LIANZA Conference 2023

Thank you to everyone who came along to my workshop at the 2023 LIANZA conference.

Challenge

Using the canvas to build your impact story around something your library is doing, e.g. summer holiday programme.

Or something new e.g. The Most Accessible Book Ever project?

Then use your phone to create a 2 minute video, in landscape, which focuses on outcomes, sharing the impact you have or will make.

Make the focus of your video the customer and the impact on them, not on you.

So, not just showcasing what your library offers, but also what changed as a result of the library, the difference you made in people’s lives.

Imagine that you are pitching to prospective partners or sponsors, or for additional support or funds.

Set up a Youtube Channel to post your video, then share that video with us and we will create a playlist of all the videos to share.

Examples:

Here are some examples of videos that focus on outcomes.

Don’t feel intimidated by the production values, just give it a go!

Example 1: 4 Examples of the Best Nonprofit Videos to Inspire You

Example 2: Waiting for clean water in one of the harshest places on Earth

Example 3: Partnerships - MEPG - We Make Music Scotland instrument libraries, Edinburgh

Example 4:

A great example of how library partnerships can achieve multiple community outcomes: environmental, social, health and potentially economic.

Instructions:

  1. Create your video

  2. Upload it to YouTube (Instructions on how to upload to YouTube here)

  3. Email the link to your video to libraries@denisewilson.co.nz

  4. We will collate the videos into a playlist on my Youtube Channel here.

Social Impact Canvas

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    Resources

    I mentioned a few books during the workshop:

    Big Magic (Creative Living beyond Fear)  by Elizabeth Gilbert   - particularly when she talks about Trust and The Martyr vs the Trickster. Could libraries die quietly with dignity or put themselves out there and thrive with a lightness and trust?

    The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon – her ideas are very relevant to libraries and she shares the book openly here  https://artofrelevance.org/    

    Palaces for the People (How To Build a More Equal & United Society) by Eric Klinenberg – “Why have so many public officials and civic leaders failed to recognize the value of libraries and their role in our social infrastructure?” and  “If, today, the library didn’t exist, it’s hard to imagine our society’s leaders inventing it.”

    Blindingly Obvious (The Beautiful Vision of Minnie B)  by Minnie Baragwanath, leader and blind social pioneer – and her project ‘The Most Accessible Book Ever’. Please get in touch if you’re interested in being a part of this.