Substack is not a strategy, a tactic or even a verb
Five things to think about before you say the word Substack. If you want to have a great newsletter, that is.
Community
Paddle, paddle, paddle!
The case for creation of content, emotion and emotion. More than ever, the content people consume guides their emotions, actions and politics. It also guides donations, loyalty and activism.
Connection is the superpower we need now
Social platforms and our informational spaces are increasingly soulless and overwhelming. But nonprofits can't avoid engaging there. This is a call for connection as a goal, not communication.
Build things together: How to not drown in the seas of distrust
Social platforms no longer build for connection. We shouldn't do the same. How and why organizations can connect people, build together, and grow their power.
Teaching power
We've been so busy doing polling, testing messages and asking for approval that we forgot what power is, how to build it, how to teach people to use it.
The dangerous politics of layoffs
Mass layoffs are designed to divide and isolate people. It's a dangerous time. Organizations can and must do more to support communities.
Things that aren't flat: community, voters, the Earth
Who are you calling flat? Our obsession with data, political horse races and the language that normalizes division instead of shared community.