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Whether you seek practical strategies, thought-provoking analysis, or heartwarming tales, our blogosphere offers a collection of self-contained stories highlighting organizational journeys that will leave you with a wealth of inspiration and knowledge.
Communications Strategy Coaching Cohort: May 2021
Having a clear communications strategy is critical to adapt, act and shape the future you envision for our communities. Cohort Logistical Details: Start Date & Time: 5/6/21, 9am PacificFrequency: Meets on Thursdays at 10am Pacific for 5 weeksTuition: $850 per organizationLocation: This is a virtual cohort that meets through Zoom
Building Brand Champions in Your Nonprofit Community – Virtual Roundtable, June 2021
Are you looking for ways to empower your board, staff and community as effective ambassadors of your work? Your community is full of authentic messengers that are excited to share your work. But, are they using consistent and accurate messaging that feels natural to them?
Narrative Framing Virtual Roundtable Part 2, April 2021
Join a group of nonprofit leaders & staff to explore narrative framing during a 2-hour Virtual Roundtable. We strive to co-create spaces of meaningful connection and belonging (these workshops are not webinars). We encourage and model frequent screen and body breaks. We believe collective learning leads to the most innovative and effective outcomes.
Narrative Framing Virtual Roundtable Part 1, March 2021
Join a group of nonprofit leaders & staff to explore narrative framing during a 2-hour Virtual Roundtable. We strive to co-create spaces of meaningful connection and belonging (these workshops are not webinars). We encourage and model frequent screen and body breaks. We believe collective learning leads to the most innovative and effective outcomes.
Communications Strategy Coaching Cohort: January 2021
Having a clear communications strategy is critical to adapt, act and shape the future you envision for our communities. About this EventThis 5-week communications and brand strategy coaching cohort provides your team the tools and techniques to lead the change that you envision for the communities who you serve.
January 2021 Roundup
It’s a new year, and we’re back with a fresh roundup of resources curated from our community conversations. This series highlights thought-provoking articles, clever strategies, helpful tools on a monthly basis to keep your team up to date with the latest! Get resources in real-time & join the conversation on our community Slack channel.
SFDUG Presentation: Designing 'With' & Not 'For,' rootid's Evolving Project Process Journey
SFDUG: 11/11/21 Design work and website builds are fraught with power and identity dynamics. Too often the design and build processes do not center the needs of those most impacted by its outcomes. Since 2019, rootid has been standardizing all of our processes in alignment—deepening and reframing our work as partnerships ‘with’ versus designing ‘for.’…
Making a Case for Community-led Communications Capacity Building
During this time of racial reckoning in combination with the global pandemic and catastrophic climate change, we must seize the opportunity to reinvent, reimagine and more effectively communicate a collective vision—a world of interconnectedness and collaboration, where those most impacted are prioritized and communications and technology are used to “sustain, heal and empower” rather than…
Donation Processing: A Nonprofits Guide to Getting Started
Picture this: one of your supporters is scrolling through their social media pages when your newest peer-to-peer campaign or crowdfunding post catches their attention. Eager to help, they log into your website, locate your donation page, and submit their gift. The process seems simple enough, and you might assume that simply setting up a donation…