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How can channeling Big Bird improve your school's communications? For the answer, check out the latest edition of Fine Point's monthly newsletter, Refill: mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

With students heading back to classes, this is a great time for schools to reset their relationship with families through communications. This month's Refill newsletter offers tips on maximizing this window of opportunity to make a new first impression. mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

This month's Refill newsletter: The PR reminder that schools can take from @stuckeystop, the new boss at the Southern institution Stuckey's. mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

If you’re in Boston this week for @girlsschools Global Forum on Girls’ Education, come say hello! Fine Point Communications is a sponsor for this important international event. #girlseducation

This is an extraordinary accomplishment by @Milton_Academy! Congratulations to editor Sarah Abrams and her editorial team for this recognition.

Just signed up to attend the Global Forum on Girls’ Education III this month in Boston. It looks like @girlsschools has a great conference planned! ncgs.org/professional-d…

What are your summer plans this year? After you've scheduled your well-deserved getaway, check out these 10 suggestions for simple communications projects to yield a productive summer: ow.ly/oFTh50JnFNY

Today is the first birthday of @hiattf since he left us last December. He made the world a better place and made a big impact on all who knew him. Here are four of the life lessons Fred taught through his example mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

This is one of the life lessons we all should learn from the late @hiattf: Know your values, and stand up for them. mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

A new blog post: Five main takeaways from this year's @CASEAdvance Editors Forum. finepointcommunications.com/blog/what-i-le…

Great closing keynote at #CASENAIS by @wangawoman about finding personal connection through vulnerability. “Agree on the destination; negotiate the paths to get there.”

Enjoying this #CASENAIS presentation about @TheEllisSchool “Ellis Girls Shake the World” recruiting campaign. It won three @Inspiredschoolm #BrillianceAwards, including Golds for social media campaign and magazine design. @Zehno

Edit: Jan is the conference committee chair, not the co-chair. #whoops

We’re minutes from the kickoff of #CASENAIS 2022 in Denver. Exciting to see so many communications leaders here, including conference co-chair Jan Abernathy of @BrowningSchool.

Tonight’s #MarchMadness final between UConn and South Carolina highlights how far women’s athletics have come over 50 years. The latest edition of our Refill newsletter considers how schools can tie into and promote this legacy of Title IX. mailchi.mp/finepointcommu…

Left San Francisco and #CASEedforum on a ferry last night. Catching an @amtrak this morning for Denver and #CASENAIS. Using all transit options while making up for lost (conference) time!

And with @sissenberg discussing the art of writing a current-events history, #caseedforum is a wrap! Thanks to the conference committee for organizing a great @CASEAdvance program, esp to chairs @lynngosnell and @greatsynapse!

Three good cover-story questions for editors from @erinpeterson1: - What do we want the reader to feel from this story? - Are we presenting this in a way that maximizes what only print can do? - Does this story feel sincere, true to who we are as a school? 3/3

Some Day 2 takeaways of #caseedforum for school communicators: - Read great feature writers; admire their brilliance and learn from them. (@briancanever recommends Wright Thompson; me, I never miss @elisaslow.) And feel excited about the opportunity to tell great stories! 1/3

Design tip from @kathyzehno: - You should budget more for magazine photography. High-quality shots cost $$, but the payoff is huge! Handout photos and phone snaps won't make a reader stop and pick up your issue. Quality photography will. 2/3