StoryCorps builds relationships with organizations that work with us
to bring groups of new participants to our Nashville StoryBooth to record their stories.

These partnerships are
valuable to us and help to ensure that a wide array of people have the
opportunity to participate in StoryCorps. StoryCorps is committed to
providing a positive experience to those served by our partner
organizations, and we work to address any possible barriers to their
participation in our project.

Please contact James Havron at the Nashville Public Library at James.Havron@nashville.gov if you are interested in partnering with StoryCorps in Nashville.

StoryCorps provides community organizations with:

• Broadcast quality recordings -

  All participants receive a CD copy of their interview to share with friends and family.

• Archiving of recordings at the Library of Congress
  -
  With participants’ permission, a copy of their recording is preserved
  at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress so that
  future generations can hear their story.
• Special access to reservations- We will
  reserve interview times for your organization before reservations open
  to the general public. We aim to provide our Community Partners with
  flexibility in scheduling interview appointments. This policy also
  allows us to offer you back-to-back interview times.
• Waiving of credit card requirement-
  StoryCorps requires that the general public provide credit card
  information when making a reservation. This requirement is waived for
  our Community Partners.
• Signage and materials- When applicable, we
  will provide you with a StoryCorps sign to place in a central location
  to encourage people to sign up and/or to remind people of their
  appointment dates and times.
  We will provide appropriate informational materials.
• Reminders to participants the (business) day before
  all scheduled interviews -
  StoryCorps will send confirmation and reminder e-mails to participants.
  StoryCorps will call participants to remind them about their
  interviews, make sure they know where the StoryBooths are located, and
  answer any remaining questions they may have.

StoryCorps asks that community organizations provide:

• A point person at your organization
  - A successful partnership requires that a member of your staff act as
  the primary liaison between StoryCorps and the potential participants.
  Ideally, this person will have direct access to participants and assist
  us in scheduling appointments.
• Point person participation- This point
  person must do their own StoryCorps interview (with the partner of
  their choice) prior to recruiting their community members to
  participate in StoryCorps. This allows them to have a firsthand
  understanding of the project that they can share with their community
  members.
• Four-day cancellation notice- Each
  StoryCorps interview costs us over $250. If participants need to cancel
  their appointments, they MUST cancel with at least four days/ notice so
  that we can open their interview time slots to the public. Although we
  waive the $25 same-day cancellation fee for community organizations we work with, we
  ask that you respect this policy as part of our partnership. If
  participants do not show up for their interview appointments or cancel
  with less than four days’ notice, this will significantly impact the
  possibility of any future partnerships between StoryCorps and your
  organization.
• Reminder calls to participants the
  (business) day before all scheduled interviews
  - In an effort to avoid last minute cancellations or no-shows, we ask
  that your organization’s point person place reminder phone calls to
  participants (or have an in-person conversation with each participant)
  to ensure that they are still planning on coming to the StoryBooth. (These calls should be made in addition to the reminder calls that are made by StoryCorps staff.)