Posted December 12, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | If you don’t follow Glenn Leibowitz or listen to his podcast, you should. He blogs and broadcasts about writing and communications. Here’s another great article from Glenn on how to improve your writing. The article has some great tips and advice. It’s also a quick read.
Posted December 4, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | If you don’t follow Glenn Leibowitz or listen to his podcast, you should. He blogs and broadcasts about writing and communications. Here’s a great article from Glenn on books to read to improve your writing.
Posted December 3, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We know that successful content is closely tied to creative design and we are always interested in what others are talking about when it comes to both these topics. This article caught our attention for its simplistic explanation of how writers can improve their work by following a few basic design principles.
Posted December 2, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | From the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a synopsis of a presentation which was made at this year’s international conference. It’s about the digital transformation taking place in our organization’s. While some information is not new, there’s a great list of “14 questions for the new digital workplace” addressing internal and external communications.
Posted November 14, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | From Organization Unbound (http://organizationunbound.org/) is a great compilation of videos which “challenges us to pay closer attention to the link between an organization’s social purpose and how that purpose is lived inside the organization on a daily basis.” We think you’ll find the video inspiring.
Posted November 9, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We’ve started a Meetup group in Ottawa… Communication for Positive Social Impact and at our second meeting we discussed useful workshops and conferences for the social enterprise. Here’s a link to our resource list.
Posted November 8, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We’ve started a Meetup group in Ottawa… Communication for Positive Social Impact and at our first meeting we discussed useful books and resources which have shaped our recent project work and thinking in the social enterprise space. Here’s a link to our resource list.
Posted October 30, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s probable that we’ve all read enough articles on how to manage social media programs, but we’ve not come across this type of advice all in one spot before. This article covers the what-if scenarios of social media marketing. There’s some good advice here on what to do in different situations.
Posted October 17, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s time again to share one of the inspiring TED Talks we’ve come across. And this talk should not disappoint! It’s about re-engineering a sustainable business with the promise to, “Take nothing. Do no harm.” We think you’ll enjoy it.
Posted October 14, 2016 by K. Barker
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s becoming clear that social enterprises cannot solve all the problems we face. Partnerships with the private sector are becoming more common – and are often built on a large scale. Here’s a great article which describes some large-scale projects in a case study format.