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Jordana Merkin helps nonprofits clarify their messaging to attract and engage with the right people for them. Subscribe to have actionable nonprofit messaging and communications tips and insights delivered straight to your inbox.
Reader, do you remember the last time "how are you" didn't feel like a loaded question? I know I don't. My 2025 word of the year was community. For many of the communities I identify with—nonprofit, Jewish, American—these are challenging times in different ways, and have been for some time now. No matter where you are, things likely feel heavy in one way or another. Which is exactly why my 2026 word of the year is ease. Not because things are easy, and not because we can—or should—opt out of...
Hi Reader, I know this is a tough time of year for many in our sector. Giving season can feel like an exhausting marathon, with so much that needs to go well before getting to the finish line. I've worked for nonprofits my entire career, and what I love most is that even when it's hard, we each have our own mission-driven why that keeps us going. It reminds us why we do what we do and brightens dark times—for ourselves and for others. Next week is Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. And as I...
Hi Reader, If you're working hard today, it may be because GivingTuesday is in less than a week and year-end campaigns are coming, and as many are shutting down for the long weekend, your work is ramping up. If that's you,Reader, I've been there, and I see you. And I'm not the only one. I recently spoke with someone who has been both a board member and major donor of several organizations. He told me he hates it when nonprofits say 'we have no overhead.' "I tell people I won't support an...