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Nonprofit friends 👋

You’re doing important work every day. But are you turning that work into clear, human impact stories your donors, funders, and community can actually see and feel?

Impact stories aren’t just “nice to have” content. Done well, they:

• Show what has changed because of your work, not just what you do

• Build trust by pairing real people’s experiences with meaningful data

• Give you reusable content for fundraising, reporting, social media, and more

I’ve just published a new blog post on how nonprofits can approach impact storytelling more strategically — from what to collect, to how to frame it, to where to share it so it actually supports your goals.

👉 Read it here: https://cycle7comms.com/impact-stories-for-nonprofits/

If you’re an ED or comms lead, what’s your biggest challenge when it comes to collecting and sharing impact stories right now?

Impact Stories for Non-profits: A Practical Guide for Busy Executive Directors Photo by Theo Crazzolara on Unsplash Human service charities change lives for the better. They help people make gains in health and employment, improve

Nonprofit friends 👋

Does your marketing and communications feel like a mix of good intentions, urgent requests, and “we’ll get to it when we can”?

A simple, realistic communications plan can make a big difference for a small team. It helps you:

• Get clear on who you actually need to reach and why

• Tie your messages back to your mission and strategic goals

• Focus on a few channels you can actually maintain, instead of trying to be everywhere at once

I just published a new blog post that walks through how to build a nonprofit marketing and communications plan that fits real-world capacity, not an ideal-world org chart.

👉 Read it here: https://cycle7comms.com/nonprofit-marketing-communications-plan/

If you’re an ED or comms lead, I’d love to know: what part of creating (or sticking to) a communications plan is toughest for your organization right now?

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Nonprofits do life-changing work, but their strongest stories stay “stuck in the room” instead of showing up in grants, reports and donor updates.

I’ve just published a new guide on impact stories for nonprofits in human services: how to create data-informed, consent-driven stories that actually move money and respect your clients’ dignity.

In this guide, you’ll find:

What an effective impact story really is (beyond a nice anecdote)
How to balance emotion, data and ethics in your storytelling
Why so many organizations struggle to capture and share stories
Practical ways to build capacity: story banks, consent processes, team habits and more
If you’re an executive director, development director or communications lead at a charity or nonprofit, this is for you.

👉 Read the full guide here: https://cycle7comms.com/impact-stories-for-nonprofits/

What’s the hardest part of impact storytelling in your organization right now — time, data, consent, or culture?

Impact Stories for Non-profits: A Practical Guide for Busy Executive Directors Photo by Theo Crazzolara on Unsplash Human service charities change lives for the better. They help people make gains in health and employment, improve