Emily leads on communications, strategy and operations for the Institute for Voluntary Action Research. Previously, Emily held the evidence and strategy brief for #iwill, a communications campaign aiming to involve more young people in social action. She also engaged a wide range of audiences while rotating between Civil Service departments, particularly as briefing coordinator to Nick Clegg (then deputy Prime Minister) in the run-up to the 2015 general election.

Finding your voice as a not for profit is incredibly important, but also undoubtedly challenging work. Here's how IVAR communicated on the issues that matter, while drawing on longer-term research…