Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
School has started across the country, and fall is almost here – a time when nonprofits are gearing up for Giving Days nationwide. This season inspires thoughts of new possibilities, adventures and dreams, motivating us to take steps toward positive change. One...
Advocacy/Policy Change, Collaborate, Communicate, Fundraising, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
There is an old saying that “if you are not at the table, you are on the menu.” This is true in life, but very true in politics. I come from a long line of unsung heroes who served as teachers and counselors. They put their heads down and got the work done, never...
Communicate, Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
Many of the Southwest family were saddened when Colleen Barrett, the woman behind many of Southwest’s best ideas who rose from Executive Assistant to President & COO passed away last month. Many of these ideas are captured in her book, Lead with LUV, coauthored...
Marketing & Communication, Storytelling
Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a nonprofit staffer or board member more than the dreaded question, “Tell me what you do?” After almost two decades of training on storytelling and now with our webinars provided free online, I have pinpointed why it is so...
Communicate, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Storytelling
On March 2, children and adults alike celebrated Dr. Seuss Day in classrooms across America. I love to visit an elementary school and read my favorite Dr. Seuss book – Oh, the Places You’ll Go! – to an enraptured audience of young learners. As Dr. Seuss taught us,...
