Narrative 4, Inc.
Project Title
For project support for the next phase of the Focus City Strategy
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Narrative 4 (N4) was founded in 2013 to help young people harness the power of stories to drive change in their communities. N4 envisions a world where “every young person leads with compassion and loneliness and isolation are replaced with connection, community, and action”. N4 established a new model for arts-based leadership and social engagement with the belief that stories, empathy, and connection can be used in innovative ways to cultivate the essential practices of curiosity, deep listening, imagination, and positive action. N4 has expanded to four continents, reaching more than 51 countries and 37 states in the United States. With Corporation support, Narrative 4 will expand its work in the United States by 1) strengthening local impact by identifying anchor institutions in each city, 2) expanding to four new urban hubs and nearby rural areas, 3) forging 200 new community partnerships to engage 16,000 students in story-driven leadership programs, and 4) streamlining community engagement to accelerate partnerships and align with core goals. The Corporation’s support remains critical to sustain momentum; scale locally led models and refine their replicable framework.
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Project Title
For a project to leverage Narrative 4’s global ambassadors to enhance youth civic participation through storytelling, education, and leadership in select U.S. communities
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Narrative 4 (N4) was founded in 2013 to help young people harness the power of stories to drive change in their communities. N4 envisions a world where “every young person leads with compassion and loneliness and isolation are replaced with connection, community, and action”. N4 established a new model for arts-based leadership and social engagement with the belief that stories, empathy, and connection can be used in innovative ways to cultivate the essential practices of curiosity, deep listening, imagination, and positive action. N4 has expanded to four continents, reaching more than 42 countries and 36 states in the United States. With Corporation support, Narrative 4 will seek to target 6-8 key diverse and geographical focus cities in the United States exhibiting programmatic success as well as strong community interest. Providing these local networks with the time, resources and support needed will allow for dialogue and civic engagement as it explores key themes affecting these communities, including identity, faith, environment, violence and immigration. Using storytelling, Narrative 4 hopes to create deep connections in the focus cities and facilitate dialogue around civic engagement and community change.