Resources

Discover tools, case studies, and research that illustrate best practices.

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Storytelling for Good

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Case Study: A Win for Rivers—Breaking through the Noise of the Pandemic

Amy Souers Kober

Vice President, Communications American Rivers

Eric Boucher

Director of Online Strategy American Rivers

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Public Opinion Matters: A Lesson in Rebranding from The Healing Trust

Jennifer Oldham

Program and Communications Officer The Healing Trust

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Case Study: Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

Annmarie Benedict

Senior Program Executive and Director of Grants Monitoring The Atlantic Philanthropies

Eric Brown

Principal Brownbridge Strategies @epbro

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Case Study: Funding Research for Advocacy

Courtney Cuff

President and CEO Gill Foundation

Bobby Clark

BRC Strategies

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Case Study: Catching the Wave

Chad Nelsen

CEO Surfrider Foundation @chadenelsen

Nancy Eiring

Director of Marketing and Engagement Surfrider Foundation @NEiring

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Case Study: A Chorus for Wildlife

Carter Roberts

President and CEO World Wildlife Fund

Steve Ertel

Vice President, Strategic Communications World Wildlife Fund

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Case Study: The Power of Simple

Lisa Benenson

Chief Communications Officer Natural Resources Defense Council

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Case Study: A Map to Effective Communications

Sandra Hernández

President and CEO California Health Care Foundation

Steven Birenbaum

Senior Communications Officer California Health Care Foundation

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Case Study: Dismantling “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Aaron Belkin

Founding Director Palm Center

Sean Gibbons

CEO The Communications Network @SeanGibbons_

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Podcasting for Social Change

Will Coley

Communications Coordinator and Producer The Opportunity Agenda/Aquifer Media

Nikki Silva

Radio Producer The Kitchen Sisters

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Like Old Denim Jeans, Email is Always in Style

Robin Sidel

Associate Director, New Media and Marketing Kaiser Family Foundation

Jason Tomassini

Director for Editorial Atlantic 57

Donna Norton

Deputy Director Moms Rising

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Lessons From the Frontiers of 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

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The Multiplier Effect! How Small Investments in Communications Can Make Exponential Impact in Organizations and Communities

Selma Caal, Ph.D.

Director of Research and Program Development The Crimsonbridge Foundation

Danielle M. Reyes

Executive Director The Crimsonbridge Foundation

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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

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Philanthropy Can’t Save Journalism, But It Could Do More to Help

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

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Messaging Beyond Jargon: Creating Equity in Social Change Communications

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

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If a Tree Falls in a Forest…: How to Understand Your Audience and Make Sure Stories Never Go Unheard

Sruthi Sadhujan

Director of Strategy and Accounts Hyperakt

Scott Hechinger, Esq.

Senior Staff Attorney & Director of Policy Brooklyn Defender Services

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How to Create Your Own News Bureau

Jon Barrett

Editor in Chief Bloomberg Cities

Bill Nichols

Vice President Freedman Consulting

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Why Do They Know It’s Christmas Time was the Wrong Question

Marshall Stowell

Hilton Foundation

Teddy Ruge

Raintree Farms

Nima Shirazi

Spitfire Strategies

Moira O’Neill

FrameWorks Institute

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Building Movements Building Power: What Social Movements Can Teach us About the Future of Strategic Communications

Shanelle Matthews

Founder Radical Communicators Network

Zaineb Mohammed

Borealis Philanthropy

Joseph Phelan

Co-Founder and Executive Director ReFrame Mentorship

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Hiring, Retaining, & Inspiring Diverse Communications Teams

Colleen Flynn

Marketing Manager Aspen Leadership Group

Tina Chong

VP of Communications City Year

Angelique Grant

Senior Consultant & Certified Diversity Recruiter Aspen Leadership Group

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Journalism: Driving Measurable Impact for Social Change

Anne Chabel

Center for Investigative Reporting

Lindsay Green-Barber

Impact Architects

Betsy Lopez-Wagner

Founder and Owner, Chief Strategist Lopez-Wagner Strategies LLC @BLopezWagner

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Socially Responsible Video Storytelling

Kareem Alston

Consultant The Communications Network

Nico Calvo Rosenstone

Haas, Jr. Fund

Maria Mottola

New York Foundation

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