http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/2010/03/08/to-nonprofit-culture-listen-before-you-speak/ A blog and coaching program about building a successful freelance business serving the nonprofit community. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/2010/03/08/to-nonprofit-culture-listen-before-you-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-26449 RhetTbull Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:36 +0000 http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/?p=359#comment-26449 This is great advice for any organization/situation, not just non-profits! Listen! This is great advice for any organization/situation, not just non-profits! Listen!

]]> http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/2010/03/08/to-nonprofit-culture-listen-before-you-speak/comment-page-1/#comment-26446 Jonathan Streeter Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:01 +0000 http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/?p=359#comment-26446 This is great advice. I just started working for a health care nonprofit and I'm doing a LOT of listening. I've found that particular words or phrases which I, wearing my marketing hat, find awkward or inelegant, are actually key to the organization's self-definition. And many of the word choices here have been carefully made by the clinic's leadership with a particular intent. While it's not my first non-profit job, I definitely notice that there is a greater sensitivity about words/phrases compared to other places I've worked. This is great advice. I just started working for a health care nonprofit and I’m doing a LOT of listening. I’ve found that particular words or phrases which I, wearing my marketing hat, find awkward or inelegant, are actually key to the organization’s self-definition. And many of the word choices here have been carefully made by the clinic’s leadership with a particular intent. While it’s not my first non-profit job, I definitely notice that there is a greater sensitivity about words/phrases compared to other places I’ve worked.

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