Maria Satira, Owner, Maria Satira Media
A new year brings plenty of opportunity for nonprofits as they look at goal setting for the next 12 months. These may range from fundraising and programming objectives to volunteer or outreach targets. No matter the focus, external communications will play a role in how your organization will achieve those goals for the year ahead and for years to come.
Planning for a successful executive transition is a critical component of strategic planning for all organizations and is key to sustainability.
From the beginning of civilization, storytelling has maintained a uniquely impactful position in defining culture, motivating action and bringing people together. Today’s marketers need to be better storytellers than ever before as more and more stories are told all around us. Join Firespring’s Kiersten Hill as she goes through tips, techniques and tools to help the modern marketer tell better and more impactful stories to activate their audiences around ideas and actions.
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Tim Delaney, President & CEO, National Council of Nonprofits
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Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting
Back in November, I published this blog encouraging nonprofit leaders to begin building relationships with elected officials by sending an email congratulating them on their victory. I was surprised and delighted by how much traffic and praise the blog generated. Yet the response I found myself thinking about the most was this question left on LinkedIn by my colleague Veronica LaFemina:
Caroline McDowell, Marketing & Communications Manager, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting
Jeanne Tedrow, President & CEO, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
To intentionally build an inclusive organization, there needs to be a culture of belonging, where differences are recognized and celebrated. “Belonging” was the theme of our 2021 Conference, where Jaki Shelton Green, NC Poet Laureate and our opening keynote, spoke about the power of our stories. She referenced the American author, Joan Didion, who once said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
Lisa Hazirjian, Ph.D., Win Together Consulting
I have a confession to make: I get a little nervous whenever I call a policy maker. OK, more than a little. We’re talking heart racing as I dial, grabbing a sip of water for my dry mouth as I wait for someone to pick up the phone. Yet despite that, when there’s a public policy question on which I want to be heard, I call my elected officials because I’ve seen firsthand what a difference phone calls from constituents can make.
External communication policies for the organization's official use of social media