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Hillary Ryan
Jun 6, 20202 min read
Christmas in July
Wait What? Yes, we are in the middle of the pandemic. Yes, we are a nation suffering devastating job losses. Yes, this year has been...
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Hillary Ryan
May 30, 20205 min read
Unpacking the Question: Tips about Audience Surveys During "Stay at Home"
Cellphone use is soaring. Home internet bandwidths are being maxed out. The flood into the digital space is a tusami during these days,...
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Hillary Ryan
Mar 21, 20202 min read
Reframing and Rebranding- Some Thoughts to Consider
When was the last time you sat down with your mission statement and just took a moment to think? I am guessing if you are anything like...
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Hillary Ryan
Mar 14, 20201 min read
Crisis Comms Resources
This week has been one of the most intense professional experiences I have ever had. Going from zero to 60 and then shifting to 90...
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Hillary Ryan
Mar 14, 20203 min read
From a Spark to a Bonfire in Seconds: Modern Crisis Communications in the Digital Age
When people think about crisis communications they are often thinking about what you need to do when there is an earthquake, a theft or...
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Hillary Ryan
Feb 8, 20202 min read
Team Building - Part 2
When I first started there was no "onboarding". There was training. There were clear expectations and instructions that you followed to...
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Hillary Ryan
Sep 9, 20193 min read
Team Building- Part One
There might be no "i" in team but if no one takes charge of managing the team, is there really a team? Ok- so this might sound like the...
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Hillary Ryan
May 11, 20192 min read
Vision- Your Call to Action
Fundamentally every organization's vision and mission statements are the foundational statements that guide your work, but how often...
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Hillary Ryan
Dec 31, 20183 min read
HopePunk
As we welcome the new year, I found it absolutely fortuitous that I stumbled upon the concept of "hopepunk". It's what I needed and I...
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Hillary Ryan
Dec 14, 20182 min read
My gift to you: 19 Tips and Tools for 2019
Want to get the new year off to a great start? Check out these online tools that will help you day in and day out. Happy Holidays Writing...
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Hillary Ryan
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Halloween Treats to Engage Your Audience
Close to edging out Christmas, annual spending for Halloween is growing at an increasing rate. If people have money to buy fake blood and...
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Hillary Ryan
Oct 2, 20182 min read
4 Free Creativity Boosts
When you spend your days dealing with media, writing grants or answering questions from program participants it can be hard to find the...
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Hillary Ryan
Sep 10, 20182 min read
3 Inspirations for Unicorns to Recharge
There was life before Vu Le arrived on the blogosphere and there is the much, much more sane life that exists now that he is a regular...
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Hillary Ryan
Sep 6, 20182 min read
Fire, Eruption, Strike- Why You Need A Crisis Communication Plan Today and How to Create One
So far this year, we've heard about fires decimating museums, volcanic eruptions threatening historic sites and employee strikes that...
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Hillary Ryan
May 24, 20183 min read
7 Things Your Boss Expects You to Know as a Communications Pro
In our media-rich environment, today’s marketing and communications professionals are expected to know about a lot of things. From...
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Hillary Ryan
Apr 21, 20183 min read
Show, Don't Tell
One of the best ways to communicate the value and progress of your marketing and communications work/efforts/sweat/ blood & tears to...
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Hillary Ryan
Feb 5, 20183 min read
Workplace Team Building ideas for the Organization with $0 in Professional Development
Yep, you guessed it. This topic comes from the trenches of been there done that. Why nonprofit organizations rarely set aside time for...
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Hillary Ryan
Dec 6, 20171 min read
Oops, I did it again- what to do when you make a mistake
Not you. You are perfection my nonprofit unicorns. But let's talk about making mistakes. They happen when we are moving fast, juggling...
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Hillary Ryan
Nov 18, 20171 min read
Go Guerrilla
Back in the early 2000's I stumbled upon Jay Levinson's book "Guerilla Marketing" and I have been using his framework for nonprofits ever...
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Hillary Ryan
Aug 29, 20172 min read
Random Acts of Marketing and How to Avoid Them
Have you heard something like this before? Heh, let's create an event to get (insert new audience) to come check us out. Can you do some...
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