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Mott Uses Twitter to Grant People More Access to Its Work
Nothing goes staler faster on the internet than yesterday’s news. In our age of “immediacy,” people want the latest information — and as it happens. So, in an effort both to feed that appetite for the...
View ArticleFall 2009 Conference Downloads
Below are presentations and other materials from their sessions at the Fall 2009 Communications Network conference that speakers made available for downloading or viewing online. (For a description of...
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2009 Gorilla Engagement Squad
First there was Guerrilla Warfare: a small group of combatants using ambushes and raids to fight a larger, formal army. Then came Guerrilla Marketing: a small team that creates promotions that rely...
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Recipe for Social Media Success
By special contributor: Holly Ross, Executive Director, Nonprofit Technology Network Communications professionals and chefs have a lot in common. What often seems like magic is usually based on years...
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How to Use Social Media to Build Buzz
Has this happened to your organization: after experimenting with social media you found that nothing happened at all? If so, you’re not alone. One of the most frequent complaints from organizations...
View ArticleFoundations That Tweet
A tip of the hat to Communications Network member Kris Putnam-Walkerly, author of the Philanthropy411 blog and President of Putnam Community Investment Consulting, Inc., for putting together this...
View ArticleShould Foundations Speak In Human Voices?
In the Communications Network’s debut of a new video feature — our diavlog series (dialog+video+blog) — we explore the question: “Should Foundations speak in human voices?” Susan Herr, president of...
View ArticleGo Slow, But “Go”
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the array of social media options available to you, take heart.In this conversation with Communications Network contributor Susan Herr, Beth Kanter describes the...
View ArticleThe Search for Wisdom
Guest Post: Larry Blumenthal This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. Earlier this year, a program officer at the...
View ArticleSome Questions About Diversity and Crowdsourcing
Guest Post: Adin Miller This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. The Fall 2010 Communications Network / CommA...
View ArticleBuzzing On Bernholz and Hewlett
Guest Post: Sylvia Burgos Toftness This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. I’m buzzing, and it’s not the coffee....
View ArticleUpsetting the Foundation Apple Cart
Guest Post: Larry Blumenthal This is another in a series of blog entries being posted from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. A member of the audience posed an interesting...
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From the Social Media Toolbag: ComNet010 On Twitter
Guest Post: Adin Miller This is another in a series of blog entries being posted from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. When the Twitter hashtag for the Fall 2010...
View ArticleA First-Timer Glows With Orange, Rose and Deep Purple-Blue Satisfaction
Guest Post: Dan Brady This is another in a series of blog entries being posted from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles. When I landed in LA, I met an old friend for lunch who...
View ArticleHow the California HealthCare Foundation Uses Mobile to Boost Social Media...
According to findings from the Communications Network’s 2011 State of Practice report, digital communications are on the rise in foundations. As part of an effort to spotlight some different examples...
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What do your audiences actually hear?
Guest Post: Michael Hamill Remaley Those of us involved in social change issues can’t help being driven by the belief that, because the work we do is important, it’s just a matter of making sure we...
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Want to Succeed in Social Media? Loosen up.
Guest Post: Larry Blumenthal, Open Road Advisors As they move into the less-buttoned-down world of social media, foundation staff face an interesting challenge. Success with social media tools (and...
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Change? Maybe
Guest Post: Mitch Hurst, MH Communications Earlier this week, my friend Larry Blumenthal of Open Road Advisors, suggested in a post here on the Communications Network website that for foundations to...
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Don’t Let Them Put You in Charge: Advice to the New Generation of...
Guest Post: Alison Byrne Fields, president and founder of Aggregate. In August 2010, Bruce Trachtenberg wrote about the newly created Frank Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications at the...
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How My Program Experience Prepared Me for My Communications Job
Guest Post, Elizabeth Miller, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Several months ago, I joined the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a Communications Associate. Although the job accompanied...
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