Yes—digiSTORY KC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, so your donations are tax deductible.

Yes.  digSTORY KC offers digital storytelling workshops to kids in Kansas City’s urban core through our KCdigiKids program.  Through that program we also offer workshops to teachers and leaders of non-profit programs that promote STEM training for kids.

Yes.  digSTORY KC offers digital storytelling workshops to kids in Kansas City’s urban core through our KCdigiKids program.  Through that program we also offer workshops to teachers and leaders of non-profit programs that promote STEM training for kids.

Yes—our partners’ requests for workshops are far greater that we can match.  Adding volunteers for our workshops and events allows us to meet a greater number of those requests from our program partners.

Many in Kansas City are starting to recognize that digital storytelling is a growing economic sector in KC.  A 2013 study by the Mid-America Regional Council identified that 484 firms that hire employees in digital storytelling positions.  That study pointed out that 33,249 employees in the Kansas City metro area are involved in digital storytelling jobs.  That number will grow by 15.2 percent by 2022.

We define digital storytelling as “the use of computer, digital and web technologies to create narrative solutions that are enhanced by their creative use of media.  Digital storytelling enjoys two unique advantages: 1) digital technology offers greatly expanded and fascinating ways to create and portray a story and, 2) the Internet offers worldwide reach for the storyteller.

Video production, film making, animation, stop-motion animation, narrative-based video games, and advertising are all forms of digital storytelling.

Multimedia artists, animators, film makers, photographers, videographers, producers, sound engineers, film & video editors, radio & TV announcers, art directors.

Hallmark Cards, VML, Andrews McMeel, Bazillion Pictures, Sprint, Hint.tv, Outpost Worldwide, In Touch Solutions, Barkley, Propaganda3, Kid Rocket Studios, Trinity Studios

Videos have become a very popular format on the Internet for sharing information, stories and for influencing others. 92% of those watching video on mobile devices share the content with others.  Website visitors are 64% more likely to make a purchase after watching a video.  80% of viewers recall watching a video ad up to 30 days after seeing it.