Here are some useful links to help you get started on nonprofit communications:

• The Center for Nonprofit Excellence offers a wealth of papers and guides to nonprofit communications.
• This 2014 presentation by Nonprofit Marketing Guide has dozens of short, couple-sentence observations about nonprofit communication trends.
• The W. K. Kellogg Foundation seems to be on the right track with its template for a strategic communications plan.
• From a social-media perspective, Sprout Social’s guide and Network for Good’s guide are worth paying attention to.  Also see the Idea Book from my former company, Grassroots Giving Group.