Holding good ideas up to the light
April Fools Day has come and gone. But we couldn’t let the occasion get too far away from us without recognizing that beautiful trouble and joyous revolt have always played a critical role in social change. Just think of your favorite signs from the Women’s March and you’ll see …
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President's Day is usually a day when we honor America's presidents. But for those of us who care about clean water and air, a free press, and justice for immigrants, women, Muslims, people of color, and countless other groups that have been systematically targeted by the current …
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It’s an all-too-familiar scenario for communications directors in nonprofits everywhere: a colleague walks into your office and says, “I need a press release/web site/viral social media campaign!” While it can be frustrating to be asked to jump in on tactics at the last …
Recently, a pattern emerged that we couldn't help but notice. We're being asked, again and again, to speak about the building blocks of strategic communications. First it was the more than 200 program staff (most of them not communications folks) at one of our clients, who …
[Read more...] about New communications video trainings. First up: Your GAME Plan
