Developing a Communications Product

The accredited Maine Coast Heritage Trust created this fundraising product, which highlights some best practices in climate communications. Here's how this product showcases these recommendations for communicating about climate change

The accredited Vermont Land Trust created this annual report article, which uses some best practices in climate communications. Here's how this product showcases these recommendations for communicating about climate change.

The accredited Tug Hill Tomorrow created these webpages, which use some best practices in climate communications. Here's how this product showcases these recommendations for communicating about climate change.

Land trusts threatened with or considering pursuing litigation should understand the protections afforded by the work product doctrine to accommodate transparent and frank communications with attorneys. The work product doctrine is an evidentiary rule that protects written or oral materials from disclosure to an adverse party if they are prepared by or for an attorney, in anticipation of litigation. It allows attorneys to develop their legal theories in connection with litigation without fear that the opposing party might discover them. This document details the elements of the work product doctrine and offers practical suggestions on how to work with the work product doctrine while preparing for litigation.

Creating a strategic communications plan can help guide your organization’s communications efforts by helping to identify your priority communications goals and audiences and outlining a framework for understanding and implementing your communications strategy.

Northern Virginia Conservation Trust created this communications plan to describe how it would infuse a climate-forward communications strategy into its branding, outreach and materials.

Are you developing a strong pipeline of leaders, donors and volunteers who will support your organization in the future? There are easy steps you can take today to tailor your communications and outreach to meaningfully engage a younger demographic and create future leaders and ambassadors.

Mindfulness can help you develop better relationships and become a more effective leader. Here are three tools to help you get started.

It is important to be intentional with your climate messaging. A climate communications strategy can be built into your current plan or a newly developed organizational communications plan.