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The power of design thinking across the Cradle to Career Network

CommunicationBy Guest Post May 13, 2019 Leave a comment

Written and illustrated by Connor Johns, graphic design intern at StriveTogether. In the past 15-20 years, we have heard the words “innovation” and “design thinking” thrown around a lot in the corporate world. But what do these words really mean? How do they work in the nonprofit field? I’m a graphic designer and did not…

frank 2019: Closing the space between us through stories for social impact

CommunicationBy Dawn Raftery February 19, 2019 1 Comment

“You don’t need permission to be great.” “You don’t need permission to make space.” These powerful words by a young woman named Mary-Pat Hector set the stage for three days of community and creativity at frank 2019 in Gainesville, Fla. I’m still feeling inspired and invigorated by the gathering earlier this month, when I was…

What makes a story? Insights from Digital Summit Chicago

CommunicationBy Elizabeth Male October 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Digital Summit Chicago 2018, spending two days learning from leaders across the digital marketing field. The event included classes, workshop and keynotes on topics ranging from analytics to memes. The influx of information on best practices and tools was overwhelming, but no matter what was being shared,…

7 tips to ensure your storytelling moves people to action

CommunicationBy Dawn Raftery June 27, 2017 Leave a comment

In systems change work, we tell stories to generate community engagement and support around what we’re doing to improve outcomes for kids and close disparity gaps. There’s an art and a science to our storytelling. The science is about the formula. Storytelling can be broken down into three parts: Finding the story, telling the story…

Cracking the code: Communicating the work of a cradle-to-career partnership

CommunicationBy Bridget Jancarz May 2, 2017 Leave a comment

As communities work to change systems, improve outcomes for kids and close disparity gaps, one of the most common questions is: How do we talk about this work? Systems change efforts take time and don’t result in immediate outcome improvement. But a multitude of wins and successes occur on the path to changing behaviors, practices…

7 ways to improve your campaign message and more lessons, tools from The Campaign Workshop

CommunicationBy Dawn Raftery April 24, 2017 Leave a comment

Communities across the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network are making significant strides in improving education for kids, but we still struggle with communications and messaging about our work. That’s why I was excited to attend an advocacy training held earlier this month by The Campaign Workshop in Washington, D.C. Along with another colleague, Robert Harris,…

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