by Amy Plotch | Oct 24, 2019
by Amy Plotch | Oct 24, 2019 Coming up with effective messages is a challenge for most nonprofit organizations. How do you explain your complex organization in a way that people can understand? How do you get them to feel the excitement you...
by Amy Plotch | Jul 2, 2019
I generally use this space to share my own lessons learned on how to do communications for good. But this article by Trabian Shorters is important for all of us to read. The reality is that many of us (including me) have made this mistake while trying to do the right...
by Amy Plotch | May 1, 2019
Given all the pressures on nonprofit CEOs, it’s no surprise that strategic communications frequently gets shunted to the bottom of the to-do list. Sure, many nonprofits invest heavily in communications; they promote workshops, programs and fundraisers and crowd...
by Amy Plotch | Feb 25, 2019
We can all learn some lessons on how to craft your message from Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. Known by her initials AOC– just like Notorious BIG (or Notorious RBG) –she’s been writing hard-hitting tweets and making the kind of bold statements that become...
by Amy Plotch | Dec 21, 2018
Storytelling has become the nonprofit communications buzzword of 2018, but telling interesting stories isn’t enough to make your organization memorable. If you want to win hearts, minds and checkbooks, you need stories that forge lasting connections between your...
by Amy Plotch | Dec 4, 2018
The start of Hanukkah got me thinking. How do you craft a story that can last thousands of years? The story of Hanukkah did more than endure. It gave birth to a holiday that connects Jews around the world. It led to new traditions that keep Judaism alive. In other...
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