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PR Tips for Purpose-Driven Organizations
Expert insights and practical PR advice for leaders and marketers of purpose-driven organizations.
What does PR stand for? Hint: not press release
What does PR stand for? Public relations, not press release, and the difference shapes everything about how your organization approaches visibility. Here’s what PR actually includes and why the mix-up costs organizations real results.
Stakeholder relationship building starts with a note
Stakeholder relationship building doesn’t require a bigger budget or a flashier platform. It requires consistent, personal attention: the kind a templated social post can’t fake. Here are the old-fashioned tactics that build lasting trust with donors, partners, and media.
Your Mission Isn’t Your Story
Your mission statement describes what you do. The story proves you’re doing it. Learn why AI search tools reward specific, detailed nonprofit storytelling over vague mission language – and how to excavate the stories hidden in your program data.
AI for nonprofit comms: How to use AI as your teammate
One-person comms teams don’t need to choose between burnout and automation. Learn the workflow for using AI as a teammate to increase executive visibility—handling research and drafting while you own strategy and voice.
Why the best PR consultants won’t respond to your RFP
A lengthy RFP process might seem like due diligence, but it often filters out the most experienced PR consultants before you ever meet them. Here’s how to hire a PR consultant in a way that actually attracts the right candidates – and sets the working relationship up to succeed.
How to use AI as a thinking partner for PR writing
AI is excellent at drafting once you know what you want to say, and unreliable at deciding what you should say. Here’s how to treat AI as a thinking partner for PR – leading with strategy and judgment, then letting the tool handle execution.
How to amplify press coverage after it publishes
Getting press coverage is only half the work. What you do after a story publishes determines how much value you actually get from it. Here’s how to build a post-publication amplification plan that extends the reach of every placement.
How to build media relationships that actually produce coverage
Because business owners wear so many hats, they often feel that they don’t have the time necessary to devote to handling press and media relationships.
How to set PR priorities and get leadership behind them
PR stops working when no one decides what it’s for. This guide shows you how to set PR priorities tied to real business goals, get leadership to buy in, and handle off-plan requests without blowing up the plan.
Your stories are your strategy: How PR story mining powers your digital reach
Most organizations think their mission is their story. It isn’t. PR story mining is how you find the specific, verifiable stories inside your organization – the ones that build credibility and earn visibility in an AI-driven search world.
Using AI for PR: Pros, cons, and where senior judgment fits in
For most communications teams, using AI for PR has become standard practice – drafting releases, pitches, talking points, and bios in seconds. The real question is what AI is actually good at, where it falls short, and how senior judgment fills the gap between fast output and the right output.
Expert positioning: How to become the go-to source
Your organization already holds real expertise – the question is whether anyone outside the building knows it. Expert positioning is the deliberate strategy of becoming the source reporters, funders, and peers call first. Here is how to choose your lane, your spokesperson, and your channel.
What to do for PR when you have no news to announce
Most mission-driven organizations pause PR when there’s no announcement coming. But the quiet cycles between big moments are exactly when the most valuable PR work happens. Here’s what to focus on when nothing is happening – and why it changes everything when something finally is.