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Welcome to The Golden Thread Insights – a place for researchers, innovative companies, and development NGOs who want clear, strategic communication. Here, we offer in-depth insights and practical advice to help you tell your story with precision and impact. Browse our series of insights and join the conversation. Send us your questions or feedback, and let’s kick-start a dialogue that transforms your communication strategy.
Beyond the footnote: Acknowledgements are the heartbeat of team science
How do you view the acknowledgements section of your academic paper? A polite postscript that needs to be quickly filled? Or an opportunity to recognise the diversity of contributors to your team science effort? Give each person the recognition they deserve...
Navigating the storm: Crisis communication support for NGOs
Expert crisis communication support helps maintain message clarity and stakeholder trust while your internal teams manage immediate response needs. Your crisis communication challenge Crisis situations create intense communication demands that can overwhelm...
Beyond words: Strategic writing support enhances development NGO communication
Strategic writing support becomes crucial for maintaining communication quality when your deadlines loom and your teams are stretched thin. Our strategic writing support approach focuses on maximising your limited resources while ensuring the consistent impact of your...
From plan to prose: Transform your NGO’s strategic plans into powerful stories
A strategic plan charts your development organisation’s course. But how can you transform strategic plans into powerful stories? This is where The Golden Thread can make a difference. The transformation challenge We can transform your strategic plans into...
Walking the NGO tightrope of ethical storytelling
How do you ensure that your stories demonstrate your impact while protecting beneficiary dignity, navigating cultural nuances, and meeting reporting requirements? Tight resources and pressing deadlines make ethical storytelling even harder. The Golden Thread can take...
Targeted writing support ensures consistent messaging for NGOs
As a development organisation, you create life-changing impact. Targeted writing support enables you to keep each of your audiences precisely informed. Your messaging challenge You face unique challenges in reaching different audience segments: Global audiences...
Expert writing support boosts NGO’s strategic communication
You know all too well those critical documents that can make or break your NGO’s success. The ones that keep you up at night as deadlines approach? We’re talking about your strategic plans, annual reports, and funding proposals. This is where having an expert writing...
How to write a research paper abstract: make it or break it in 250 words
Ever wondered why some research papers get devoured while others collect digital dust? The answer often lies in those critical 250 or so words sitting right at the top: your research paper abstract. View your research paper abstract as a surgical team prepping for a...
How to write a clear policy document that people actually read
Why do most policy documents fail before anyone reads them? Your new policy document is sitting unread on someone’s desk under a pile of papers. Sound familiar? Here’s the truth: most policy documents fail because they’re too long and complicated. People are busy....




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