I am working on a new keynote presentation that I’ll be giving in late June on how nonprofits can collaborate on marketing communications. I would love to feature your organization in my presentation if you’ve been involved in anything like . . . Developing a new brand to represent products/services from multiple nonprofits Jointly…
Nonprofit communications directors have LOTS of decisions to make. Some are small, like word choice in a tweet, and some are big and complicated, like prioritizing communications strategies to best support the growth of your nonprofit. And, of course, there’s a lot in between. In my new book, CALM not BUSY (Amazon), I included several…
On today’s Facebook Live show, I talked about the four responsibilities that executive directors and other nonprofit leaders have if they want their communications staff to be successful. I call them the “4 Ds” of Effectively Managing Communications Teams: Dedicate yourself and real resources to communications. Define the work. Delegate the work, including decisions. Discuss…
Earlier today I interviewed an awesome nonprofit communications director about how she transformed the culture of communications at her organization. I’ll share her name and story soon, but one experience she mentioned can’t wait, because I know someone reading this blog needs to hear this message today. If you are crying in your car at…
Here’s my personal invitation to you and your communications team (if you have one): I’d love for you to join me for the Summer of CALM. Here’s how it works: You sign up your team and right away I’ll mail out three signed copies of the CALM not BUSY book. (You can order more if…
On today’s Facebook Live show, I talked about the importance of knowing your sender reputation and how to improve it and, in turn, improve your open rates. I shared six tips, and several links. I’ll be sharing more on email newsletters in particular during next week’s two-part webinar series, Creating Awesome Nonprofit Email Newsletters. Don’t…
CALM communications directors are Collaborative, Agile, Logical and Methodical. Ready to find your top CALM strength? Take the new quiz! Don’t see the quiz? Take it here. Why should you know your top CALM strength? I’m a “build on your success” kind of person. So if you know where you are strong, I suggest you…
I’ve been thinking about ways to work with you and your team on getting #CALMnotBUSY since the book came out, and I’m declaring Summer 2018 as the Summer of CALM! We’ll launch the free online book club and also a brand-new team coaching program in June. I haven’t worked out all the details yet, but…
When Jen Billow shared with her fellow Communications Director Mentoring Program participants that her organization, the Park City Education Foundation, had received accolades from Constant Contact for their awesome email engagement rates, everyone wanted to know how. So Jen shared the process she’d worked over the last couple of years with the group. I was…
On this afternoon’s #NPCOMM Chat Live on Facebook, I talked about how nonprofit communications staff need to set boundaries. You can check out the replay here. Here’s a quick outline of what I discussed . . . 1. Define the Boundary Before you can set boundaries, you need to know your own limits. When are you feeling…
I’m working on a new two-part webinar series for late April on building an organizational culture that supports your communications work. I’d love to hear what questions or challenges you are facing in the comments. Or you can email me directly. I’m using a basic definition of culture: The shared assumptions, values, beliefs, attitudes, and…
I decided to go all in with Google for my productivity apps this year, getting everything into some combination of Inbox by Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Keep. While I loved playing with Asana and Trello and Remember the Milk over the years, I never fully adopted them the way I have my Google apps.…
