Helen Deakin

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

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

Do you know of a #CommunityCentre which is a hub for creativity / culture? Maybe it hosts community art projects or has visiting artists? Maybe it has a programme of art, dance, theatre and music? Am writing an article for Community Centres Week and looking for examples. Thanks!

💰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

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

@WayneTheMurray Ha! Sounds great

Running a charity workshop today called "What are we definitely not going to do this year?" I think it's definitely going to have 'Throw your homework onto the fire vibes'. Can't wait.

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

I woke up here 🧡 and had a lovely lay in, listening to the birds singing

Successfully completed another trip around the sun 🙌🏼

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...

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: shorturl.at/mtzPT

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

I am very proud to announce that on Friday I became a Chartered PR Practitioner with the @CIPR_Global It's a real career milestone, and reinforces my confidence in my professionalism. #getchartered #publicrelations #proudtobechartered

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.

@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.

@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

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

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 ⬇️ smileycharityfilmawards.com/videos/the-one… @SmileyCFA #CFA2023 #CharityFilmAwards

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

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

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

Read the full list of the top 100 Women in Westminster: #the100" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">politicshome.com/thehouse/partn…

Honoured to be named in @TheHouseMag list of the top 100 most influential women in Westminster. Amazing to be among so many inspiring women who’ve made a difference across the public arena to inspire the next generation #WIW100 #IWD2023 #WomenInTransport #WomeninPublicAffairs

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...

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.

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 ciprnfp@gmail.com for info

@DrRichardBerks Great idea! Have signed up