How well do you know your spokespeople? Yes, there is always their official bio, but does that really show their best side for media?  What about that pivotal moment that helped determine their career path?  Their goals for the future of their brand or organization?  Over and over, I have found it worthwhile to invest…

Want to create instant tension in a room full of nonprofit professionals?  Just mention the word “branding” and watch the sparks fly! Branding is a dirty word in some corners of the nonprofit community.  The discomfort isn’t hard to understand. Nonprofits are in the business of doing good for others. Self-promotion is perceived as a…

Our clients love op-eds.  It is true that our specialization (education and non-profit) lends itself particularly well to this form of expert opinion. It is equally true that an op-ed that offers fresh insights, suggests solutions, looks at an idea in a broad context, and stimulates our thinking and touches our hearts in the process,…