For many nonprofits, a brand refresh may feel like the finish line. You’ve invested in research, designed a new logo (maybe even a new name), updated your messaging, and shared the new guidelines with your staff and board. You breathe a sigh of relief. But here’s the truth: the day you launch your new brand …
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Although it sounds simple, the key to just about everything in business and life depends on strong, healthy relationships. But if you’ve ever been in a relationship with anyone of any kind (hello, that’s all of us!), you know relationships are often anything but simple. So, what does a successful relationship look like between a …
After the Black Friday lines wrapped around Best Buy and Target have vanished and the Internet survives the online shopping hysteria of Cyber Monday, we’ll have just enough energy — and perhaps money — left to participate in GivingTuesday. This charitable movement, held annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, has become a global day of …
One of the most common struggles we hear from nonprofit leaders is how to reach audiences more effectively. But how can you emotionally connect with your audiences and inspire their support if you don’t know what they need and want? The only way to know for sure is to ask. At Round Square, we spend …
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What do a children’s book, a grand feast and a caterpillar have to do with effective marketing and communications? As it turns out, a lot. While meeting with a client in the early learning industry last week to kick off a new brand identity project, I was drawn to the framed images of famous children’s …
The Very Hungry Communicator: 4 Ways to Create More Intentional Messages Read More »
Close your eyes. Imagine a ship out at sea, its hull pierced with a million tiny holes. Each hole is covered by a thin Band-Aid in a desperate attempt to stay afloat. One more crashing wave or gust of wind is all it will take to sink the ship. Now open your eyes. That ship …
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