Nonprofit Marketing And Communications
Build a brand that moves people and a message that gets results. This collection of briefings and discussions give nonprofit leaders the tools to plan smarter, communicate clearly, and expand their reach across today’s fast-changing media, technology, and stakeholder landscape.
Learn how to position your mission with confidence, develop content that converts, drive engagement across platforms, and create campaigns that attract donors, volunteers, and advocates. These sessions explore everything from brand strategy and storytelling to social media, email impact, and data-informed marketing.
You’ll also gain guidance on internal communications and crisis messaging—so your team stays aligned, your board stays informed, and your organization remains steady when it matters most. Whether you’re refreshing your brand, launching a new campaign, responding to a challenge, or navigating the demands of digital visibility, you’ll find real-world perspectives and proven ways to amplify your voice and move people to action.
Recent Marketing and Communications Expert Discussions
Donors are increasingly asking AI tools where they should give—but can those tools find, understand, and confidently recommend your nonprofit? Catherine LaCour of the Blackbaud Giving Fund explains how clearer data, consistent messaging, stronger digital profiles, and workplace-giving visibility can lead to greater donor discovery and new revenue.
This episode explores how nonprofits can use neuroscience to improve marketing, donor engagement, trust-building, and message clarity. Sally Mildren explains why emotion, relevance, consistency, and audience focus are not “soft” ideas — they are business drivers. Plus, the 2-second marketing rule.
Nonprofit crisis fundraising strategy requires more than urgent language—it requires mission clarity, donor trust, and disciplined messaging. In this episode, Julia C. Patrick and Tony Beall examine how nonprofits can communicate real emergencies without exhausting supporters or weakening long-term fundraising relationships.
Nonprofit marketing strategy with fractional CMO leadership can help organizations move beyond reactive communications and build smarter pathways to donors, volunteers, clients, and community trust. Andrea Sok of Sok Influencer PR shares how nonprofits can use influence, AI, automation, and goal-driven marketing to strengthen operations and grow support.
Nonprofit conference strategy for fundraisers starts before the badge is printed. In this conversation, Tim Sarrantonio shares what AFP ICON revealed about learning, networking, vendor relationships, sector confidence, and how nonprofit leaders can turn conference attendance into real business value.
How can nonprofits use AI to scale learning without losing the human connection? Patricia Machado of SQA Education shares how her organization combines teacher-led instruction with AI-powered conversation tools to help immigrant adults build language confidence, workforce readiness, and long-term community participation.
AI as a capacity multiplier for nonprofits with limited staffing
Language access as workforce infrastructure, not charity
Mobile-first program delivery for underserved communities
Adult learning strategies tied to real-life outcomes
Community partnerships as mission accelerators
Confidence-building as a measurable program outcome
Operational efficiency gains through AI-supported curriculum and outreach
Immigrant workforce development and retention strategies
Digital inclusion through phone-based learning models
Long-term donor and funder framing around continuum-of-growth impact
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