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(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.
Digital Comms Circle November Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
One-Person Comms Shop November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
Black Communicators November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
(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.
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.
ComNetworkLA: End-of-Year Gathering
Join us for our LOCAL ComNetwork LA end-of-year gathering on Thursday, December 4, at Highland Park Brewery!
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!
ComNetworkCHICAGO: Year-End Celebration
Join ComNetwork Chicago members and friends for a year-end bash at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Wicker Park!
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.
Social Justice Communicators November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
LGBTQ+ Communicators November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
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.
Internal Communicators November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
Management & Department Leads November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
(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.
Education Comms November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
Research & Science Communicators November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
Health Comms November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
Design Comms Circle November Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
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.
Consultants Circle November Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
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.
Community Foundations November Circles Meeting
Join Circles, communities of practice for Network members to connect with colleagues based on the role you play, or issue/topic your organization focuses on or your shared identities.
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.
ComNetworkNORTH CAROLINA: Join us in Raleigh or Asheville
On Monday, Sept. 29, ComNetworkNC is bringing people together for two in-person gatherings happening at the same time across the state. Join us in Raleigh at Trophy Maywood Brewery & Taproom (656 Maywood Ave.) or in Asheville at New Belgium Brewing Company (21 Craven St.).
ComNetworkMIAMI: The Power of Podcasts
Join The Communications Network in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami to learn about the power of podcasts.
ComNetworkCHICAGO: September Happy Hour + Game Night
Connect with fellow communicators at a happy hour and game night at Emporium on Milwaukee Ave. in Logan Square. Drinks and arcade games will be pay-your-own-way, but light snacks will be provided.
ComNetworkLA: Community Connection Hour
Join us for an open hour on Zoom to commiserate, share ideas and resources, and strengthen our #Comms4Good community.
ComNetworkMIAMI: Summer Soiree at STK
Join The Communications Network Miami for an evening of connection, conversation and community. Join fellow nonprofit communicators across South Florida from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 27 at STK Aventura
ComNetworkLA: Summer Social
Join us for our LOCAL ComNetwork LA Summer Social on Tuesday, August 26, at the Arts District Brewing Company in Downtown Los Angeles!
ComNetworkCHICAGO: August Movers and Shakers Meet Up
ComNetworkCHI is hosting a summer networking bash in collaboration with several other local communications groups: the Social Justice Comms group, Rad Comms Chicago, and Innovative Fundraising.
ComNetworkSF: East Bay Meet up
Join us in the East Bay for an evening of connecting, networking and building community with fellow communications professionals. This is a free gathering for comms for good professionals in SF Bay Area to (re)connect with colleagues, share ideas, and celebrate the summer.
(Replay) WEBINAR: Storytelling for Impact
In our next Network webinar, LookUP will share a new approach to storytelling and how to better influence and build support through leaning into your audience’s story, rather than your own.