The Ethics of the Frame
Who gets to tell a story, what consent actually requires in the field, and how to build a review process your subjects would sign off on.
45-min keynote · optional 90-min workshop
Speaking
Talks that change what happens Monday morning.
I speak about story as a discipline — how organizations find the true version of what they do, and how to tell it without spending someone else's dignity to do it.
Topics
What I speak about
Each of these can run as a keynote, a breakout, or an extended workshop — and all of them get tailored to your audience before I show up.
Stop Making Sad Videos
Why pity-driven fundraising underperforms dignity-driven storytelling, with the campaign numbers to back it up.
30-min talk
Build a Media Team That Outlasts You
A practical system for training in-house staff to shoot, edit, and publish — designed for organizations with no budget for a full-time producer.
Half-day workshop
The Story Is in the Second Week
On patience as production strategy: what becomes possible when you stay long enough for people to forget the camera.
45-min keynote
“Dylan rebuilt how our team thinks about the people we serve. Two years later our staff still cite his consent checklist by name in production meetings.”
“He was the rare speaker who made the room uncomfortable and grateful at the same time. Half our attendees changed something in their process that month.”
On the record
Recent stages
- 2026800 attendees
The Ethics of the Frame
Nonprofit Storytellers Summit · Austin, TX
- 20251,200 attendees
Stop Making Sad Videos
Cause & Craft Conference · Nashville, TN
- 202560 field staff
Build a Media Team That Outlasts You
Global Mission Media Lab · Guatemala City, GT
- 2024450 attendees
The Story Is in the Second Week
Southwest Film Forum · Dallas, TX
- 2024300 attendees
Documentary on a Nonprofit Budget
Frame & Purpose · Denver, CO