Sacramento Storytellers Guild

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Fundraise

0% complete

$5,000 Goal

  • The specific purpose of the Sacramento Storytellers Guild (Guild) is to promote the art of quality storytelling through performance, education and community interaction.  Storytelling is an age-old art. Originally the principle means for imparting news and knowledge, it is a powerful tool for communicating history and values, as stories come from every culture, time and place.  Storytelling involves the projection of mental, descriptive and emotional images using the spoken word, signs and gesture. Its interactive quality heightens it effectiveness for educational and literary uses, involving the listener as well as the storyteller. 
  • The Guild provides support to storytellers through development of storytelling venues and training and informational programs.  The Guild provides professional level artistic interaction for the development of storytellers, as well as storytelling resources for the community, through educational programs, training, research, productions and referrals.  The Guild offers periodic classes in storytelling, and provides information on local, regional, and national storytelling events.  The Guild also maintains a current list of storytellers available to the community. 

Mission

The mission of the Sacramento Storytellers Guild is to promote the art of quality storytelling through performance, education, and community interaction.

Needs

We would like to have enough financial resources to afford better visual recording and sound systems. We currently use a computer camera and borrow a microphone from the Sacramento Poetry Center.

We would also like to be able to stream and record our annual festival to improve our reach and productions.

We currently use the Sacramento Poetry Center facilities. If our membership grows, we will need larger more modern facilities for our monthly programs.

Equity Statement

At this time we have very little equity. We have roughly $500 for operating costs in general, and $2,300 for festival costs. Both are well short of what we need to improve production and expand membership.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Sacramento Storytellers Guild

Year Established

1989

Tax id (EIN)

37-2018920

Mission Category

Arts, Culture & Humanities

Operating Budget

$0-$50,000

Organization Need

Funding: Program

Demographics Served

General population

Local Counties Served

Sacramento, Yolo

Address

1719 25TH ST
SACRAMENTO, CA 95816

Service areas

Sacramento County, CA, US

Yolo County, CA, US

San Joaquin County, CA, US

Phone

916-385-4432

Email

storyteller@sacramentostorytellersguild.org

Website

http://www.SacramentoStorytellersGuild.Org