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Traci Joseph's avatar

I am not a social Justice storyteller, because that requires profound lived insight. I do try to keep myself informed, engaged, and learning … and so appreciate finding new resources in that journey. I’ve read several of your articles and love them all - well written, well reasoned, and with a balance of introspection.

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Tirrea Billings's avatar

Thank you so much for this thoughtful message. You don’t have to identify as a social justice storyteller to be part of the work; being open, reflective, and committed to learning is powerful in itself. I deeply appreciate you reading and engaging with my writing!

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suansita k.'s avatar

With you on this. There are only three of us on the comms team at the nonprofit where I work — but it’s an increase from what it was just a couple of years ago! Lots of one-person comms teams around, and I find everyone on the outside underestimates how much it takes to run social media especially.

Will be following your thoughts on philanthropy with interest🙂

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Tirrea Billings's avatar

Thank you for reading! The one-person comms team struggle is tough. And even with a (small) team, the workload still feels endless. Social media alone is a full-time job! Glad to be in community with someone who gets it. Excited to keep the convo going around nonprofit comms and all the layered work in between 🙂

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Swabreen Bakr's avatar

Hear! Hear! Comms is def an undervalued role.

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Tirrea Billings's avatar

I’m glad you get it. Thank you so much for reading my work!

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Mandy's avatar

I think this will resonate with your experience/analysis:

https://reader.giarts.org/read/cultivating-the-conditions

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Tirrea Billings's avatar

This is beautifully written. I loved the use of metaphor, the clear definitions, and especially the section on narrative infrastructure as essential to upholding democracy. Thank you for sharing!

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