portfolio · communications & storytelling

Ashley Beth Carroll

I tell the stories that move people to give — films, reports, and publications made to carry donors and volunteers straight to the people behind the work.

917.283.7009   ·   ashley@besomeoneworldwide.org

film

original films for BeSomeOne Worldwide

A series of short films I wrote, produced, and directed — the visual voice we used to bring supporters close to the mission. From manifesto pieces to a single girl's story, each one was built to turn attention into action.

BSO Manifesto — the mission in ninety seconds, built to move a first-time donor.
The Namelok School: From Vision to Reality — a five-room school from first brick to opening day — a stewardship film.
Refuerza La Vida — rallying support for earthquake recovery in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Nashipay Takes Her Walk! — one girl's story, told to make giving personal.
We Are Proud of Our Culture — Maasai voices, centered on their own terms.
KIPAWA Empowered — the women-led beadwork enterprise and the livelihoods behind it.

donor report

a report to the funder — Refuerza La Vida

The clearest example of the work itself: a stewardship report I wrote, designed, and produced for William Grant & Sons and its brands, showing exactly what their gift accomplished in earthquake-hit Oaxaca — the projects funded, the partners on the ground, the lives touched. This is the kind of reporting that keeps donors giving again.

Refuerza La Vida donor report
90%of Istmo de Tehuantepec communities impacted
3rebuilding projects funded and reported
4corporate brand partners stewarded
"We believe in the power of humans coming together."— Refuerza La Vida funder report, 2018
read the full report

program design

Be The Change

A classroom-to-Tanzania giving program I conceived and wrote — turning a schoolwide penny war into a unit on Maasai culture and real infrastructure funding. I authored the presentation used to bring it into classrooms, writing for students, teachers, and donors all at once.

$2,000+raised by one Tennessee classroom
8,000served by the water reservoir it funded
see the program deck

publication

the Namelok School book

A 48-page photo book I wrote, art-directed, and produced — carrying donors into Simanjiro, Tanzania to meet the students behind the school. It opens in the community's own voice and closes with a letter from me; the kind of piece that turns a one-time gift into a lasting relationship.

Namelok School book cover
"Education arms them with the most powerful weapon in the world — the only way to truly open doors, open minds, and open hearts."— from the author's letter
read the full 48-page book

brand & enterprise

KIPAWA — Maasai beadwork

A brand and booklet I built for KIPAWA, a jewelry line that puts income directly in the hands of Maasai women, with profits flowing back to the community. From the name to the story to the look, it's designed so a buyer knows they're sustaining the women who make it — earned revenue that feeds the mission.

KIPAWA Maasai beadwork cover
"Kipawa is the Swahili word meaning a gift from the heart — all profits are filtered directly back into the community projects of Simanjiro, Tanzania."— KIPAWA booklet
view the full booklet

Written, produced, and directed by Ashley Beth Carroll · BeSomeOne Worldwide.