CDS: Case Studies

The Center partners with organizations large and small, to develop digital storytelling initiatives tailored to meet local needs and respond to local issues. We have traveled to 45 states in the U.S. and 5 provinces in Canada and 33 countries around the world, helping organizations to create their own workshop, production, and distribution processes. Here we profile several exemplary projects at length and offer shorter case studies on a broader selection of our work over the past 17 years. Links to stories online are provided where available.

Featured Case Studies

		Critical Condition: Rocky Mountain PBS Healthcare Stories Denver residents talk about challenges in finding healthcare, to promote local broadcast of a P.O.V. documentary

		The Y.O.U.T.H. Training Project: Current and Former Foster Youth Offer Unique, Tangible Help to Social Workers Young people share successes and failure within the foster care system as a way of educating adults about how to improve the system.

		Cows & Fish: Stories from Canada's Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society Ranchers and other landowners explore how to sustain local environments and protect their livelihoods.

		Sonke Gender Justice Network: Exploring Links Between Gender, Violence, and HIV and AIDS in South Africa Men, women, and youth speak out to promote gender equity, condemn abuse, and prevent HIV and AIDS.

		Service Employees International Union: Documenting and Sharing Immigrant Workers' Stories Public employees, janitors, and union members from a range of other represented professions talk about the meaning of the labor movement in their lives.

		Ohio State University: The Many Dimensions of Digital Storytelling in Higher Education Faculty, students, and local community members share stories as pedagogical tools, classroom assignments, and tools for university-community collaboration.