Recap of the Water Hub training on practical strategies to foster positive engagement and combat online negativity.
Category: Resources
Archive of Water Hub blogs sharing new communications resources and training recaps.
Celebrating water progress: new Just Infrastructure campaign
The Water Hub’s Just Infrastructure campaign celebrates the impact federal water funding is having in communities and ecosystems across the country.
Fifth National Climate Assessment water toplines
The Water Hub’s topline summary of water impacts for the Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Frame, Tone, Messenger: How we can adapt communications to reach different audiences
Recap of our training on how we can modify the frame, tone, and messenger of our communications to reach different audiences.
The future is accessible: Inclusive communications and digital best practices
Takeaways from the Water Hub’s Digital Accessibility Guide and River Network’s new Inclusive Communications Guide including accessible website and graphic design, ethical storytelling practices, SEO as an accessibility tool, and more.
From ivory tower to real world: Collaborating with influencers to drive policy awareness
How to generate excitement and awareness for water and climate policy issues by partnering with social media influencers and content creators.
How to use the power of images to enhance your organization’s storytelling
Learn photo and video tips including general principles and technical guidelines to help strengthen your visual storytelling skills.
Memes and GIFs and graphics, oh my! 5 creative ways to tell your story.
How to reach different audiences using content like GIFs and memes and get creative with culture.
Learning how to tell your organization’s story
Telling your organization’s story: A discussion on how to get noticed, be heard, and elevate your story as an organization.
Continuing the conversation on water words
Briget Arndell recaps a recent Water Hub workshop that discussed the the impact and importance of using water words that connect.
Time to break out the podium?
Recap of our latest workshop on the key elements of planning a successful press event.
4 artists and organizers on equitable engagement in climate, water & movement work
Strategies from four artists and organizers on equitable engagement in climate & movement work.
Round up: 4 artists and organizers inspiring the water and climate movement
Four artists and organizers whose work give insight into how to work equitably with creators and inspire change.
Control your narrative = shaping public perception and dismantling dominant narratives
Coverage of Covid-19 crisis and police brutality made 2021 a stand-out year for climate coverage, however, the problematic trend of whose voices are featured in climate coverage still exists.
Climate-water talking points for IPCC’s global climate report
Talking points for use around the February 28 IPCC report, to help elevate water in the climate conversation, and make the case for climate-smart water projects like green infrastructure.
Twitter Tips: 2021 Themes and KPIs for the Water Movement
Spotting themes and data trends on Water Twitter in 2021.
Tips: Mastering the art of interview basics
The Water Hub covers media interview tips including the elements of a compelling message, what to do before, during, and after, and the formula to answer tough questions while staying on message.
Communicating at the water-climate nexus
Communicating at the Water-Climate Nexus lays out the latest research and best practices to communicate at the intersection of water, climate, and justice!
5 tips to walk the talk on ethical imagery
Survival Media Agency and Resource Media join the Water Hub for an “Ask Me Anything” discussion about how to create and source images ethically as cause communicators.
Ethical imagery: using photos and videos for good
I was drawn to work in communications because I love words–– there are so many, and such a variety! Over the past 15 years, I’ve learned a lot about messaging environmental and social issues in a way that is both powerful and accessible. But I still have a lot to learn about imagery. We all do, as a field. Sure, nonprofits have [...]
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