Human services play an essential role in building and maintaining the health and well-being that we all need in order live up to our potential and contribute to our communities in meaningful ways. Yet a report released this week by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities (Alliance) and the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) identifies important structural […]

Happy New Year, Reframing Network! Last year, we saw tremendous progress in the number of organizations learning about and implementing the FrameWorks Institute’s human service reframing recommendations. As you consider your goals and strategies for 2018, we hope that each of you will recommit to reframing your communications. From the ways in which we describe […]

National, state, and local human service organizations across the country are making real progress in implementing the FrameWorks Institute’s research-based communications recommendations for the sector. As 2017 comes to an end, we thought this would be a good time to reflect on some of the human service sector’s reframing highlights of the year. 2017 Reframing […]

As 2017 winds down, human service organizations join the broader nonprofit sector in making a final push for donations. Now is a good time to revisit a common year-end fundraising communications strategy, the story of the program participant. These stories often highlight individuals whose participation in a program helped them overcome personal challenges. But as […]

Congress is moving quickly on legislation to overhaul the tax code, with serious short and long-term implications for human services and the communities that we serve. As discussed in the October 5th newsletter, the connection between tax policy and our nation’s ability to foster the full potential of all of our residents is not clear […]