by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 13, 2013 | Commentary, communications, Emergency Planning, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning
Empathically, yes! The new kid on the block for bad news has been social media, but we still seem to give a lot of weight to stories that arrive via more traditional media; the TV, newspaper and magazines. What would you do if your cause was given national network...
by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 6, 2013 | Commentary, communications, Emergency Planning, Nonprofit operations, Protecting Yourself, Strategic Planning
First off, this problem should very rarely be a surprise. It is imperative that you monitor social networks, the biggies being Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In. Pay attention to the nature of the comments and remarks being posted on a regular basis. Like all the...
by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 1, 2013 | Emergency Planning, Strategic Planning
The Basics: stuff everyone needs to know well Who You Are What You Stand For What You Are Doing Why You Are Doing It Where can Things Go Wrong? What to be on the lookout for; threats and opportunities for trouble can include: Media: bad press, negative stories,...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 17, 2013 | Emergency Planning, Strategic Planning
Despite all the warnings and common sense in the world, sometimes we simply don?t get to things we know we need to address. If threatened with big and immediate penalties, such as the ones the IRS can mete out, we do force ourselves to do unpleasant or unfun things....
