LaTosha Brown, visionary thought leader, cultural activist and artist, connector and co-founder of Black Voters Matter, will share the value of organizing and communicating through relationships, the power of community building, the impact of deep listening, and strategies for bringing people together to deliver change.…

Whistleblower Aid has been named the sixth winner of the Clarence B. Jones Impact Award, an honor from The Communications Network that recognizes and celebrates the impact of transformative communications campaigns in the social sector. They join Truth Initiative, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, A Step Ahead Chattanooga, United We Dream, and …

Judy Belk and Richard Tate, the former and current CEOs of the California Wellness Foundation, are communicators whose careers have led them to the corner office. Each will make the case for communications as a leadership task and an indispensable tool for transformation. They will offer best practices for how to follow your values, integrate commu…

Aimee Rinehart of the Associated Press and Mikhael Simmonds, Executive Director at the Center for Community Media at CUNY will lead a discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Comms4Good.By The Communications Network

Join us for a keynote conversation focused on communications lessons learned from the US Women’s National Soccer team’s landmark effort to achieve equal pay. The team’s work made clear how plain communications can be a powerful tool to create impact by building broad alliances and reshaping culture — and consequently, policy; as well as the need fo…

Join two dynamic rabble rousers as they engage in a conversation about the challenges and potential for foundations and nonprofits. They’ll talk about the role of comms when tackling today’s big issues, the value of uniting the sector, the importance of leading from the middle, and how to embrace change and challenge the status quo.…

Join leading social sector CEOs as they discuss the evolving role of their work as “communicator in chief” of their organizations. They'll reflect on lessons from the last two years of disruption and the power and need for effective communications. Panelists: William C. Bell of Casey Family Programs, Carmen Rojas of the Marguerite Casey Foundation,…

Homelessness and lack of affordable housing are the biggest issues facing Seattle. Homelessness is a symptom of cracks in our housing, health, and economic policies, and changing the narrative to focus on systems instead of on individuals continues to be a challenge. Join prominent local government and nonprofit leaders for a dynamic conversation o…

We are thrilled to announce our Jones Award judging panel has selected Innocence Project as the 2022 The Clarence B. Jones Impact Award winner.For thirty years, the Innocence Project has worked to restore the freedom of the staggering number of people who have been wrongfully convicted and to transform the systems that allow injustice to occur. In …

Wednesday, October 6 at 12pm ESTBruna Sollod, Communications Director, United We DreamBruna moved from Brazil to the United States when she was eight years old. She received her DACA protections while studying at the University of Florida. Now, Bruna serves as the Communications Director at United We Dream, where she has been a strategist for multi…

Wednesday, October 6 at 2pm ESTStefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu (she/they), Founding Director, Project LETSStefanie is a Disability Justice cultural worker, educator, organizer, parent, somatic and ancestral healing practitioner, consultant, writer, and the Executive Director of Project LETS. Their work specializes in building peer support collectiv…

Friday, October 8 at 12pm ESTjohn a. powell In Conversation with Carmen Rojas: Building Bridges and Belonging Through CommsDr. john a. powell is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties and a wide range of issues including race, structural racism, ethnicity, housing, poverty, and democracy. He is the Dir…

Friday, October 8 at 2pm ESTDr. Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist and Chief Scientist, The Nature ConservancyKatharine is an atmospheric scientist. She studies climate change, one of the most pressing issues we face today.“We need to make climate change personal.”Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World - http…

How do you develop your moral leadership? Dr. Carmen Rojas, President & CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and Rickke Mananzala, Executive Director of New York Foundation, will share how they’ve developed their voice and moral leadership, the evolving public role of philanthropy and nonprofit organizations in civic life, as well as how each of…

Building a Digital Movement by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

What is Narrative Organizing? And why is it essential for communicators to understand? In this session you’ll learn about narratives: what they are, why they matter, and how to use “landscaping” and “narrative network organizing” to advance the work of your foundation or nonprofit.By The Communications Network

This workshop will explore how design thinking can foster a deep and genuine connection with the communities and audiences you aim to serve. We will share insights and methods for enhancing your communications, messaging, and campaign strategies in order to create holistic solutions that connect the dots between product, service, business, and enti…

Accessibility can feel overwhelming, daunting, or like a never-ending checklist of items to complete. As individuals within organizations, we may be trying our best to be inclusive, but not always know where to start. In this introductory workshop (led by Disabled and neurodivergent facilitators), we'll be discussing what it means to truly center a…

Join Lucas Johnson, Executive Director of Civil Conversations and Social Healing at The On Being Project, to discuss and explore how we can understand each other with greater depth, speak to each other with greater care, and create conversations that enable us to do the difficult moral wrestling that this moment demands. He'll discuss their new gui…

With the murder of George Floyd, the movement against racial injustice, and Covid-19 highlighting health disparities in 2020, organizations across the country and world stepped up to make bold statements of solidarity and commitment to racial equity. One year later, communications teams are leaning into their power and responsibility within the equ…

This workshop will share insights, tools, and techniques for using communications research to craft messages with maximum motivating power. Communicators and researchers who work closely together will walk participants through the message research and development process—from using insights from the social sciences to develop meaningful messages, d…

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Home Is Here: How DACA Recipients Shaped Their Own Narrative by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Lessons in Listening: How Black and Brown Community-Led Movements Inspire Change by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Freedom or Death! A Slave Rebellion and the Power of Storytelling by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Equity in Action: Ways to Authentically Reach Diverse Audiences by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Radical Listening: Organizers & Researchers Transforming Our Work by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

The “Action” Tank: Strategies for Tumultuous Times by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

From Intentions To Actions: How Do Organizations Become Truly Inclusive? by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Nonprofits Navigating the Rules that Permit them to Lobby and Advocate by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Six Steps to Changing Hearts and Minds—For Good by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Strengthening Leadership for Racial Equity by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Operationalizing Equity: Communications + Power by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Propelling and Protecting Science through Storytelling by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

#NoKidsInCages: Building a Movement Out of a Moment by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

Creating Your First Podcast: Responsibly Telling Stories About Racial Equity, Hate, and Extremism by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV In Conversation: How Communications and Journalism are Critical to Public Health by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Alexis McGill Johnson by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV In Conversation: Civic Engagement and the 2020 Census: Yes, It Matters for Your Org by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV In Conversation: How Organizers Closed Down an Atlanta Jail by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Trabian Shorters by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV In Conversation: Why America’s Future Depends on The South’s by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Dr. Richard Besser in conversation with Courtney Stewart by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Local Panel: Civic Engagement and Voting: A Southern Perspective by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Local Panel: Equity Panel: A Southern Perspective by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Susan Vandergriff by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Joy Harjo by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNetworkV Keynote: Renée DiResta by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network

ComNet19 Keynote: Immigration Panel — A Border State Perspective, Moderated by NPR's John Burnett by The Communications NetworkBy The Communications Network