Storytelling workshops for charities and social impact teams
One story your whole organisation can tell.
And a team that is no longer afraid to tell it.
Three hours with your team, rebuilt around your organisation.
Then a follow-up session two months later, so it becomes a habit rather than a good day.
No pitch. If a workshop is not the right answer, I will tell you.
90+
talks and workshops delivered to charities, NGOs and government departments
16
awards and nominations for social impact work
54m
Delivered for PACT, Camden Giving, ACEVO, AoEC, NASUWT, Development Guarantee Group and EDT.
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Delivered for PACT, Camden Giving, ACEVO, AoEC, NASUWT, Development Guarantee Group and EDT. 〰️
people reached by my largest campaign
Being seen
is not the same as being funded
You have had the coverage. The awards. The ministerial visit. And then nothing happened.
Meanwhile your reporting counts what you did, not what changed. 737 sessions delivered. Every number true, and not one of them tells a funder what it was like to be the person on the other side of it.
The stories that would fix this already exist. They are in your team's heads and on their phones. What is missing is a method, and a team that believes it is allowed
“Ahead of the session, Matt took the time to truly understand our audience and context, and it showed. The workshop felt relevant, thoughtfully tailored, and professionally delivered from start to finish."
— Vicky Routledge, Marketing and Brand Leader, AoEC
What the workshop is
I rebuild it around your organisation before I arrive. Your services, your audiences, your real stories, the funding problem you actually have. Never a generic deck.
Your team leaves with four things.
One story that sits above all your services, so the money stops arriving restricted
Your own numbers, rebuilt as people
That one story retold for a major donor, a corporate funder and the press
A way to capture stories as they happen, and a consent conversation that still holds in five years
“He has really inspired excitement and confidence amongst my colleagues to tell their stories in a way that meets their own goals and the goals of Camden Giving."
— Natasha Friend, Camden Giving
Why your team is not doing this already
They are waiting to feel confident. Confidence only arrives after you have done the thing.
Three fears turn up in every room. Not knowing what to say. Not knowing whether they are allowed to say it. And what appears in the comments afterwards.
So a large part of the day is permission, given out loud, with you in the room. That is the part no template can do for you.
“There were many easy to implement tips which have already made an instant difference, and considering the enthusiasm of our team, we will book a follow-up deep dive session."
— Marjolein van Kampen, Development Guarantee Group
“There were many easy to implement tips which have already made an instant difference, and considering the enthusiasm of our team, we will book a follow-up deep dive session."
What it costs
Built around your organisation. From £1,700 + VAT. A consultation first. Then a three-hour workshop for your team. Then a follow-up session two months later. Templates written for your services, and thirty days of email support afterwards. Online, or in person for £150 more.
Standard workshop. £750 + VAT. Two hours online, no customisation. A way to test the approach with a small team.
Book a call. I send a written proposal. Then I rebuild the workshop around you.
Who runs it
I am Matt Mahmood-Ogston. A social impact photographer and storyteller, and a charity CEO, so I have sat on both sides of the funding conversation.
I founded the charity Naz and Matt Foundation after the death of my fiancé, Naz, and built it using the methods I teach here. Over twenty-five years across frontline charity work and professional storytelling.
You are not hiring an agency that will learn the sector on your budget.
My social impact work has been featured on
Before you ask
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Charities, foundations, social impact teams and social enterprises, plus the purpose-led organisations around them: membership bodies, professional networks, coaching and training organisations, and corporate teams with a real social remit. Best with ten to twenty people.
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Yes, online is standard. In person is £150 more for travel within Greater London, and £295 for elsewhere in the UK.
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Yes, and it is one of the reasons people come to me. We build a model that does not depend on your beneficiaries fundraising for you.
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Then it is usually not a content problem. Distribution and audience-building are part of the follow-up session.
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Four to eight weeks. If your budget sits in the next financial year, say so on the call and I will time the proposal to land before budgets are set.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. I’m here as your friendly guide to help you get where you need to be.
Book a 15-minute call
Tell me what you are trying to fund, who you need to reach, and what your team is stuck on.
No pitch. If a workshop is not the right answer, I will tell you.