Comms for Good

Community is a real buzzword in communications. We hear terms thrown around like community engagement, community building, and community management all the time. But at its core, the word community is so subjective. So what does it mean for social impact and how it can be leveraged for good? For the season finale of Comms for Good, I sat down with Gabriella Mikiewicz for a unique podcast recording. We were joined by an incredible live audience of social impact communicators to talk all things community building - throughout the episode, you'll get to hear their insights alongside Gabriella's! This is a really special and important conversation between all the people who drive me to continue the work at Comms for Good. We covered: The importance of community: why is it so powerful? Digital communities: how we can build meaningful engagement behind a screen Breaking out of echo chambers: ensuring that we are amplifying diverse voices Gabriella is a social impact communications professional with an academic background in migration studies and journalism. She is the co-founder and managing director of The Channels Network, a grassroots community which gathers social impact communicators from all over the world for the purpose of professional and personal development. Thank you to The Channels Network for partnering with Comms for Good on this episode and throughout this season.

PSA: Women aren't asking for flowers and chocolate on International Women's Day. They're asking for equal opportunities and equal rights. In this episode, I chat to Yasmina Benslimane about the problematic tendency of corporations to tokenise marginalised voices on days like International Women's Day to signal their interest in diversity and inclusion. We touched on: The value of international advocacy days Whether raising awareness is useful at all anymore when it comes to global issues like gender equality How we can move beyond tokenistic and short-lived campaigns Yasmina is a feminist human rights defender and communications specialist with a multicultural background. She is a trained UN Women peace-builder and a certified women empowerment coach, helping young women to develop their leadership skills. Yasmina is also the founder of Politics4Her, a feminist youth-led blog and movement encouraging the inclusive participation of young women and girls in politics. To keep up with Comms for Good, follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter!

In the very first episode of Comms for Good, I chat to the incredible Jasmine Anouna about the debates, challenges, and opportunities around the social impact communications sector. Interested in learning how to make intentional communication your superpower? Listen in as we dive into issues including: Aligning your personal and professional purpose  The challenges of remaining relevant in a quickly evolving online landscape  Avoiding the pitfalls of performativity Jasmine is an Egyptian-Italian human rights activist and founder of The Bloom, a newsletter for social impact careers with over 30,000 subscribers. The Bloom's vision is to build a global ecosystem for diverse changemakers to find innovative businesses driving local change. Subscribe to The Bloom at readtobloom.com and follow Jasmine on LinkedIn.  To keep up with Comms for Good, follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter!