Let's hope it never happens to you but this is a great guide from the CIPR and IoIC on what is best practice when communicating a suicice - or suspected suicide - in your organisation: https://community.simply-communicate.com/documents/cipr-and-ioic-guide-to-communicating-suicide

Hello simplycommunity  As part of my editorial commitment to promoting and championing our community, I will be starting to do a Q&A style piece on the people that make this community what it is - you!  I want to know what got you into internal comms, what your biggest challenges are and how you're overcoming them, your predictions for the future and to know what you are doing to innovate in your business and increase engagement.  If you would like to suggest a suitable colleague in internal comms, or yourself, please get in touch with me in the comments or email patrick.hulbert@simply-communicate.com  Let's get this conversation started. 

With COP26 on the horizon, and businesses required to play a huge part in the fight against climate change, have you found that employees are becoming more engaged around sustainability in your organisation? If so, what have you done to encourage this, and how have you communicated your sustainability goals? I'd love to get some great case study content on this to highlight the efforts of our community.  In the meantime, please feel free to read our guide to an internal comms plan around sustainability in your business: https://simply-communicate.com/sustainability-in-your-internal-comms-plan/ 

Did you miss our Behind the Firewall event with Ernst Décsey, UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships yesterday? We've recorded it and as a member you are able to view the discussion.  Learn about UNICEF PFP's use of microsites to optimise the UX, as well as how they are continuing to migrate from one intranet to another seamlessly: https://community.simply-communicate.com/posts/what-we-learned-behind-the-firewall-ernst-decsey-unicef-private-fundraising-and-partnerships  All of this was done in a matter of weeks too, without too much resource. If you want the presentation, please let me know in the comments or email patrick.hulbert@simply-communicate.com 

Have you seen that Beezy has been acquired by Texas-based software platform Appspace? This seems to be coming a trend in the digital workspace industry, including the recent merger between SocialChorus and Dynamic Signal, becoming Firstup.  Read about it here: https://simply-communicate.com/beezy-acquired-by-appspace/  Is this trend going to continue as we adopt to new ways of working? Is sharing capabilities, rather than competing, going to help create a stronger proposition?  I'd love to know your thoughts. 

We Are Social is currently on the hunt for a Global IC Manager and would love for any members of the community looking for a new role to apply!  Please check out the JD and benefits on this link - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2752811593/?refId=apDl%2FkrdemxYIJ6gUgNftg%3D%3D&trackingId=g8Xr%2Bqh%2BiRBTs9s6u4NmUw%3D%3D

Hello simplycommunity It's a pleasure to meet you all. I'm Patrick, the new head of content at simplycommunicate.  I will be creating a piece of content around Transgender Awareness Week on November 13-19. What I could do with are some really inspiring examples of what you might be planning to do in your organisation this year, or what you have done in the past, and how as an IC professional you have facilitated this. I'd also like your insights into this. It could be around raising awareness, allyship, or anything that promotes and champions diversity in the workplace. I'd also be interested to know how you incorporate transgender topics and the community in your D&I strategy at your organisation. Please reach out on this thread, or drop me an email: patrick.hulbert@simply-communicate.com - I'd love to hear from you.

We are doing a global comms programme for a bank and need to select a transition agency.  They use Hogarth and SDL. Anyone have any recommendations for a good one?