The Most Important Lesson I Can Teach You This Year
A great leader is a great storyteller. Here’s how you can tell the stories of your organization that will help you raise more money.
Your 10 Favorite Posts of 2014
I present to you your top ten favorite Joan Garry Nonprofit Leadership posts of 2014. David Letterman style.
How to Get Great Press Coverage For Your Nonprofit
Here are the 5 steps you can take to significantly increase the likelihood that your organization will get press coverage it needs and deserves.
The Big Mistake That’s Hurting Your Nonprofit (and How to Fix It)
Handle your elevator pitch the right way and you’ll get more volunteers, donations, engagement and awareness. Here’s how to get it right.
How to Get Nonprofit Press on the Cheap
Your nonprofit needs PR but can’t afford a communications director. Got it. Here’s how one nonprofit got itself lots of press for free.
The Time I Was Attacked At A Board Meeting
You and your organization will make unpopular (read: controversial decisions). How you manage them will make all the difference.
My Teacher, Jerry Falwell (yes, THAT one!)
You can pay for media training or it can be offered to you by the most unlikely suspects. Here are some tips I picked up from an evangelical Southern Baptist televangelist.
Young People Are Very Smart
Too often, nonprofits think that social media is “over there” rather than “right here,” core to the communications strategy. My students at UPenn saw this firsthand this semester. They taught me a thing or two. And those lessons led me to five actions you can take.