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Embracing Complexity, Inspiring Clarity: Crafting Core Messaging for Nonprofit Organizations
If you’re leading a nonprofit organization, we can imagine how tempting it is to try to fully inform donors on the intricacies of what it takes to move your mission forward.
Read MoreChallenging the Status Quo: Rethinking Mediocre Practices in Your Organization
We often create habits, routines, and processes that work just well enough to make us think we should keep on doing them.
Read MoreFour Important Qualities of Brand Messaging For Community Based Organizations
We believe content is essential to establishing and maintaining a strong brand identity, but we also feel very strongly that the content should be marked by four important characteristics.
Read MoreNavigating Crisis with Boldness: The Power of Asking for Support in Nonprofit Organizations
“We don’t want to ask for help when people are hurting so badly.” In 2020, as the pandemic’s effect on the economy started unfolding, nonprofits questioned their future. What was going to happen with the economy? Would people still give during a global crisis? Would current donors start giving to other immediate needs affected by…
Read MoreYour Year-End Campaign Starts Now
Your nonprofit’s last two months of the year are largely dependent on what you do during the first ten months.
Read MoreThe New Liminal Creative: Merging With Groundswell
Liminal Creative is merging with Groundswell, whose founder, Bill Cummings will join our team as Co-Owner and Co-CEO.
Read MoreEmbracing the Liminal: Navigating Growth and Transformation with Liminal Creative
The word “Liminal” means: “that space in-between where you are now and where you want to be in the future.”
Read MoreRedefining Representation: Empowering Voices and Shaping Narratives in the Nonprofit Sector
We’ve made some societal advances toward balancing the scales of injustice — minimal compared to the work still in front of us. As workers in the nonprofit space, we have a beautiful opportunity to consider the importance and implications of our words and how we use our platforms of advantage.
Read MoreUnleashing Emotion: How Embracing Vulnerability Can Drive Personal Growth and Foster Deeper Connections
I spent the first half of my adult life resisting the urge to cry, likely because I bought into societal messages regarding masculinity. I often found myself moved by certain circumstances or topics, but my emotions would get lodged somewhere between my chest and throat. Later in life, I discovered that the things that moved…
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