Crown Legacy Program's Parish Stories: Data-to-Story Labs is sponsored by Crown Legacy Program. Offers grants for cultural creatives to transform local data into stories, aligning with Dillard University's mission in storytelling.

The Crown Legacy Program: Uplifting Voices, Honoring Heritage, Building Community We fund and create community-driven projects that enrich culture bearers within their cultural ecosystems. Uplifting Culture Bearers and Educators The Crown Legacy Program empowers underrepresented communities and organizations by funding, training, and supporting artists, writers, and culture bearers.

We prioritize underrepresented groups, including LGBTIQQ, Latino, LatinX, and Hispanic communities, to ensure cultural knowledge is shared within our communities. Our initiatives cover various media, such as AR, VR, and print, aiming to amplify these voices and enrich our cultural landscape. The Crown Legacy Program operates under the fiscal agency of the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO).

MaCCNO is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and nurturing the unique cultural and musical heritage of New Orleans. Their support enables us to effectively manage funds, ensuring that donations and grants are used efficiently to empower underrepresented voices and sustain our mission. Certification Information At the Crown Legacy Program, certification is a key component of many of our self-paced trainings and books.

These certifications not only validate your expertise but also serve as formal recognition of your skills in cultural competency and other areas critical to our mission. Our certifications are designed to empower individuals and organizations by providing them with the tools and credentials needed to create meaningful change in their communities. You can explore many of these training opportunities on our below.

Crown Legacy Program Giving Circle AKA The Crown Guild: Empowering Passion Projects and Legacy Building The Crown Guild is our exclusive giving circle, inviting a select group of dedicated individuals to join us in making a lasting impact. We seek people who are eager to contribute their time, expertise, experience, and donations to create passion projects that will be taught or shared within our communities.

As part of The Crown Guild, members will also have the opportunity to train individuals and organizations, helping to establish a legacy and drive meaningful change. Most works created and published with The Crown Guild reach an international audience, showcasing the incredible talents and stories from our communities. Think you have the skills and want to leave your mark?

Send us an email and tell us about yourself, your passion project, and why you want to work with us. Join The Crown Guild and be part of a movement that enriches lives, preserves culture, and inspires the world. Got a Project You Think We’d Be Interested In?

Tell us about it! Share why it's important to you and who you hope to reach. If you're an organization, we can assist with instructional design and collaborative projects.

We want to learn more about your goals and how we can support your vision. Crown Legacy, Visibility, and Cultural Catalyst Fund The fund supports and promote LGBTIQQ, Latino, LatinX, and Hispanic mixed media artists (AR, VR, and more!) , creators, writers, lifestyle presenters, and culture bearers to create and educate others.

Those underrepresented in the community media and culture will be the focus of the funds as we seek to encourage their voice and the development of passion projects. Everyone can apply, but priority will be given to underserved voices within our communities. Click below if you'd like to donate to this fund and help us with this mission.

Gallery of Completed Projects by The Crown Guild and Public Initiatives Welcome to our gallery, showcasing a diverse array of completed projects by The Crown Guild and our public initiatives. Each project represents our members' and community partners' passion, creativity, and dedication.

This gallery will showcase everything from multimedia art installations and immersive AR/VR experiences to compelling literary works and innovative educational programs. These projects have made a significant impact both locally and internationally. Dive into the creations that have enriched our communities and inspired audiences around the world.

Please send us and email by using the Contact Us field Join Session 3 of Data Storytelling for Cultural Creatives The visuals here show how data storytelling can take different forms. One explores how happiness is built from small moments and relationships, while the other highlights patterns in everyday behaviors linked to well-being.

Both move beyond numbers alone, showing how data can be translated into patterns, narratives, and meaning that people can quickly see and understand. By the time people reach a third session like this, something important has usually shifted.

The number is What a Number Won’t Say Until We Write It: Join Session 2 of Data Storytelling for Cultural Creatives When people hear “data storytelling,” they sometimes imagine charts behaving themselves and numbers lining up in tidy little rows, ready to explain the world. But local data rarely arrives that clean.

It arrives partial, uneven, shaped by timing, trust, fear, disclosure, documentation, and all the things human beings carry into a room before they ever answer a question. That is exactly why this work matters. Our next Data Storytelling for Cultural Creatives session, Reading Missed the UNO Kickoff?

Join the March Data Storytelling Series at NORAPC A few days ago, Dr. Scott A. Phillips (DBA, JM, MS, USN Ret.) , Research Assistant Professor and UGHCM Interim Director, delivered a powerful introduction to data storytelling at the University of New Orleans.

The session offered a hands-on look at how numbers and lived experience can be shaped into clear, community-ready stories—stories that support planning, advocacy, and real community impact. We will give you the information below to catch you up on everything we have al