Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Narrative Power Summit (NPS)?

NPS brings together a global community of narrative strategists, organizers, culture workers, and more to:

Strengthen relationships
Spark collaboration
Generate new ideas
Engage in political and ideological learning

Who is NPS for?

NPS applications are open to communicators, digital strategists, organizers, and other movement workers and leaders with a proven commitment to narrative power-building for racial, gender, economic, and climate justice.

This space prioritizes voices, expertise, and experience of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI, transgender, gender non-conforming, nonbinary, intersex (TGNCIi), queer, disabled, immigrant, cash poor, and others excluded from traditional establishment nonprofit spaces. We are especially interested in welcoming communicators who serve grassroots organizations, coalitions, networks, and other formations.

When and where is NPS 2025?

NPS will be held May 7-10, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. We chose New Orleans for its rich cultural heritage and deep roots in movement-building and we’re honored to host this year’s summit in a place where history and activism are woven into the fabric of everyday life. We can’t think of a better place to convene social justice communicators and we hope you will join us for this transformative gathering.

Who is presenting at NPS 2025?

Sessions will be sourced and selected from proposals submitted by accepted participants. Once applicants have been accepted to attend NPS, they will be invited to register and submit a session proposal if interested. You can review the session list from the 2022 Narrative Power Summit in this report.

How much does NPS cost?

We estimate that summit tickets will cost approximately $875 for in-person attendees and $200 for virtual attendees (this will be confirmed at the time of registration). The in-person ticket price for people working at organizations with annual budgets of more than $3 million is $1,250. The in-person ticket includes access to the meeting venue, two meals per session day, access to onsite sessions and general admissions events, a swag bag, etc. Round-trip travel and lodging must be booked separately. The virtual ticket includes access to virtual sessions, general admission virtual mixers and events, etc.

We know everyone is not granted equitable resources to attend such gatherings.

We are offering a limited number of full scholarships and partial scholarships. If you are undecided regarding in-person or virtual attendance, please note that we are distributing scholarships on a first-come, first-served basis based on confirmation of desired attendance track.

Will NPS have a COVID-19 safety policy?

Yes. We are committed to making NPS a safe and accessible space and are monitoring COVID-19 conditions closely. The NPS planning team will announce an onsite COVID safety policy in 2025 which all in-person attendees will be required to follow.

Yes! If you are interested in sponsoring NPS, which includes providing critical scholarship support, contact us at NPSummit@radcommsnetwork.org to discuss various sponsorship opportunities.

Is a virtual track available?

Yes, a virtual track is available. You can indicate which track you intend to attend when submitting your application. The virtual and in-person tracks will be unique but integrated. Virtual participants will be connected to the onsite programming while receiving their own remote-first experience.

Multiple people from my organization are applying. Does each person need to submit an individual application?

Yes, each prospective NPS attendee should submit an individual application. If you hope to attend as part of an organizational cohort, you can indicate this in Section 7 of your application.