Communicate with Influential Visualizations

Research shows that using data to visualize your organization’s mission can create connections,garner support and inspire action. Data visualizations are a powerful communications tool that can help tell your story.

Organizations are increasingly turning to data visualizations to communicate their messages. Charity:Water effectively uses data visualization to inspire action,generate monetary support [...]

So,tell me,what do you do?

What do you say when someone asks,“What do you do?” Be prepared with an elevator speech and you can make friends for yourself,your organization,or your business. Here are five tips to help you perfect your elevator speech:

1. Find the sweet spot.

Instead of dealing in vague descriptions like,“I’m in [...]

Engage through Storytelling

Storytelling can be an effective tool to engage donors or empower volunteers,but finding the right way to collect and capture stories can be a challenge. In the short video,“Methods for Collecting and Using your Nonprofit’s Stories,” Zan McColloch-Lussier from Mixtape Communications,offers some simple,practical tips to help non-profit communicators collect and [...]

Resolving Misunderstanding

Many of us have had the experience of thinking we have communicated a message clearly,only to have others misinterpret what we said. Such misunderstandings,whether between individuals or whole communities,can lead to a lack of trust and before we know it,no one is communicating and tensions build.

Communication can be improved [...]