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Research & Science Comms February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
Management & Department Leads February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: February Panel Discussion
Join ComNetworkCHICAGO for a panel discussion on data-driven storytelling. Learn how local, representative data can strengthen your communications work and support mission-driven goals. The panel will be followed by a networking reception with fellow Chicago area communications professionals.
LGBTQ+ Communicators February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
One-Person Comms Shops February Circles Meeting
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Black Communicators February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: Coffee and Community Morning Meetup
Join ComNetworkCHICAGO for an early morning happy hour at Sterling Hall. This is a happy hour for earlier risers: swing by for a full breakfast, grab a quick coffee before heading to the office, or linger longer for great conversations. No program. No panels. Just space to connect with peers who get the work—and the moment we’re in. Learn more here →
Internal Communications February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkLA: Community Night
Join us for our LOCAL ComNetwork LA first gathering of 2026. No panels, no program. Time to connect on Tuesday, February 24, at Arts District Brewing Company!
Social Justice Comms February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
WEBINAR: Futuring for Communications - Emerging Technologies in a Changing World & Designing Futures with Care
With emergent technologies changing the ways we live, work, communicate, and connect, futuring design practice can ground us in our realities of today while empowering us to make strategic choices about our desired tomorrow.
Digital Circle February Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkNORTH CAROLINA: Virtual Gathering
We’re excited to kick off 2026 with our next gathering, scheduled for 12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11. This virtual event will feature a dynamic panel on content creation and collaboration with content creators.
Register for ComNet26!
ComNet is the annual gathering of The Communications Network — connecting leaders working in communications for good over three days of ideas, insights, inspiration, and fun! ComNet26 will gather 950+ foundation and nonprofit communicators in San Diego September 30 - October 2, 2026.
Education Comms February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkSF: 2026 Planning Meeting
ComNetwork Bay Area invites you to join our annual planning meeting later this month. This is a chance to suggest and sign up for events we will offer in 2026 to strengthen our network and our support for one another.
Health Comms February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
Design Comms Circle February Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
Consultants Circle February Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
ComNetworkSF: Bay Area Meet-up
This is a free gathering for communications professionals in SF Bay Area to (re)connect with colleagues, share ideas, and support one another. Beverages are available to purchase.
Community Foundations February Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect based on the role you play, the issue/topic your organization focuses on, or your shared identities.
WEBINAR: From Division to Action: Build Trust, Bridge Divides, and Engage Your Community
This webinar will share insights from social science, ideas from experts, and practical tools you can use to build trust, bridge divides, and encourage people to take productive action.
ComNetworkATL: Community Meetup
Join ComNetworkATL to connect with other great folks working in the field of communications for good in and around Atlanta.
ComNetworkDENVER: January Ethical Storytelling
Join us for breakfast + connection at The Colorado Health Foundation. We’re partnering with SE2 to facilitate a local session that builds on ComNet25 themes: Telling the Truth with Care: Ethical Storytelling for Equity.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: January Happy Hour
Join ComNetwork Chicago members and friends for our January Happy Hour at Fatpour Tap Works!
ComNetworkSF: Bay Area Meet-up
This is a free gathering for communications professionals in SF Bay Area to (re)connect with colleagues, share ideas, and celebrate the end of the year. Beverages are available to purchase.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: Year-End Celebration
Join ComNetwork Chicago members and friends for a year-end bash at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Wicker Park!
ComNetworkSF: Bay Area Meet-up
This is a free gathering for communications professionals in SF Bay Area to (re)connect with colleagues, share ideas, and celebrate the end of the year. Beverages are available to purchase.
ComNetworkMINNESOTA: December Breakfast Gathering
Join us for a cozy breakfast meetup at Northside Achievement Zone this December to connect, network, and share ideas at the end of the year!
ComNetworkLA: End-of-Year Gathering
Join us for our LOCAL ComNetwork LA end-of-year gathering on Thursday, December 4, at Highland Park Brewery!
ComNetworkDC: Holiday Happy Hour
Join your #Comms4Good colleagues in the DC area to celebrate the holidays at our December Happy Hour! Your first drink is on ComNet, and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
(Replay) WEBINAR: AI for Comms: What’s Useful Now?
This session cuts through the noise to focus on practical, ready-to-use AI tools that can save time, improve content quality, and enhance storytelling. Whether you’ve dabbled with ChatGPT or barely noticed Gemini in your Gmail, this session will quickly bring you up to speed.
ComNetworkNORTH CAROLINA: ComNet Recap + Conversation
We’re gathering informally to share what we learned from this year’s ComNet—the big ideas, inspiring takeaways, and practical insights that we think will spark creativity for communicators here in North Carolina.
(REPLAY) WEBINAR: Around the World In Eight Communications Ideas
In our next Network webinar, RWJF will explore bold and innovative communications ideas from Africa to Colombia to New Zealand and beyond — showing how everything from soap to clowns can be communications vehicles for nonprofit and philanthropy comms professionals.
(Replay) WEBINAR: Building Trust With Policymakers Using the Science of Storytelling
This webinar builds on research from “Philanthropy’s New Voice,” the largest study of narratives in philanthropy, which examined what types of stories are more likely to build trust, what policymakers want to know from foundations, and how to describe the work foundations do in an authentic, accurate, and ethical way.
ComNetworkSEATTLE: Creating Communications to Meet this Moment
Building on the momentum from our recent breakfast in Seattle and the ComNet conference in Denver, we’ll delve deeper into messaging and action — what is working for folks and why, as well as what role communicators can play.
ComNetworkNY: Fall Happy Hour
We invite you to take a breath, take a bite, and gather with old friends and new at our ComNet NY happy hour on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Tacombi Midtown.
ComNetworkATL: Community Connection Event
Join fellow communications professionals for a virtual networking session focused on planning for 2026 and offering peer support, ideation and how to land easy wins during times of rapid change.
ComNetworkKC: ComNet25 Reflections
Join us for the next ComNetwork KC gathering — a virtual opportunity to connect with local communications professionals and hear key insights from those who attended this year’s ComNet conference in Denver.
ComNetworkSF: Communicating Values in Volatile Times: Finding Resilience
ComNetwork SF Bay Area invites you to gather in community with one another and share how mission-driven communication leaders are approaching their messaging and building resilience when the principles and people fundamental to social change work are under attack.
ComNetworkNEW ENGLAND: Fall Social Event
You’re invited to join fellow communications professionals from Maine and across New England for a fall networking event on October 30, co-sponsored by the Maine Community Foundation and The Communications Network.
ComNetworkPDX: Fall Happy Hour
Join like-minded people who are leveraging communications to advance social good at our summer happy hour.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: October Happy Hour
Connect with fellow communicators at a happy hour at District Brew Yards on Ashland Ave. in the West Loop. Drinks are pay-your-own-way, light snacks will be provided. DBY is easily accessible by Green Line and the 9/X9 bus, and there is street parking nearby.
ComNetworkSEATTLE: Community Breakfast for Communicators
Get your morning going by connecting with other communicators and sharing how you're faring in today's increasingly tumultuous and disorderly climate. Plus, see who else is going to ComNet '25 and discuss which speakers, learning labs, and case studies you're excited to hear.