Stories are much more than content to be consumed out of curiosity (although that is surely not a negative nor ineffective way to use them). They can communicate facts and truth, as sharply as we are able to make them speak (through data, visualizations, numbers, relatable examples and accessible format and language). They can inform and drive the actions of the actors influencing the societal engine at different levels, from policy makers to citizens, voters, media outlets and protesters.
 
Stories are much more than content to be consumed out of curiosity (although that is surely not a negative nor ineffective way to use them). They can communicate facts and truth, as sharply as we are able to make them speak (through data, visualizations, numbers, relatable examples and accessible format and language). They can inform and drive the actions of the actors influencing the societal engine at different levels, from policy makers to citizens, voters, media outlets and protesters.
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= Our Responsible Data Storytelling Manifesto =  
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= Responsible Data Storytelling: why and how? =  
    
Capacity builders, campaigners, activists and journalists working to support critical social justice and human rights issues can find a key ally in storytelling, especially when built on data. It can help individuals and groups living in marginalised and vulnerable communities allowing for their voices to be heard, their struggle to be visible. Promoting values of social justice and rights, stories can also become an active element of the process of social change.  
 
Capacity builders, campaigners, activists and journalists working to support critical social justice and human rights issues can find a key ally in storytelling, especially when built on data. It can help individuals and groups living in marginalised and vulnerable communities allowing for their voices to be heard, their struggle to be visible. Promoting values of social justice and rights, stories can also become an active element of the process of social change.  
 
Together with a group of people (working in technology for social justice in a variety of roles) met at the [http://beatricemartini.it/blog/npdev-14/ 2014 Nonprofit Software Development Summit], we gathered in a breakout session and found ourselves discussing exactly about this: what do we need to know and do, how can we make sure we don’t skip any step which could make or break the security, power balance, transparency, accessibility (and more) of a responsible data storytelling project? We had a good feeling about the efficacy of lists and resources, but wanted to make some research to discover what already existed and if so, how it worked.
 
Together with a group of people (working in technology for social justice in a variety of roles) met at the [http://beatricemartini.it/blog/npdev-14/ 2014 Nonprofit Software Development Summit], we gathered in a breakout session and found ourselves discussing exactly about this: what do we need to know and do, how can we make sure we don’t skip any step which could make or break the security, power balance, transparency, accessibility (and more) of a responsible data storytelling project? We had a good feeling about the efficacy of lists and resources, but wanted to make some research to discover what already existed and if so, how it worked.
  
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