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    Community Engagement, Consumer Ed, Consumer Education, Crisis Communications, Writing

    CONNECT 2025: Learn to Play, Think Inside the Box and Keep Telling Your Story

    NRECA’s 2025 CONNECT Conference delivered sessions packed with storytelling ideas for Utility Pioneers. From rediscovering the power of play to…

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    Crisis Communications, Social Media

    Shield Your Story: How to Set Social Tools for Crisis-Ready Communication

    You can’t always predict stormy days, but you can plan to protect your brand from potential crises. Learn how to…

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    Crisis Communications, Social Media

    Facing a Social Media Crisis? Here’s How to Come Out on Top

    Social channels and the ability of individual opinions — true or not — to spread like wildfire online, drastically changed…

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    Crisis Communications

    Resources to Help Utility Pioneers Weather a Busy Hurricane Season

    Crisis communication plan? Check. Network of friends who can help if you lose power? Double check. Storm season’s coming, and…

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    Community Engagement, Crisis Communications, HeART of Community yearlong magazine series, Magazines, News, Pioneer News

    Social Storms eBook, HeART of Community Podcast in the Spotlight

    Pioneer’s team of utility storytellers won two awards, Best Special Publication and Most Innovative Use of Digital Communication, in the…

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    Crisis Communications, More Powerful Together, Staff Engagement

    Build Your Network Before a Crisis

    We can all use a little help sometimes. Get through the next crisis and maybe get a few hours of…

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    Crisis Communications

    Outages + Coffee

    Anna Politano, director of public relations and communications for the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, shares insights from her thesis…

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    Crisis Communications

    Connecting During Covid

    Want to keep consumers engaged during this unique time? Embrace digital, find partners, and look for opportunities to delight your…

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    Crisis Communications

    Alone Together: Internal Communications During a Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal for business. How can you make sure that your internal communications remain…

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    Crisis Communications

    Reporting Tips for a Social-Distance World

    A freelance writer asked us for phone interview advice last month, so we turned to the experts: the NewsData reporting team.…

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    Crisis Communications

    3 Ways to Lead Meetings from a Distance

    Learn how some electric cooperatives are opting for online streaming, call-in or drive-by annual meetings.

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    Crisis Communications

    7 Ways to Keep Up Day-to-Day Communications in a Time of Crisis

    We are building a “new work life normal,” so let’s aim high to establish communications practices that are sustainable, stressless…