A Better Starting Point For Foundation Communications

In September, I helped facilitate a session a Philanthropy New York organized by Exponent Philanthropy’s Local Engagement Group that focused on Communications Strategies for Small-Staffed Foundations. Since PNY staff received good feedback from attendees about the...

New Resource for Social Impact Communicators

If you are a social impact communications geek like me, you are probably frustrated by the fact that the world lacks a stockpile of resources that are indexed, inspirational and up-to-date. Now a new webpage, Frankology, is aiming to fill that gap. Frankology is part...

Can You Adapt Your Communications as Newspapers Shrink?

Newspaper print and online ad revenue. Source: Pew Research Center The Gannett Company joined the ranks of media companies that are dropping newspapers from their empires. Gannett, publisher of USA Today and dozens of local newspapers, just spun off its print holdings...

Let Me Count The Ways…

Shakespeare was on to something when he wrote that headline. Turn the pages of almost any magazine and you will find a listicle–an article in the form of a list. Five things we’re excited about this month…Ten steps to healthier eating.Why are they so prevalent?...