Tell us your story!

Independent Sector is strengthened by our members and their stories of impact and change. In this section, we will share stories that give people in the nonprofit and philanthropic community an opportunity to be inspired, learn from each other, and find new ways to collaborate and innovate.

Send your stories to sarahb@independentsector.org. As you prepare them, please follow these guidelines:

1. Focus on Impact -- This is an opportunity to showcase how your organization is improving lives and communities, and that is much easier to do if you concentrate on how you make a difference. Provide a little background about the situation. Explain the problem or need you're addressing, and say a little about the population with which you're working. Submissions should be 150 words or less.
   
• While we reserve the right to edit any submission for language and length, we hope to keep your words intact as much as possible, and we are less likely to make changes if your item is tightly written.
2. Include two or three high-resolution photos if possible. If you have a short video that helps demonstrate your impact, send us that as well.

If you have any questions about these guidelines, or on the featured member area in general, please send an email to sarahb@independentsector.org or call us at 202-467-6171. Thank you for sharing your successes with visitors to our website. We look forward to compiling a great list that demonstrates how much our members contribute to communities across the country and around the world.