The Smart Communications Podcast

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The Smart Communications Podcast helps busy nonprofit leaders build their communications skills and develop their organization’s voice. Every episode shares insights and practical tips to help you leverage strategic communications to advance your nonprofit’s mission.

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215 episodes
Updated July 22

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Dec 11, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 176: How do you plan and communicate about leaving an organization?
Learn about the risks and rewards of succession and continuity planning. Uncover the value of building trust within your team and partners with clear communications.
Nov 26, 2024 · 21 min
Episode 175: Should the media be an audience for your brand?
Learn if media outreach is worth the investment for your nonprofit. Get tips on building relationships with journalists, measuring impact, and more.
Nov 13, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 174: How can nonprofit leaders build strong organizations?
Learn why passion is just one of the important components of running a successful nonprofit–and other traits leaders need.
Oct 30, 2024 · 22 min
Episode 173: How can you use AI for strategic communications?
Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping how nonprofits communicate, including what to consider and what to avoid.
Oct 16, 2024 · 20 min
Episode 172: What is the role of fundraisers in creating social change?
Consider how fundraisers can shift practices and continue to push for meaningful change within the nonprofit sector.
Oct 2, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 171: How can you start treating donors as partners?
Explore how to cultivate donor relationships that are partnership-oriented, and get tips on how to communicate differently.
Sep 19, 2024 · 33 min
Episode 170: How can you conduct marketing and fundraising ethically?
Get steps nonprofits can take to start fundraising and communicating with more intention and bring new levels of awareness when connecting with key audiences.
Sep 4, 2024 · 28 min
Episode 169: How can you plan an inclusive and welcoming project?
Get tips to create welcoming and inclusive spaces, bring more voices into the room, and lead projects that engage your team and community.
Aug 21, 2024 · 30 min
Episode 168: How can framing inform your strategy?
Understand why framing matters and get tips for nonprofit communicators trying to get attention for their issues as we near election day and throughout the year.
Aug 7, 2024 · 24 min
Episode 167: How do you activate change in a network?
Is your organization motivated to create change? Learn how to identify patterns of equity and disparity in programs and communications, ways to build and extend trust, and tips for collaboration.
Jul 24, 2024 · 23 min
Episode 166: How did DEI go wrong and what can we do now?
DEI involves tough conversations and discomfort and has been under attack after a push for organizations to invest in it. Learn how to maintain resilience when leading DEI efforts, the importance of setting realistic expectations, and what needs to happen moving forward.
Jul 10, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 165: How can my nonprofit benefit from launching a podcast?
Get fresh insights about whether or not a podcast is right for your nonprofit and how to decide if it is worth investing your time and resources.
Jun 26, 2024 · 16 min
Episode 164: How can you design and facilitate incredible workshops?
A good facilitator creates an environment where participants feel psychologically safe. Learn more about facilitating processes that help a group go from confusion to clarity to action.
Jun 12, 2024 · 16 min
Episode 163: When and how should you share branding work in development?
Listen in and get advice about who and when to share nonprofit branding concepts and four key questions to ask when you do seek feedback.
May 29, 2024 · 18 min
Episode 162: What is the smallest viable audience for nonprofits?
Learn why a nonprofit should adopt a more focused approach to audiences and what it looks like in practice.
May 15, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 161: How can you challenge the power and practices of philanthropy?
Find out what actions nonprofit staff can take to challenge a typical funder dynamic and discover new ways to build a relationship with them.
May 1, 2024 · 15 min
Episode 160: Why does your website need a content strategy?
Get examples of ways nonprofits can engage these audiences on their website and learn about four key aspects of a content strategy.
Apr 17, 2024 · 19 min
Episode 159: How can you better position your organization for funding?
Get tips on how your nonprofit can build stronger relationships with funders and how embracing community-centric fundraising can help you question traditional and harmful grant-writing practices.
Apr 3, 2024 · 28 min
Episode 158: How can staff take care of themselves while changing the world?
Tune in and get tips on well-being while well-doing for nonprofit staff. Learn the importance of taking care of yourself so you can take care of others.
Mar 20, 2024 · 24 min
Episode 157: How can you raise awareness and build trust?
Get helpful ideas that allow your nonprofit organization to connect awareness and action in building relationships with your audiences.

The Smart Communications Podcast

Episode 176: How do you plan and communicate about leaving an organization?

Episode 175: Should the media be an audience for your brand?

Episode 174: How can nonprofit leaders build strong organizations?

Episode 173: How can you use AI for strategic communications?

Episode 172: What is the role of fundraisers in creating social change?

Episode 171: How can you start treating donors as partners?

Episode 170: How can you conduct marketing and fundraising ethically?

Episode 169: How can you plan an inclusive and welcoming project?

Episode 168: How can framing inform your strategy?

Episode 167: How do you activate change in a network?

Episode 166: How did DEI go wrong and what can we do now?

Episode 165: How can my nonprofit benefit from launching a podcast?

Episode 164: How can you design and facilitate incredible workshops?

Episode 163: When and how should you share branding work in development?

Episode 162: What is the smallest viable audience for nonprofits?

Episode 161: How can you challenge the power and practices of philanthropy?

Episode 160: Why does your website need a content strategy?

Episode 159: How can you better position your organization for funding?

Episode 158: How can staff take care of themselves while changing the world?

Episode 157: How can you raise awareness and build trust?