We’re All In This Together

In the March 9 newsletter, we talked about how right now the public is primed to understand issues and process information through the “separate fates” cultural model, the belief that what happens to an individual only affects that individual and their immediate circle. This perspective masks the collective benefits of human services, making it harder […]

This time of year finds the human service sector focused on engaging the public around budget decisions taking place in statehouses and in Washington, DC. We all know that rallying public support for budget priorities can be tricky. Luckily, research from the FrameWorks Institute can help us be more intentional in how we go about […]

As we enter the final weeks of the 2016 election season, we draw your attention to Nonprofit Quarterly’s recent webinar, Reframing Social Issues Before, During, and After an Election: An Essential Guide for 501c(3) Communicators. In this timely presentation, Julie Sweetland, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation at FrameWorks Institute, identifies the dominant narratives in […]

Since 2009, Illinois Partners for Human Services has been leading efforts to reframe and rebrand human services in Illinois. With a grant from the Chicago Community Trust, Illinois Partners engaged a consulting firm in Chicago to conduct focus groups throughout the state. The focus groups targeted, and the campaign seeks to enlist, those who would […]