Our Donors Make the Difference

The success and growth of the International Storytelling Center is due in large part to the generous support of people like you. You can become a regular donor or make a one-time gift today. Join our story and support storytelling for a better life, a better world.

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Charitable Donation

One Time or Recurring Gift

Thank you for considering ISC for your charitable donation. All gifts are tax deductible because ISC is a 501c(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation.

Be A Festival Friend

Friend of the Festival

The growth and success of our Festival is due in large part to the help of people like you who love and support live storytelling. As a Friend of the Festival, your investment will help stage this year’s event and ensure the continuance of this educational, artistic, and economic driver for our region.

Be A Storytelling Live! Friend

Friend of Storytelling Live!

By becoming a Friend of Storytelling Live! you’ll help ISC continue to strengthen our educational programming and artistic contribution to the vital cultural scene here in East Tennessee.

Preserve Archival Footage

StoryVault

StoryVault, ISC’s official podcast, features some of our most treasured archival footage from the history of the National Storytelling Festival. It’s one of the largest and most important collections of oral recordings in the world–and we want to make sure that everyone has access to it. Help spread story through a tax-deductible donation today.

Youth Empowerment

Stories for Change

Stories for Change is a series of initiatives to empower youth within Appalachia to harness the power of story to be the change they wish to see in the world. Through exposure to world-class storytelling training and performance, they learn skills that can transform their own lives, help them envision a better place for themselves, and be the story for change in a world where their stories matter.

Future Donations

Planned Giving

Considering a future donation? With many flexible and creative options, we can help you choose one that’s right for you. Consider a special gift, a bequeathment in your will, or name ISC as a beneficiary in your donor-advised fund, retirement plan or life insurance policy. Your donation can be a set amount, a specified asset or percentage of your estate. To discuss your options in more detail, contact Sandy Reaves at 423-913-8216 or by email: sandy@storytellingcenter.net

Continue a Legacy

Merle Davis Story Listener Fund

ISC is celebrating the life of Merle Davis, beloved arts administrator and devoted audience member of the National Storytelling Festival. Named for the late wife of storyteller Donald Davis, the Merle Davis Story Listener Fund honors the life of a story connoisseur who understood how important it is to be a good listener.

Memorial Giving

Inscribed Bricks

Would you like to buy a brick and join our story?

Your inscribed brick will be located in the Storytelling Plaza at the International Storytelling Center – a special place to honor friends and showcase supporters of storytelling right here in Jonesborough.