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OUR SERVICES

Three Story Strategies advises nonprofit organizations on strategic communications and storytelling, from concept to execution.

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Our work combines the big-picture vision of an experienced communications strategist, the emotional intelligence of a seasoned storyteller, and the attention to detail you’d expect from a professional writer and editor.

Our tried-and-true strategic process takes the pain out of creating compelling, on-brand content. We pride ourselves on being thoughtful, thorough, and easy to work with. 

When you can tell your organization’s stories, you can emotionally connect with patients, members, donors, and other stakeholders — and deepen their understanding and engagement with your work. This moves the needle for awareness, education, event participation, advocacy, fundraising, and more.

Impact Communications & Storytelling

LARGE, LONG-TERM PROJECTS

Get seasoned communications expertise for those big, long-term projects that often fall by the wayside. Have you been meaning to FINALLY build out your story library? You’ve come to the right place.

We are deeply familiar with health topics including diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, food allergies, women's health, nutrition and physical activity, and social determinants of health, and we are skilled at sensitively interviewing and sharing the perspectives of patients, health care professionals, and other subject matter experts.

Develop content or thought leadership strategy including key messaging pillars.

Identify, research, and curate stories for websites, blogs, case studies, story libraries, annual reports, and more.

Advise on ethical storytelling practices and processes and develop workflows for building a sustainable story library.

Lower the reading level of highly scientific content for patients, caregivers, and other online readers.

Lead strategic communications and patient education projects from concept to execution.

Advise on the design, marketing, and upkeep of your content investment to get your stories into the right hands and in front of the right eyes.

Coach your junior team members on interviewing, writing, and storytelling best practices.

ROBUST CONTENT PIPELINES

Meeting Coverage & Thought Leadership

Wow, that was a great meeting you hosted… Now what? We’ll help you capture all the brilliance shared in the moment and turn those ideas into a robust content pipeline to engage your professional members and patient audiences.

Attend conferences, roundtables, and summits for health care professionals.

Translate research updates and news for professional members, patient communities, funder stakeholders, and other key audiences.

Develop concise meeting summaries and after-action reports.

Craft a thought leadership strategy to sustain your momentum.

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CONFERENCES, PODCASTS, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND MORE

Public Speaking

Anna is available for conferences, panels, workshops, trainings, podcasts, webinars, and other speaking opportunities – virtually or in person anywhere in the U.S. She can lead sessions independently or co-lead with your marketing communications team.

To explore having Anna speak to your organization or at your next event, please book a consultation.

We can design a custom session, whether you want to nurture your marketing communications team’s capabilities or engage other departments in brand storytelling.

Sample topics include:

  • Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits

  • Empowering Staff as Brand Ambassadors and Storytellers

  • Writing for Digital Engagement

  • Getting the Best Story Out of Your Patients and HCPs

  • Brand Messaging Refresh Workshop

“Our brand messaging workshop was both polished and dynamic. Anna knows how to read a room – and has redefined in-person meetings for our organization.”

— Nicole Pakozdi, Director of Growth Marketing, Upbring

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“Anna's storytelling mastery and deep understanding of science have allowed the American Diabetes Association to become a more powerful change agent in this decade's most critical diabetes-related topics. Her work has increased our impact to engage with even more health care professionals in the fight against diabetes.”

— Sarah Bradley, Vice President, Global Professional Education & Engagement, ADA