Innovative Communication Coalition
Collaborate, Innovate, and Cultivate an Ownership Mindset
Ready to Spark Engagement and Strengthen Ownership Culture?
Join the Innovative Communication Coalition (ICC), where NCEO members involved in internal communication and education come together to brainstorm, collaborate, and create communication strategies that supercharge employee ownership.
This fun and dynamic group is all about sharing fresh ideas to build stronger engagement and cultivate a thriving ownership culture. From celebrating milestones to boosting recruitment and onboarding with employee ownership in mind, we’ll tackle exciting topics like:
- Celebrations that inspire
- Making the most of required communications
- Explaining stock valuation in ways everyone understands
...and whatever else sparks the group’s imagination!
This is your chance to contribute to a growing collection of ideas, tools, and projects that will be shared with the wider NCEO community. It’s a collaborative space for ESOP companies looking to inform, engage, and empower their employee-owners.
Collaborative Environment
The best part? You’ll help shape the topics we discuss, ensuring they’re as relevant and impactful as possible for your company’s needs.
Ready to get creative, share ideas, and help fuel the next wave of employee ownership? Join us today!
Being a part of this group and hearing and reading their thoughts and comments has truly been fun and very educational. I thought I knew about ESOPs but I find myself learning from this group and enjoying the information exchange and I encourage others to join us and learn in order to pass on these ideas and lessons to our fellow employee-owners.
2025 Schedule
All meetings will take place online from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT | 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET.
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- February 6
- April 3
- June 5
- August 1
- October 3
- December 4
Please note: This group is a benefit of NCEO membership; active membership is required. Not an NCEO member? Join today to receive this among other benefits.
Have additional questions? Please reach out to NCEO Director of Education Lindsay Isaac.
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Leadership Group
Our sincere thanks to the leadership group of the Innovative Communications Coalition: Lori Atone (TVF), Charita Bush (KTA), Cathy Maddox (Commonwealth Electric), Renée Mundell (Radian Research), Colin Potter (Mower Agency), and Elizabeth Smith (Black & Veatch).
The NCEO supports this group by providing a virtual meeting venue, and communications support and using the group’s output to create a repository of high-quality templates. The coalition can also meet in person during the NCEO’s annual conference and Fall ESOP Forum.
I believe the communications coalition is valuable because communication is the most important effort and requirement we all must deliver. And with all the valiant, diligent efforts put forth to provide exceptional communication, communication consistently stands as the greatest area in need of improvement. This coalition comes together with employee ownership as the common theme to share the “what worked well,” “what bombed,” “what should I be sharing," and "just don’t know what I don’t know.” We collaborate and brainstorm to create the informed, positive employee ownership experience we are all striving to provide.
You can also listen to The ESOP Podcast's Mini-Podcast 228 from May 12, 2023, in which Bret Keisling interviews ICC leadership group member Lori Atone.
Let's Get Started!
Are you ready to join the Innovative Communication Coalition? Complete the interest form below to get started! If you would like to talk with NCEO staff or a company member of the coalition, just let us know; coalition members are enthusiastic and happy to talk to you!