TNH Membership Hub
Welcome to the TNH Membership Hub. This is where TNH founding members, TNH staff, board members, and ambassadors can find everything you need to refer your friends, family, colleagues, and networks to The New Humanitarian.
Help us build the most passionate, most committed community with a shared interest in humanitarianism the world has ever seen.
Who is TNH for?
TNH is for anyone with an interest in improving the world around them. We live in interconnected times, facing interconnected challenges. From climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, to migration and racism.
Nobody is better positioned than TNH to cover these issues of our time.
Give your networks one of these links
How you refer people to TNH will depend on how well they know us. If your friends already know us, you may want to give them an elevator pitch on why you became a member and why they should too, then direct them to our membership page. Your pitch could be something like this:
I’m a member of The New Humanitarian because I support independent journalism and believe mainstream media doesn’t provide quality coverage of humanitarian crises. As a member, I’m part of a thriving community from different backgrounds who share a passion for understanding the world around them. Please consider joining too: https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/membership/
For people who may not be familiar with The New Humanitarian, we have a special link you can give them:
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/hello
You can give this link to your friends, family, colleagues, networks, contacts, pets… anyone. This page will tell them a little about TNH with information about how to subscribe to our newsletter or, if they’re ready, jump right in and become a member.
Looking for some ideas for how to go about this? We’ve got you covered. Below, you can find some suggestions for platforms you could use to share the TNH link, as well as some ideas for content.
Of course, these are only ideas. We want you to tell the world why you love TNH and what you think we can offer.
Images
Before we get started, here are some images you can use on your social channels or in emails:
Firstly, please consider adding “Proud member of @newhumanitarian” to your Twitter bio, like this:
Next, embrace the 280-character limit to share with your Twitter contacts your recommendation to try TNH. Be sure to include the link.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/hello
Here are some ideas for tweets:
I read The New Humanitarian to stay informed about the global issues that are shaping our world.
Want to get the inside scoop on humanitarian crises and the issues mainstream media usually neglects? Try TNH today:
We’re living through extraordinary times. Issues like climate change, pandemics, migration, and conflict have global consequences that impact all of us.
Reliable, trustworthy news sources are getting harder to find. That’s why I read The New Humanitarian.
Support independent journalism. Discover TNH today:
Facebook and Linkedin
Write a post like the below or create your own to share with your Facebook and Linkedin contacts.
We’re living through extraordinary times. Issues like climate change, pandemics, migration, and conflict have global consequences that impact all of us.
Reliable, trustworthy news sources are getting harder to find. That’s why I read The New Humanitarian, to stay informed about the global crises that are shaping our world.
Support independent journalism. Discover TNH today:
You can also add your membership to The New Humanitarian to your profile on Linkedin. On Linkedin, you can do this by going to your profile and clicking “Add profile section” > “Accomplishments” > “Organizations”, then fill in the form like this:
Write a post about why you read TNH and use it with one of our special Instagram images below.
Write an email to your friends like the example below. The more personal and passionate, the better!
Hello,
I’m a proud reader of The New Humanitarian because it gets to the heart of humanitarian crises and provides the kind of nuanced, field-based reporting from crisis zones rarely seen in mainstream media.
We’re living through extraordinary times. Issues like climate change, pandemics, migration, and conflict have global consequences that impact all of us.
Reliable, trustworthy news sources are getting harder to find. That’s why it’s so important to support specialist independent journalism.
If you’re interested in learning more, please visit the link below and sign up.
Word of mouth
Whether meeting friends for coffee (once lockdown is eased) or talking to people on Skype or Zoom, if you have a chance, let people know that you’re a proud reader of The New Humanitarian and that you think they should check us out.