How nonprofits can engage during COVID-19
Telling the story of your organization during this pandemic requires careful positioning and relying on your subject-matter expertise. Here are some tips.
Telling the story of your organization during this pandemic requires careful positioning and relying on your subject-matter expertise. Here are some tips.
Here’s a look at how several organizations are giving back to their community, industry and workforce. Are you proud of your or your employer’s efforts? Let us know.
The organization is engaging audiences through email, webinars, videos and more—and it says engagement on its website has grown as consumers look for information around the crisis.
The storied nonprofit shares how it is striving to continue its mission, even when it had to close its doors to visitors. The ‘Stay With Us’ campaign offers valuable lessons for working through this crisis.
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Learn how to preserve your workplace culture, keep stakeholders engaged in a time of crisis and craft messaging that inspires trust in leadership, all of which will make the difference in the months ahead.
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Many organizations are trying to be essential resources for their people and the places they do business. We want to hear how you are reaching out.
Here’s a roundup of the week’s crisis communication news for communicators.
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Though some PR experts call for erring on the side of over-communicating, inundated and anxious audiences will appreciate any effort to avoid unnecessary outreach.
How can communicators help their stakeholders and audiences through the current crisis around COVID-19? PRSA Chair Garland Stansell says it’s all about the basics.
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When crisis strikes, communicators are responsible for being connectors and helping to keep stakeholders in the loop about response actions. That means becoming a planner.