by Amy Plotch | Jun 27, 2022
I have been privileged to spend decades doing high-impact communications alongside colleagues who shared my passion for making our world a little better with each assignment. Today I am announcing a new venture as a career development coach to guide and support...
by Amy Plotch | Jan 29, 2021
Happy New Year! I hope that 2021 brings a revival of spirit, health and balance in our lives. If we learned one lesson in 2020, it is that you never know what will happen next. Seize the moment is more than an aphorism. I will be spending most of 2021 in...
by Amy Plotch | Feb 10, 2020
Crafting an effective call to action is one of the great challenges of nonprofit messaging. Most organizations go big and bold. Help us cure cancer! Save the planet! Change lives! At first glance, this seems smart. . After all, your organization exists in order to...
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...
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