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Resources
Discover tools, case studies, and research that illustrate best practices.
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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 PhilanthropiesEric Brown
Principal Brownbridge Strategies @epbro
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Case Study: Funding Research for Advocacy
Courtney Cuff
President and CEO Gill FoundationBobby Clark
BRC Strategies
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Case Study: Catching the Wave
Chad Nelsen
CEO Surfrider Foundation @chadenelsenNancy 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 FundSteve 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 FoundationSteven 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 CenterSean Gibbons
CEO The Communications Network @SeanGibbons_
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Case Study: Communicating Data to Drive Change
Patrick McCarthy
President and CEO The Annie E. Casey FoundationLisa Hamilton
Vice President of External Affairs The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Podcasting for Social Change
Will Coley
Communications Coordinator and Producer The Opportunity Agenda/Aquifer MediaNikki 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 FoundationJason Tomassini
Director for Editorial Atlantic 57Donna 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 HomelessnessChristena Coutsoubos
Director of Strategic Communications Building ChangesReiny 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 FoundationDanielle 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 FoundationPhil Zepeda
Director of Communications McCormick FoundationTracy Kremer
Director of Communications Polk Bros. FoundationKayce Ataiyero
Senior Communications Officer Joyce Foundation
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Philanthropy Can’t Save Journalism, But It Could Do More to Help
LaMonte Guillory
Chief Communications Officer LOR Foundation @LaMonteGDavid Rousseau
Vice President and Executive Director of Health Policy Media and Technology Kaiser Family FoundationSally Mudd
Director of Engagement California Health Care FoundationVincent 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 FoundationZach Hochstadt
Founder Mission MindedJehan 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 HyperaktScott 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 CitiesBill Nichols
Vice President Freedman Consulting
6 Min Read
Why Do They Know It’s Christmas Time was the Wrong Question
Marshal Stowell
Hilton FoundationTeddy Ruge
Raintree FarmsNima Shirazi
Spitfire StrategiesMoira 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 NetworkJoseph Peralta
Digital Media Manager The Rockefeller FoundationZaineb Mohammed
Borealis Philanthropy
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Why Do They Know Its Christmas Was the Wrong Question
Moira O’Neill
FrameWorks InstituteNima Shirazi
Spitfire StrategiesTeddy Ruge
Raintree FarmsMarshal Stowell
Hilton Foundation
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Hiring, Retaining, & Inspiring Diverse Communications Teams
Colleen Flynn
Marketing Manager Aspen Leadership GroupTina Chong
VP of Communications City YearAngelique 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 ScribeLindsay Green-Barber
Impact TrackerBetsy Lopez-Wagner
Impact Architect
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Socially Responsible Video Storytelling
Kareem Alston
ACLUNico Calvo Rosenstone
Haas, Jr. FundMaria Mottola
New York Foundation
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Decolonizing Narratives: Authentic Messaging, Ceding Control and Reckoning with Reality
Nima Shirazi
Spitfire StrategiesShanelle Matthews
Founder Radical Communicators NetworkJoseph Peralta
Digital Media Manager The Rockefeller FoundationJennifer Dillon
Communications Director National Domestic Workers Alliance
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Complicating the Narrative: Embracing Identity Politics in Order to Win Social Change
Hermelinda Cortes
ReFrame MentorshipJennifer Dillon
National Domestic Workers AllianceJung Hee Choi
Power California
5 Min Read
Everything for Everyone: Abundance Messaging for Progressive Wins
Meena Hussain
Climate NexusAmanda Cooper
LightBox CollaborativeZaineb Mohammed
Borealis Philanthropy
8 Min Read
How-To: Content Strategy
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Smart Tech for Smart Communicators (VIDEO)
6 Min Read
Who Moved My Needle?
18 Min Read
Survey: Evaluating [Digital] Communications
Brian Pagels
Chief Impact Officer Forum One @forumone
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Communication Matters — Reputation
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Communication Matters — Goals
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Communication Matters — Relationships
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Communication Matters — Messaging
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Communication Matters — Transparency
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