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Part 2: How to reach your board

This is the second part of a two-part series on communicating with your board members. In part one, we looked at the characteristics of a typical board member, and provided tips on how you can give thorough updates to your board. 

This week, we’re diving into when and how to send updates. We make recommendations for cadence, as well as how to root your updates in your nonprofit’s mission.

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Part 1: Tips for keeping your board in the loop

As a nonprofit leader, you know just how important communicating with your board members is. Board member awareness, buy-in, input and collaboration…well…it all matters.

Boards may play many different roles depending on your organization, but they share one important characteristic: they’re essential partners in your organization’s success. 

That’s why we created a series of tips for communicating with your board. For this first installment of our two-part series, let’s start by understanding board member capacity for information, and how to create a great board update.

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A 95 Percent Open Rate? Why Texting Should Be in Your PR Toolbox.

The average email open rate ranges between 15-25 percent. SMS messages are opened more than 95 percent of the time. That’s a crazy stat! Forthright team member Lauren breaks down why texting is a critical communications tool—now more than ever.

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How You Can Combat Fake News and Rumors in a Crisis

We don’t have to tell you that families and school staff have a lot going on right now. Searching for information—and wondering what they can trust—just adds to their stress. That's why we’re sharing tips to ensure your audience sees and trusts your messaging.

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Tips for Staying Focused While Communicating in a Crisis

With coronavirus diagnosis and information changing in mere minutes, we’re hearing how hard it is for everyone to keep a clear head and stay focused on best practices. So this week, I figured we could do what I always do when I feel overwhelmed: take it back to basics. Let’s revisit some crisis communications best practices.

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What Do Evergreens Have to do with Marketing?

Evergreen content is a message you can post any time. Its lifespan isn’t tied to an event (or season). If your organization writes stories or articles, this is a great time to re-share those.

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