Powerful feature stories for your digital and social channels
A full-service storytelling solution to highlight the unique stories of your athletes, coaches, and alumni.
Stories written
Graphics created
Fans reached
Because there is more to your program than numbers and stats
Behind every jersey, legacy, and tradition — there’s a story. And we help you bring them to life.
Save time
Creating high-quality feature stories takes time. Let our team manage everything from interview to publishing so you can continue to focus on your day-to-day.
Drive revenue
Turn compelling stories into valuable opportunities. Attract sponsors, drive fundraising, and enhance NIL deals with authentic content.
Grow community
Create lasting bonds with fans, alumni, and your community by sharing stories that go beyond the game.
FEATURES
We manage the entire storytelling process from start to finish
Interview
Feature Stories
Storytelling Site
Social Media Graphics
Interview
We coordinate and conduct all storyteller interviews
Our team of experienced writers will coordinate, schedule, and conduct interviews with all of your storytellers. Whether by phone, Zoom, or through our unique online interview process, we ensure a smooth and simple process for everyone involved.
Feature Stories
Original storytelling content
We write unique feature stories about your athletes, coaches, alumni, and other stakeholders, humanizing them and fostering deeper community engagement. Specializing in first-person narratives, we add an unmatched layer of authenticity to your brand.
Storytelling Site
A dedicated landing page for all your stories
Our team builds a custom landing page for your stories that is on-brand, easy to integrate, and designed to boost fan engagement and unlock sponsorship potential.
Social Media Graphics
Custom, on-brand social media graphics
We design beautiful social media graphics for every story to simplify promotion and boost online visibility across all major platforms.
Use cases
This is about far more than just content.
Jessica Lantz
Assistant Commissioner – Strategic Communications @ The Big West
“Adding a cutting-edge communications tool to tell more engaging written stories about student-athletes, coaches, alumni and competitions in the Big West has already proven to be valuable to us throughout our fall season and beyond.”
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
Michael Schroeder
Associated AD, Communications
“Our student-athletes love their stories, and our fanbase has been able to connect with the student-athletes like never before. FanWord Stories’ ease of use, both for the student-athletes and for us in the athletic department, is a major plus as well.”
3,000+ stories and counting
From stories about athletes battling career-ending injuries to fans talking about their first experience at a football game, we've seen and done it all. Check out some of our work below.
College Sports
Oklahoma
College Sports
North Texas
High School Sports
Valor Christian
College Sports
Omaha
Frequently Asked Questions
No! If you work with athletes and want to highlight the stories of these athletes, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re an athletic department that wants to give their athletes a voice, a collective that wants to showcase the partnerships you helped facilitate, or a company that wants to grow its brand via powerful athlete stories, we can help.
Depending on the type of entity you are, you can use our content for fundraising, sponsorships, or partnerships. If you want to learn more about how we can help you generate dollars, please contact us.
Pricing depends on a variety of variables, including the number of stories, your configuration (i.e. do you just want “Create” or also “Publish” and “Promote”)
Once we have all variables defined, we will present you with a custom quote.
We have recommended packages as well. To learn more about those, please contact us.
See for yourself how our partners are leveraging FanWord Stories
Fan Engagement
Go beyond the box score by sharing authentic, human stories that bring your fans closer to the people behind the program.
Sponsorships
Use compelling storytelling to drive sponsor value. Original content and dedicated story pages offer new, engaging inventory for partners.
Recruiting & Retention
Showcase your culture and values through the voices of those living it. Powerful stories help attract and retain student-athletes and staff.
NIL Support
Give your athletes a professional platform to share their story and build their brand — a powerful tool for NIL exposure and opportunity.
Alumni Relations
Reconnect with former athletes and graduates through personal stories that celebrate their journey and foster long-term pride and loyalty.
Fundraising
Inspire giving with emotion-driven stories that highlight impact, gratitude, and the real people behind your mission.