How to Tell Your Success Stories

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 […]

Health care continues to be a priority concern for human service advocates, even as Congress has so far been unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Advocates are rallying right now to address a number of recent policy changes and proposals that will undermine health and well-being in communities across the country if implemented. Including […]

Last week, the White House and Republican leaders released a policy framework for overhauling the tax code. Congress is now moving into the process of fleshing out the details of that framework, with the goal of passing a tax package this year. The connection between tax policy and human services is a complicated story to […]

In our last two newsletters, we provided examples of human services organizations using the Building Well-Being Narrative in their foundational communications pieces, such as mission statements and program descriptions, and in their advocacy communications. This week, we’re featuring examples of partners incorporating the reframing research into their social and traditional media communications. Traditional Media Our partners with the Human […]

Policymakers play a critical role in positioning communities to build and maintain the well-being of their residents at every stage of life. Among other impacts, policy decisions determine the types and quality of services available, which communities and populations have access to those services, and whether or not services are adequately resourced and appropriately staffed. […]