If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Workshop Recording, Slides, and Bonus Materials 

Workshop Date(s) & Time(s): 

Thursday, May 29th, 1pm - 3pm ET

This Workshop is Perfect for you if:

You’re a nonprofit professional who’s ever asked:

“How do we sound urgent without sounding alarmist?”
“How do we raise awareness without overwhelming our donors?”
“How do we stay true to our mission and protect our community while fundraising during hard times?” 

This session is for you if you want to lead with empathy and clarity during uncertain seasons—whether you're navigating natural disasters, economic downturns, public health challenges, or organizational crises.

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Create:

• A crisis communications checklist
• A crisis communication plan outline that fits your organizational context

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Learn:

• How to share urgent needs in ways that inspire action without overwhelming your audience
• How to build trust before, during, and after a crisis unfolds
• How to avoid common mistakes that lead to donor fatigue and mistrust
• How to communicate when you don’t have all the answers
• How to align development, communications, and program staff in real-time
• How to adapt a tone that reflects urgency while maintaining hope

During This Nonprofit Workshop, You Will Be Encouraged To:

• Participate in guided reflections and short breakout conversations
• Work on a real-time crisis communications plan and checklist 
• Attend the full session live to walk away with your completed tools and materials

You’ll Get These BONUS Materials:

1. Crisis Communications Plan Template
2. Crisis Communications Checklist Template
3. Urgent Response Flowchart Template
4. The Workshop Slides 
5. The Workshop Recording 

About Your Topic Expert:

Maria is a trauma-informed trainer and facilitator. Her work helps nonprofit leaders tell powerful and impactful stories that resist harm. Over the past 15+ years in the nonprofit and public sector, Maria has trained thousands globally, both in person and virtually, focusing on trauma-informed storytelling and purpose-driven marketing.
She previously led communications at two large public health nonprofits, including the largest public health organization serving New Yorkers, where she saw firsthand the importance of ethical crisis communications and community-centered messaging.
Her learning lineage spans a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, and professional certifications in Trauma & Resilience, Trauma-Informed Coaching, Trauma-Informed Space Holding, and Somatic Embodiment & Regulation.

If You Register and Cannot Attend, You Will Get the Workshop Recording, Slides and Bonus Materials