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Annmarie Benedict Senior Program Executive and Director of Grants Monitoring The Atlantic Philanthropies
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4 Min Read Like Old Denim Jeans, Email is Always in Style Strategy Robin Sidel Associate Director, New Media and Marketing Kaiser Family Foundation Jason Tomassini Director for Editorial Atlantic 57 Donna Norton Deputy Director Moms Rising
3 Min Read Lessons From the Frontiers of Data Storytelling Data Storytelling Catherine Hinrichsen Project Director Seattle University's Project on Family Homelessness Christena Coutsoubos Director of Strategic Communications Building Changes Reiny Cohen Director of Communications Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
7 Min Read The Multiplier Effect! How Small Investments in Communications Can Make Exponential Impact in Organizations and Communities Diversity Selma Caal, Ph.D. Director of Research and Program Development The Crimsonbridge Foundation Danielle M. Reyes Executive Director The Crimsonbridge Foundation
9 Min Read Speaking with One Voice: How 30 Foundations Collaborated on Strategic Communications Kristen Mack Communications Officer John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Phil Zepeda Director of Communications McCormick Foundation Tracy Kremer Director of Communications Polk Bros. Foundation Kayce Ataiyero Senior Communications Officer Joyce Foundation
14 Min Read Philanthropy Can’t Save Journalism, But It Could Do More to Help Journalism LaMonte Guillory Executive Philanthropy Communications @LaMonteG David Rousseau Vice President and Executive Director of Health Policy Media and Technology Kaiser Family Foundation Sally Mudd Director of Engagement California Health Care Foundation Vincent Stehle Executive Director Media Impact Funders
David Rousseau Vice President and Executive Director of Health Policy Media and Technology Kaiser Family Foundation
12 Min Read Messaging Beyond Jargon: Creating Equity in Social Change Communications Equity Jargon Taryn Fort Senior Director of Communications The Colorado Health Foundation @tarynfortdoyle Zach Hochstadt Founder Mission Minded @zhoch Jehan Benton-Clark Portfolio Director of Programs Colorado Health Foundation
10 Min Read If a Tree Falls in a Forest…: How to Understand Your Audience and Make Sure Stories Never Go Unheard Audience Sruthi Sadhujan Director of Strategy and Accounts Hyperakt Scott Hechinger, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney & Director of Policy Brooklyn Defender Services
5 Min Read How to Create Your Own News Bureau Journalism Jon Barrett Editor in Chief Bloomberg Cities Bill Nichols Vice President Freedman Consulting
6 Min Read Why Do They Know It’s Christmas Time was the Wrong Question Audience ComNet DEI Marshall Stowell Hilton Foundation Teddy Ruge Raintree Farms Nima Shirazi Spitfire Strategies Moira O’Neill FrameWorks Institute
7 Min Read Building Movements Building Power: What Social Movements Can Teach us About the Future of Strategic Communications Advocacy ComNet DEI Policy Shanelle Matthews Founder Radical Communicators Network Zaineb Mohammed Borealis Philanthropy Joseph Phelan Co-Founder and Executive Director ReFrame Mentorship
5 Min Read Hiring, Retaining, & Inspiring Diverse Communications Teams ComNet DEI Internal Communications Colleen Flynn Marketing Manager Aspen Leadership Group Tina Chong VP of Communications City Year Angelique Grant Senior Consultant & Certified Diversity Recruiter Aspen Leadership Group
4 Min Read Journalism: Driving Measurable Impact for Social Change ComNet Journalism Storytelling Anne Chabel Center for Investigative Reporting Lindsay Green-Barber Impact Architects Betsy Lopez-Wagner Founder and Owner, Chief Strategist Lopez-Wagner Strategies LLC @BLopezWagner
4 Min Read Socially Responsible Video Storytelling Audience ComNet Storytelling Kareem Alston Consultant The Communications Network Nico Calvo Rosenstone Haas, Jr. Fund Maria Mottola New York Foundation
7 Min Read Decolonizing Narratives: Authentic Messaging, Ceding Control and Reckoning with Reality ComNet DEI Nima Shirazi Spitfire Strategies Shanelle Matthews Founder Radical Communicators Network Jennifer Dillon Communications Director National Domestic Workers Alliance Joseph Phelan Co-Founder and Executive Director ReFrame Mentorship
7 Min Read Complicating the Narrative: Embracing Identity Politics in Order to Win Social Change Advocacy ComNet Policy Hermelinda Cortes ReFrame Mentorship Jennifer Dillon National Domestic Workers Alliance Jung Hee Choi Power California
5 Min Read Everything for Everyone: Abundance Messaging for Progressive Wins ComNet Ethical & Aspirational Messaging Meena Hussain Climate Nexus Amanda Cooper LightBox Collaborative Zaineb Mohammed Borealis Philanthropy
5 Min Read Radical Imagination: Boldly Going Where We Have Not Gone Before ComNet DEI Fran Smith Fran Smith Media Milly Hawk Daniel PolicyLink Kay Fernandez Smith San Francisco Foundation
1 Min Read Propelling and Protecting Science through Storytelling Kaitlin Yarnall SVP, Chief Storytelling Officer National Geographic Society Elizabeth Christopherson Chief Executive Officer Rita Allen Foundation
2 Min Read Home Is Here: How DACA Recipients Shaped Their Own Narrative José Alonso Muñoz National Communications Manager United We Dream @munozjose Bruna Sollod Communications Director United We Dream @brunasollod
1 Min Read Freedom or Death! A Slave Rebellion and the Power of Storytelling Dread Scott Artist Dread Scott @DreadScottArt Shana Griffin Associate Director Antenna Works F. Javier Torres-Campos Program Director of Thriving Cultures Surdna Foundation Daria Hall Vice President Fenton Communications @DHall27
1 Min Read Radical Listening: Organizers & Researchers Transforming Our Work Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty Rockefeller Family Fund Meg Bostrom Co-Founder Topos Partnership Ashli Bolden Civic Engagement Director Missouri Jobs With Justice
Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty Rockefeller Family Fund
1 Min Read Creating an Inclusive Brand for an Historic Community Foundation Angie Winschel Chief Operating Officer Almanac @angwins Neosha Franklin Marketing & Communications Manager St. Louis Community Foundation @iamneosha
1 Min Read Operationalizing Equity: Communications + Power Elbert Garcia Director for Strategic Communications National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy @ElbertGarciaFl Lisa Ranghelli Senior Director for Evaluation and Learning National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy @lisa_rang
Elbert Garcia Director for Strategic Communications National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy @ElbertGarciaFl
Lisa Ranghelli Senior Director for Evaluation and Learning National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy @lisa_rang
1 Min Read Nonprofits Navigating the Rules that Permit them to Lobby and Advocate Stephanie Cho Executive Director Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Atlanta Zack Ford Press Secretary Alliance for Justice Leslie Barnes Senior Counsel Alliance for Justice @LeslieBarnesAFJ Rojauna McPherson Operations Support Coordinator Southerners on New Ground
1 Min Read #NoKidsInCages: Building a Movement Out of a Moment Liz Dunn Chief Development Officer RAICES Texas @mizlizdunn Barbara Peña Director of Education & Outreach RAICES Texas Carolina Chau Social Media Manager RAICES Texas Ana Maria Rea Associate Vice-President of Advocacy RAICES Texas Ujala Sehgal Vice President Fenton Communications @UjalaSehgal
1 Min Read Strengthening Leadership for Racial Equity Dr. Carmen Rojas President and CEO Marguerite Casey Foundation @crojasphd Eric Martin Managing Director Adaptive Change Advisors @ericRmartin
8 Min Read Emphasizing the Positive: The Aspirational Communication Model Coronavirus COVID-19 Crisis Communications Public Health Communications Strategy Doug Hattaway President Hattaway Communications @HattawayComm
12 Min Read Promote Action: Insights and Ideas from the CDC’s Crisis Communications Handbook Coronavirus COVID-19 Crisis Communications Public Health Communications Doug Hattaway President Hattaway Communications @HattawayComm
11 Min Read COVID-19 Crisis Comms Triage Kit Coronavirus COVID-19 Crisis Communications Public Health Communications
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6 Min Read An Accessibility Checklist for Virtual Events Accessibility Audience Yabsera Faris Digital Strategist and Membership/Program Coordinator The Communications Network
6 Min Read An Accessibility Checklist for Virtual Events Accessibility Audience Yabsera Faris Digital Strategist and Membership/Program Coordinator The Communications Network
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18 Min Read Survey: Evaluating [Digital] Communications Evaluation Strategy Brian Pagels Chief Impact Officer Forum One @forumone