Insights
What we’re thinking and learning about right now and the news and issues that matter to nonprofits.
Oct 25 2021 | Jenn Hayslett and Anne Peyton, CPF CFRE
"You had me at hello," a classic line from the movie Jerry Maguire, was in response to an extensive courting process. This wonderful one-liner is ironic for fundraisers — our donors say "HELLO" with their first gift, and yet by the 5th... → More Categories: Grants and Philanthropy, Strategic Communications
May 12 2020 | TSNE
When the COVID-19 crisis hit, one of the first steps TSNE took was to create an emergency response team. This team was responsible for tackling COVID-specific policies, procedures, and communications during the course of the crisis. By creating this team, we... → More May 12 2020 | TSNE's Consulting Team
We are all grappling with the challenges that COVID-19 has brought in different ways — drawing on different resources, perspectives, and values to make the choices that feel right for our organizations. TSNE spoke with three leaders from across the nonprofit... → More Mar 31 2020 | TSNE's Communications Team
It's important to create a communications plan to handle this crisis. → More Categories: Strategic Communications
Mar 17 2020 | TSNE
We have been monitoring any and all recommendations and communications from the CDC and the City of Boston to inform our plan of action, while also taking steps to ensure that we are doing all we can to reduce chances of disease transmission at TSNE. → More Apr 05 2018 | Ning Jun Yuan
TSNE's 2018 fiscal sponsorship conference focused on nonprofit resilience. → More Categories: Organizational Development, Strategic Communications
Dec 07 2017 | Josh Sattely, Esq.
Don’t ring in the New Year before you take a few quick steps to ensure there is no lapse in your safeharbor protections provided by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. → More Categories: Governance, Strategic Communications
Oct 29 2017 | David Marino
One of my favorite topics as a communications leader is learning how to be authentic. It seems like a contradiction. How can you force yourself to be more natural? It’s often a challenge, but not impossible. → More Categories: Strategic Communications
Feb 13 2014 | By Kristen Saulnier
In a previous post, we learned the basic steps you need to take to plan for a media advocacy campaign, courtesy of PCN’s Tom Louie at the Be the Media! mini-conference in November 2011 at TSNE's NonProfit Center. Now, let’s look at the next step: message... → More
Categories: Strategic Communications
Feb 13 2014 | By Andrea Berry
As nonprofits look for new ways to raise money in the digital age, email fundraising is beginning to stand out as a compelling option. Many of the larger and nationally active nonprofits already use this approach to save money and reach broader constituencies... → More
Categories: Strategic Communications