Past Forum Events

Marketing to diverse audiences and backgrounds, while well-intentioned, can lead to missed opportunities or even destroy a brand’s relationship with the consumer if done without recognizing our own biases. Join us for a discussion with The Brand Lab on how to challenge our assumptions… Continue Reading

Nancy Lyons is CEO of Minneapolis-based digital agency Clockwork and a nationally recognized leader in a human-centered approach to producing digital products. Nancy’s guiding principle is “people first” as a business strategy and it has led her to an award-winning career as CEO,… Continue Reading

Communicators are increasingly being expected to work sensitively and effectively in the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) space. In this presentation, we talked about recent shifts in approaches to DEI and how this impacts our work in communications.

Presented by:

• Kellie Greaves — Communications Manager, OIT | Co-Chair, Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Steering Committee
• Scott Marshall — Associate Director, Disability Resource Center | Member, Digital Accessibility Community of Practice Steering… Continue Reading

UMCF's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee hosted an online summer event:

Join us online while we listen to an audio recording of Ethical Storytelling 101. Hear from filmmaker Heidi Burkey, The Freedom Story President Rachel Goble, Chab Dai’s Helen Sworn, and Sophie… Continue Reading

Presented by Rebecca Moss

Sketchnoting is the practice of adding visual elements to handwritten notes. Through this integration, concepts are more easily understood, ideas are more readily shared, and better memories of the proceedings are created. There are many forms of… Continue Reading

Earned media, traditionally known as public relations and publicity, is still the most trusted form of communications. Yet more than 2/3 of organizations are frustrated by the results of their earned media efforts. The frustration comes from pitching overly branded messages, developing… Continue Reading

Since the algorithms are always changing, what better way to learn about social media strategy than to hear from our very own colleagues who do it every day? Join us as members of the forum share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned in social media strategy. This… Continue Reading

Presented by Mike Williams, Video and Conferencing Services, OIT. Learn how to host online meetings and webinars using Zoom. Take your online meetings to the next level with polling, breakout rooms, annotation, sharing video (with sound) and virtual backgrounds. Learn how to gather… Continue Reading

Presented by Meghan Casey, Do Better Content

You've defined your website content strategy—and your stakeholders are on board and excited. Now it’s time for content design.

The term content design can be… Continue Reading