Goals for Internal Communications at Nonprofits
What are your internal communications goals? Not sure? It’s time to figure it out and create some, just like you create goals for external communications. Nearly 40% of nonprofit communications staff...
View ArticleIs This an Email, a Meeting or an Instant Message?
We know that nonprofits rely on email and meetings for internal communications — in fact, they over-rely on them! I encourage you to add two different communications channels to your internal comms...
View ArticleCurious about Using Slack? Check Out These Resources
In the never-ending quest to quell email’s domination of our work lives, many people are turning to instant messaging platforms. For small organizations, texting, Facebook Messenger, and Google...
View ArticleTell Me About a Meeting That Actually Works
We all know about bad meeting culture. We’ve all sat through terrible meetings. But today let’s talk about the GOOD meetings you’ve attended as a communications director. What makes them good? What...
View Article5 Tips for Better Board Reports
Are you responsible for putting together the board meeting packet or a report to your board about your communications work? Knowing what to include in a report to your board of directors and how much...
View Article5 Objectives to Measure Internal Communications Success
Are you responsible for internal communications at your nonprofit (along with external)? It’s helpful to apply some of the same planning tools, like goals, strategies, objectives, and tactics. We’ve...
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When Your Boss is a Lousy Communicator
Clear and authentic internal communications is an organizational leadership requirement. End of story. Oh, how nonprofit communications directors wish it were so! Unfortunately, many nonprofit...
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Internal Communications Charters at Nonprofits
During today’s webinar on nonprofit internal communications, we asked participants about the state of their “internal communications charter” or the basic rules for how internal comms works in their...
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4 Steps to Work Through Collaboration Problems
Under normal circumstances, communications directors need to collaborate with their coworkers and managers, and that’s even more true now. But collaboration is messy because people are messy! We all...
View ArticleCoworkers Who Communicate All Day, Every Day
With more nonprofit professionals working from home during the pandemic, some of you are experiencing a new problem: coworkers and bosses who suddenly want to be in constant communication with you. Of...
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