5 pulse-checks before clicking ‘publish’ on #globaldev communications
How to balance the responsibility of international development communications in an age of “instant.”
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The OAS in the time of reform: Stories’ role in institutional change
Changing an organization means changing how you tell your story.
6 ways to keep your nonprofit spark lit
How to avoid feeling defeated before you go out and save the world (and while doing it)
Are you a humanitarian? Why?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the Humanitarians of Tinder’s photos must be worth so much more.
America’s budding professionals: Well-traveled and ready to save the world
What should employers do when they come across voluntourism experience on a resume? (A more and more frequent phenomenon)
Knowing when (and why) to stop and listen
“The presenting problem and the real (or underlying) problem are different.” Joe Shaffner on Peter Block’s book, “Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used.”
The double-edge sword of mass communications: Is stereotyping inevitable?
What level of nuance do we need to cover to accurately represent a unique individual when reaching large audiences?
Do grassroots organizations in poor countries have an image problem?
What if the talents of 19 public relations and corporate communications Masters students were directed at helping grassroots organizations getting better at selling themselves?
New year, new gig
Preview of my class, International Development Communications, at Georgetown University’s Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications program
Selected Writing + Interviews
Podcasts & Interviews How does rest connect with justice and liberation?, The Possibility Project (2024) Healing & Philanthropy: A year-end reflection, Participatory Grantmaking Community (2022) Countering toxic narratives about grassroots activists, Partos Innovation Festival, with CIVICUS (2022) State of DEI initiatives in Global Aid, Fearless Project (2022) – panel discussion starts at 35:00 Why we must “do good” in a society that’s hurting, SeroTunein with Kurien Thomas (2021) Racism & White Privilege in the Humanitarian and Development Sector, Humanitarian Congress Berlin (2020) Empathy for Social Good, Empathy Speak with Arvind Venugopal (2020) Meet Jennifer Lentfer, The Feminist Leadership project (2020) …
About
Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned leadership coach and communications strategist. As the creator of the blog, how-matters.org in 2010, she was named as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” at @intldogooder in 2012. A book that she co-edited with Tanya Cothran, Smart Risks: How small grants are helping to solve some of the world’s biggest problems features the growing community of grantmakers that find and fund visionary, yet under-the-radar leaders around the world. It is available here. Jennifer is the most recently the Director of Communications of Thousand Currents. In her …