Some useful storytelling resources on the web:

Relying on Ourselves, The Spirit of Rural Community Development by Nelda K. Pearson: a section on the role of storytelling in community development in rural Appalachia

Scott Russell Sanders' article on the importance of storytelling, The Most Human Art

Barbara Ganley, Re-weaving the Community, Creating the Future (Draft .doc)

Barbara Ganley's Delicious.com feed of storytelling bookmarks (updated continuously)

More Resources from Barbara and Community Expressions LLC

Resources from Orton: Why Storytelling and Storytelling Planning

Working with Stories, a free online Book by Cynthia Kurtz

Storytelling Organizations Working with Communities

Anecdote, a storytelling organization has produced a hand-out on Conducting Anecdote Circles, similar to Story Circles

Stories for Change: Community-storytelling network site with tips, examples, and links

Center for Digital Storytelling--One of the first groups to engage communities with the process of digital storytelling

Creative Narrations  Storytelling for community change

Voices The group Josh Schachter has worked with on capturing the stories of Tucson.

Orton Family Foundation's Pilot Heart & Soul Communities

Biddeford, Maine (Heart of Biddeford website)

Damariscotta, Maine

Golden, Colorado

Victor, Idaho

Art & Soul Pilot Community:  Starksboro, Vermont

Additional Resources

Josh Schacter's Tips for Planning Storytelling Projects Community Story Tips-Josh Schachter.doc

Josh Schacter's List of Community Media Websites  Community Media Websites-Josh Schachter.doc