment by posting, commenting, and sharing. But what we say and how we say it matters deeply because political violence isn’t just a policy issue, it's a narrative issue.
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
💼 Executive Director; Vision Change Win [Remote]
Salary Range: $150K-$160K
Apply: bit.ly/43jP6vV
💼 Executive Director; Vision Change Win [Remote]
Salary Range: $150K-$160K
Apply: bit.ly/43jP6vV
June 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
💼 Executive Director; Vision Change Win [Remote]
Salary Range: $150K-$160K
Apply: bit.ly/43jP6vV
💼 Executive Director; Vision Change Win [Remote]
Salary Range: $150K-$160K
Apply: bit.ly/43jP6vV
In 2023, Narrative Initiative hosted a day-long meeting of rural organizers and storytellers on the narratives shaping rural democracy work. To build narrative power with rural organizers, we partnered with the Alliance for a Just Society and LeeAnn Hall to launch the Rural-Urban Unity Project.
June 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In 2023, Narrative Initiative hosted a day-long meeting of rural organizers and storytellers on the narratives shaping rural democracy work. To build narrative power with rural organizers, we partnered with the Alliance for a Just Society and LeeAnn Hall to launch the Rural-Urban Unity Project.
For AAPI History Month, we’re asking: What would it take to move beyond the Model Minority Myth—and toward a Model Majority?
Narratives shape what people believe about power, possibility, and belonging. The Model Minority Myth has done deep harm, divided communities, and erased histories.
Narratives shape what people believe about power, possibility, and belonging. The Model Minority Myth has done deep harm, divided communities, and erased histories.
May 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For AAPI History Month, we’re asking: What would it take to move beyond the Model Minority Myth—and toward a Model Majority?
Narratives shape what people believe about power, possibility, and belonging. The Model Minority Myth has done deep harm, divided communities, and erased histories.
Narratives shape what people believe about power, possibility, and belonging. The Model Minority Myth has done deep harm, divided communities, and erased histories.
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
Jobs
💼 Communications Associate: Justice In Motion [Remote]
Salary Range: $55,400 - $61,200
Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/eyTg4y3x
Jobs
💼 Communications Associate: Justice In Motion [Remote]
Salary Range: $55,400 - $61,200
Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/eyTg4y3x
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May 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
📣 Opportunity Roundup: Our a weekly series featuring grants, fellowships, and jobs for narrative changemakers.
Jobs
💼 Communications Associate: Justice In Motion [Remote]
Salary Range: $55,400 - $61,200
Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/eyTg4y3x
Jobs
💼 Communications Associate: Justice In Motion [Remote]
Salary Range: $55,400 - $61,200
Learn more and apply here: lnkd.in/eyTg4y3x
In moments of crisis, an important question emerges: Who's caring for our most vulnerable communities?
In our latest blog, Zakyree Wallace spotlights how communities are shifting the story on healthcare—from scarcity & exclusion to abundance & power.
www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...
In our latest blog, Zakyree Wallace spotlights how communities are shifting the story on healthcare—from scarcity & exclusion to abundance & power.
www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...
May 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In moments of crisis, an important question emerges: Who's caring for our most vulnerable communities?
In our latest blog, Zakyree Wallace spotlights how communities are shifting the story on healthcare—from scarcity & exclusion to abundance & power.
www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...
In our latest blog, Zakyree Wallace spotlights how communities are shifting the story on healthcare—from scarcity & exclusion to abundance & power.
www.narrativeinitiative.org/blog-meeting...
Join us March 31 at 1 pm EST for Narrative Strategy for Climate Migration: Creating Content to Grow Our Audiences and Our Solutions! Rinku Sen and Orion Camero will explore the current narratives at play, identify needs and opportunities, and provide guidance for communications and culture projects.
March 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Join us March 31 at 1 pm EST for Narrative Strategy for Climate Migration: Creating Content to Grow Our Audiences and Our Solutions! Rinku Sen and Orion Camero will explore the current narratives at play, identify needs and opportunities, and provide guidance for communications and culture projects.
For the past two years, Narrative Initiative and the Unicorn Authors Club have partnered on the
Changemaker Authors Conference: a space where activists, writers, and publishers come together to learn and build community.
🧵 (1/3)
Changemaker Authors Conference: a space where activists, writers, and publishers come together to learn and build community.
🧵 (1/3)
January 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For the past two years, Narrative Initiative and the Unicorn Authors Club have partnered on the
Changemaker Authors Conference: a space where activists, writers, and publishers come together to learn and build community.
🧵 (1/3)
Changemaker Authors Conference: a space where activists, writers, and publishers come together to learn and build community.
🧵 (1/3)