Helen Deakin

Communications for charities, social enterprises and companies who care about their communities. Campaigner. Views my own. She/her.

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

When a major event or tragedy happens, and dominates the news, charity communicators have an important role to swiftly steer and articulate our charity's response. I've written about five things to prioritise for @CharityComms

[CharityComms @CharityComms]

When major news events occur charity communicators have a vital role in articulating our organisation’s response.

To help in these situations @hmdeakin suggests five things to prioritise.
https://t.co/3yRuVXlWtm

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@madlinsudn @TheMillE17 in Walthamstow run their own exhibitions of local art

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

💰Plus budgets remain tight - the comms budget stayed the same for 42% of participants in the last year
⚡️And looking to the future, we know we need our comms to be even faster, snappier and more convenient

Looking forward to hearing more at the @CharityComms webinar today

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

New #CommsBenchmark research from @CharityComms finds:
💡Comms pros feel that comms has a good standing and a strategic part in their org (great news)
🔥But top barriers to achieving comms goals continue to be competing priorities, firefighting & a lack of integrated processes

[CharityComms @CharityComms]

How has comms changed over the past five years?

With the help of @nfp_Research, we’ve taken the temperature of comms to create a new version of our Communications Benchmark.

Today’s blog gives a taster of some of the findings. 👇 #CommsBenchmark
https://t.co/UHfoLFiZej

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@WayneTheMurray Ha! Sounds great

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@GemmaPettmanPR Happy birthday! What a lovely start to the day!

[CIPR Not-for-Profit @CIPRnfp]

What are you doing this Thursday? Why not join us for our lunchtime virtual event and see if we can inspire you to get Chartered? Our panel will answer your questions and it will count towards your @CIPR_Global CPD 75 point challenge! Details below...

[CIPR Not-for-Profit @CIPRnfp]

We would LOVE to see more not-for-profit communicators getting Chartered, so much so that we have organised an event to answer your questions and inspire you to take that step.
🗓️ Thursday 20 April
🕛 Midday
🗺️ Online
💳 Free
Sign up here: https://t.co/QDpvuzpCSc

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@Johnclegguk @CIPR_Global Fantastic news John! Very well deserved.

[CIPR Not-for-Profit @CIPRnfp]

It SOOOO worth doing this. We put our all into our jobs but need to conserve some time and energy for our own learning and development too.

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@DrRichardBerks I also recommend more of a deep dive every quarter or after major announcements. And also sharing how things have gone with your wider team - so they can see how their help with comms has made a difference.

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@DrRichardBerks So important. I always recommend a monthly review to clients and have also helped orgs to build this into their way of working. Key points to cover are a review of delivery against objectives, what's worked well / what could be done differently, and lessons learnt for next month

[Baroness Keeley of Worsley (also on BlueSky) @KeeleyMP]

It’s just the best news that @WeAreCarers has won a @SmileyCFA for this video about the daily reality of being an unpaid carer.

Well done. #TheOnesWhoCare

[We Care Campaign @WeAreCarers]

It's your final chance to support #UnpaidCarers in the Charity Film Awards 2023! Last day to vote 🗳️ is Friday.

Do vote for The Ones Who Care, our powerful film 🎥 showing the daily realities of #UnpaidCarers
⬇️
https://t.co/hTpFo1eLc2
@SmileyCFA #CFA2023 #CharityFilmAwards

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

To all the women making the 'mountain taller' with small actions everyday of the year, thank you.

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

So @AliceFuller just shared this Rupi Kaur poem with me and I needed this today.

#InternationalWomensDay

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@jofield1 Congratulations @jofield1 - as ever, very well deserved for all that you do.

[Gemma Pettman @GemmaPettmanPR]

Where my #charity Chartered PRs at?

I'm hunting for a charity comms pro who got Chartered in the last year to 18 months to take part in an online event I'm organising. Wave in my direction if that's you...

[Gemma Pettman @GemmaPettmanPR]

This thread has made me laugh and wince. So many organisations feel they should do something, because it’s expected. But doing something - the right thing - can be done without fanfare, at any time and can make more of a difference.

[CIPR Not-for-Profit @CIPRnfp]

Want to support fellow not-for-profit comms pros to develop their skills? We're seeking a volunteer to help coordinate and support our events. As well as the warm glow that comes from assisting colleagues, you'll get 20 CPD points. Email [email protected] for info

[Helen Deakin @hmdeakin]

@DrRichardBerks Great idea! Have signed up