Communication

Understanding seniors communications needs

Roadmap and Strategic Plan for the Improvement of Seniors' Information Services and Resources (Zenev and Associates for Age Friendly Edmonton, 2015)

How Edmonton Seniors Access Information: Research Project Report and Executive Summary (Age Friendly Edmonton, 2014)

Building Age Friendly Communities: Creating an Age-Friendly Business in Alberta (Government of Alberta, 2012)

Age Friendly Communication: Facts, Tips and Ideas (Government of Canada, 2010)

Gaining Momentum: A Communications Toolkit for Reframing the Conversation on Aging (FrameWorks Institute, 2017)

Gauging Aging: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understandings of Aging in America (FrameWorks Institute 2015)

Tools and tips for seniors organizations

We've highlighted some helpful resources below, but CharityHowTo, Moflow, Nonprofit Tech for Good,  Idealware, Charity Village,  bloomerang, Nonprofit Hub, GrantSpace and Nonprofit Marketing Guide offer webinars, blogs and resources on a variety of communications topics including social media, design, annual reports, grants, infographics, storytelling, etc.

Tip Sheet: URL Shorteners (ESCC, 2015)

Twitter Tips: Understanding Hashtags (ESCC, 2015)

Tip Sheet: How to re-size photos to keep proper proportions (ESCC, 2015)

Tip Sheet: Digital Newsletter Options (ESCC, 2015)

Storymakers: resources to create impact storytelling (TechSoup)

How to Create Nonprofit Stories That Inspire

5 Tips to Collect More of Your Nonprofit’s Inspiring Stories (non-profit hub, 2016)

The Charity Social Media Toolkit (Skills Platform)

Information on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) from Volunteer Alberta, Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organization, Centre of Public Legal Education Alberta, and Government of Canada.