We are excited to announce LCN’s annual Public Narrative workshop. Over a weekend in July, you can join our global network of organizers to tell your personal story, articulate your calling, and build authentic relationships with others on a foundation of shared values.

 Two-day public Narrative workshop!

Together, we will create – or re-create – the shared purpose of your community, and learn how to invite people to act on what matters most with urgency & agency. We will meet the challenge of apathy and disconnectedness with a new sense of purpose, community, and action through a key leadership practice: Public Narrative. More than a workshop, Public Narrative is an experience. You and your team will see yourselves and each other in deeper ways, and walk away with critical skills for building a brighter future and creating deep relationships.

Based on the work of Marshall Ganz at Harvard University, Public Narrative is the first of the five key practices of the People, Power, Change organizing framework: story, relationship, structure, strategy, and action. 

You will learn the four public narrative elements, which are: 

1. Story of Self
2. Story of Us
3. Story of Now
4. Narrative linking

“Participating in the Public Narrative Workshop has been a humbling and inspiring experience. The ‘Story of Self, the Story of Us, the Story of Now’ framework not only helped me deeply connect with my journey but also illuminated the shared values and urgent challenges we face together. This workshop series provided a powerful space for reflection, collaboration, and action. I left feeling empowered, with a renewed sense of purpose and a compelling narrative to drive positive change in my community. Highly recommended for anyone looking to harness the power of storytelling to inspire and lead” Mary Peng, USA

Whether you’re a civic association, union, advocacy group, social movement, nonprofit/ NGO executive, activist, or grassroots community campaign, this comprehensive Public Narrative workshop is designed for your team!  

This is an intensive hands-on practice with limited available workshop seats! Participants are guided by a skilled Public Narrative coach in small breakout rooms during the workshop to get real-time feedback on their practice to walk out with a full public narrative draft – It’s also FUN!

This workshop will take place virtually on Zoom.

• Dates: This workshop will be held on Saturday July 26 and Sunday July 27, 2025, from 9am – 3pm ET on both days. 
• Deadline to apply is July 11th, 2025
• Commitment: You must be present for the full duration of the workshop, with minimal distractions.

To join, please register your interest here and we will get back to you with the payment link to reserve your seat

Fees for this workshop are offered at subsidized rates. There are 3 fee options:

• I can contribute the standard seat tuition cost of $500
• I would like to apply for a scholarship and pay $300
• We are submitting a team application (5-6 participants) for $2000 

Please specify your preference in the application. The subsidized seats available are limited and highly competitive. Priority will be given to LCN’s member organizations in underserved regions.

Tanvi Girotra works as an advisor, trainer and coach to social impact organizations and mission-oriented leaders across the globe. Prior to learning Public Narrative and Organizing at the Harvard Kennedy School and joining Marshall’s teaching teams, Tanvi founded Becoming I Foundation – a young people’s movement focused on getting young people connected with community development and activism in India. She is the Vice Chair, Board of Directors of Fora – a center of excellence for young women’s leadership and was the National Advisor for GirlTrek – America’s largest health movement for black women. She is the Chair of the Board of Haiyya – one of India’s foremost capacity building organizations for young, feminist and anti-cast organizers. 

Tanvi has served as an International Fellow for the Global Fund for Children and was awarded the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India through which she helped build programs targeted at women and children in high risk communities. Tanvi has been awarded the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, the Karamveer Puraskar for Justice and Citizen Action and her work has been recognized at the UN where she has been awarded for ‘Contribution to Humanitarian Development’. She has been invited to speak at the World Economic Forum at Davos, UN ECOSOC, UN WOMEN at the EU Development Days, the Clinton Global Initiative and at various TEDx conferences, alongside heads of state, social and business leaders.

Tanvi holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University where she frequently returns to teach and coach various student programs and fellowships on value-based leadership and storytelling. She calls New York and New Delhi home

For any questions, feel free to reach out to Leading Change Academy Coordinator Salma Sameh at salma.sameh@leadingchangenetwork.org