There are few things I love better than seeing techniques we hone in the nonprofit sector adapted by the for-profit sector. Even better is when I have the privilege of developing and implementing such a technique myself! Last year, PhilanthroMedia led the Gorilla Engagement Team for the Communications Network’s 2010 Annual Conference in [...]
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Here’s Why I Like Foundation Communicators!
During the four years I served as a head of a 10-year, $30 million grantmaking initiative at the Chicago Community Trust, I attended my fair share of both local and national meetings with program officers. Contrasting that experience with the past two Communications Network conferences in New York and Chicago, I have found that communication [...]
Conference Engagement 2.0
While conferences notoriously consume inordinate amounts of resources and energy, it’s hard to imagine anything will ever replace the connections made possible when folks gather in the same place to share common interests.
That’s why PhilanthroMedia has spent the past year pioneering what we call Conference Engagement 2.0. Our best test case occurred over the [...]
Diavlogs Capture Notable Insights
If you are like the Communications Network, your constituents can and should be your best advocates. If you are smart like ComNet’s Bruce Trachtenberg, you give them the microphone.
Over the past six months, Bruce has given me the honor of interviewing some of his best and brightest on the intersection between communications and foundation impact. [...]
If a Research Report Falls in the Forest…
One of the ways that foundations help advance social issues is to commission research. However, to fully take advantage of the opportunity that high-quality research has to offer — both to advance issues and demonstrate the foundation as a leader in topic areas — there are more effective ways to get attention than simply posting [...]
Whose Job Is It to Speak Up for Philanthropy?
In this conversation, Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, and Communications Network Contributor Susan Herr, explore attacks on philanthropy, what is motivating these charges, and why it is important for more of us to challenge broad stereotypes that aren’t based on evidence.
In addition to serving as President for the Center for Effective [...]
Why Do So Few Care About What Foundations Really Do?
In this conversation, Mark Sedway, Project Director of the Philanthropy Awareness Initiative (PAI) and Communications Network Contributor Susan Herr, explore the challenges foundations face in informing both the larger public, and in particular, “influential” Americans about the many important contributions philanthropy makes to the nation and world. That said, Sedway says new research shows that [...]
Beyond Branding- A Conversation with Cheryl Heller
When foundation communicators get together to talk about the work they do, branding is often a topic that dominates their conversation. But is the way most people understand and practice branding today still relevant or is it time for some new approaches? In this conversation, Chery Heller, president of Heller Communication Design and Communications Network [...]
What’s the Upside of Philanthropic Failure?
Pittsburgh Foundation President Grant Oliphant speaks to Susan Herr, president of PhilanthroMedia and a regular contributor to the Communications Network about what foundations lose when they fail to share the tough lessons learned in their philanthropic efforts.
Running time of this episode is 30 minutes. To view selected sections, use the guide below to fast forward [...]
Diavlogs and Your Bad Self
Want to look hip at the next cocktail party you attend? First, re-purpose some vintage and blend it with a couple of ultra-modern accessories. Second, get caught talking about the premiere diavlog from the Communications Network on the question: “Should Foundations Speak with Human Voices?”
“Well you see,…” you will say to the crowd that gathers [...]
