I don't remember what I was going to write about for this week's blog post. Which was supposed to go up four days ago. (Oh, the irony--my last post was about the importance of consistency!) Somewhere, there's a green notebook with a clear outline of each of the four topics I wanted to cover in…
Category: Behind the scenes
Now What? Communicating during COVID-19
Now that the novelty of shelter-in-place has worn off and the world is working to adapt to whatever lies ahead of us, communicators are asking, "Now what?"
Nothing like business as usual
Today marks the end of the second full week of shelter-in-place orders in Ohio, and three weeks the announcement that schools were shutting down. I wanted to share an update with my clients as everyone adapts to business-not-as-usual. Practically speaking, it may take a little longer for me to return emails. Phone calls may get…
Celebrating A Great First Year
This week, I'm celebrating a great first year since I launched Collective Reach. To look back, I've put together an annual report of sorts. I want to begin by saying thanks. To everyone who encouraged, referred, hired, reviewed, advised, partnered with and supported me, I'm extremely grateful. 2019 was a year full of good luck,…
How I Prepare Communications Workshops for Nonprofit Teams
In my work with clients, I have had a few opportunities this year to prepare communications workshops for nonprofit teams on topics like branding and storytelling. Having worked so many years from within organizations to build understanding and buy-in around the value of communications in mission-based work, I love the challenge these workshops present me:…