As anyone working in communications in a not-for-profit will know, we play a key role in how the general public, service users, media and donors perceive our charity. Our sector is unique and so our roles vary significantly from our colleagues in the commercial world.

Often wearing many hats, we are the frontline when it comes to dealing with all sorts of problems and issues. As well as that, we are seen as an all knowing source of information, with infinite wisdom, patience and ability to meet all the various demands on our time.

By joining the Communications and PR Forum it allows us an opportunity to share our experiences in a safe space. We will discuss issues and innovations in the sector and learn how we can do less with more given increasing pressures on time and resources. Most importantly, we will build relationships and knowledge which will help us to deliver excellent communications strategies for our organisations.

Agenda

This session will try to uncover how different charities approach their communications work, so we can find similarities regardless of our size and budget. For this purpose, we will go through two different types of situations: a comms person presenting how they approach their comms work as a one-person team and another one with a more robust team in place for the room to support/get insights from.

Presenters include:

- Nicola Delaney-Foxe (Communications and Awareness Senior Coordinator, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland) 
- Felicity Maxwell (Communications Officer, Irish Architecture Foundation) 
- Sharon Nolan (Head of Marketing & Communications, Children’s Health Foundation) 

Followed by a discussion on future topics attendees would like covered in the forum.