hiring — Nonprofit Communications & PR Firm | Nonprofit Marketing Agency | Forthright Advising

We know how hard you work to keep your mission moving. Most of you are running on lean teams with zero capacity to spare.

The search for a comms leader is super high-stakes…

When you don’t have the right teammates, progress stalls. You miss opportunities to connect with funders or supporters. You lose momentum on critical advocacy campaigns. And the burnout on your existing team starts to creep up.

Here’s how to get those birds chirping peacefully again.

Hiring and People, Nonprofit CommunicationsKatie Test DavisDecember 16, 2025communications director, nonprofit leadership, hiring, equity, mission alignment, staff retention, interview questions, communications strategy, how to hire, how to hire for nonprofit jobs, how to hire a good communications director

Hire the best person for your role

Many of you are gearing up to make a communications hire in 2025. We’re so excited for all the growth to come!

But in the meantime, hiring and onboarding can be tough. Finding the right fit happens on a lot of different levels. Values. Skills. Culture. Approach. We have a ton of tips in our new (free) hiring guide PDF to help you do this right.

Today, let’s break down how to find the right human for your open communications role.

School District Marketing, Nonprofit Communications, Hiring and PeopleKatie Test DavisJanuary 15, 2025storytelling, how to hire communicators, hiring, determine the job description, write job descriptions, hire the right person

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