I’ve long argued that we nonprofit communicators can learn a great deal from expert writers and storytellers beyond…
Today I am writing about a problem to which I have no easy solution. But it’s something we…
Sometimes visual artists can offer wisdom that directly applies to the writing and storytelling craft. So it is…
Over the course of my career, I’ve conducted hundreds of focus groups – first as a political campaign…
At the time, Kris Kristofferson was an unknown songwriter. He pitched “Sunday Morning Coming Down” around Nashville. It’s…
Donald Trump intended to cow us into submission with a $45 million parade, a showy affirmation of his…
Recently, one of my readers asked me an interesting – and challenging – question: Do you always take…
NOTE: Last week, I released a strategy memo on Substack about the current state of Democratic digital fundraising…
Some of us are working on stronger policies and messaging that can repair the devastating Democratic disconnect with…
Is that message you just wrote telling a story about your organization’s work? Or a story about how…
