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Chicago nonprofit awesome holiday gift ideas

I scoff at Christmas decorations in stores before Thanksgiving is over, but in the spirit of, if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em & for those of us already thinking about spending our scant $$ for holiday gifts–it seemed like a good moment to list nonprofits that sell stuff — specifically, gifts for the holidays! This [...]

Newstips v2.0 Blog

Protest Honduran election

Human rights and solidarity activists – including members of a recent delegation to Honduras – will protest a post-coup election being held this Sunday; they're planning a vigil at the Honduran consulate, 4439 W. Fullerton, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 29.

Community Media & You Videocast

BeyondMedia Education

 On this edition of Community Media & You we talk with Beyondmedia, a nonprofit whose mission is to work with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories. And to empower them as they organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of media arts.

City Voices Podcast

Fighting Chicago’s Asthma Problem

Recorded May, 2009 Children in Chicago’s North Lawndale community are at a higher risk of getting asthma. According to the Sinai Urban Health Institute, one in four children in that neighborhood have asthma. That’s almost double city-wide and national averages.So what is it about North Lawndale that puts children at an increased risk? Who – [...]

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Gordon Mayer

Columbia College Chicago is hiring

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, POS 066

Columbia College Chicago is an urban institution of over 12,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing arts, media, and communication in a liberal arts setting. We are seeking a Director of Public Relations to aggressively communicate its story and advance the college’s local and national profile. The position requires a seasoned communications professional who possesses in-depth knowledge of traditional public and media relations, social media, b… Continue

Posted by Gordon Mayer on November 19, 2009 at 7:14am

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National People's Action is hiring

Thanks to David Marques and the PCN mailing list for sending this one around.

What: Director of Communications
Who: National People’s Action, http://ntic-us.org
Where: Chicago (headquarters), New York or Washington, DC

The National People’s Action Communications Director reports to the Executive Director and supervises the multi-media specialist. This position will play the lead role in building a cutting edge communications strategy and robust communications department.

Responsibilities

Wor… Continue

Posted by Gordon Mayer on November 16, 2009 at 8:38am

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The Struggle Continues: Health Care Reform speakers at McCormick Freedom Museum, 11-19

The Struggle Continues: Health Care Reform
6 p.m., Thursday, November 19 in Daniel Burnham Room, The Chicago Club, 81 E. Van Buren
Where else can you find a health care debate sponsored by the conservative-leaning Cato Institute and the liberal-leaning Physicians for a National Health Program? They plan "a discussion that addresses this important and contentious issue with respect and intelligence." Michael Tanner and Quentin Young are featured speakers. Free Admission, but reservations required… Continue

Posted by Gordon Mayer on November 5, 2009 at 11:28am

Gordon Mayer

Photo contest

Via Gapers Block (and a case study in the value of Twitter for sharing stuff--that's where we saw it!)

The Chicago Metro Agency for Planning, CMAP, is sponsoring the 2009 Images of Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest.

From CMAP here are the categories:
* Diversity (people, places, art, culture, food)
* Community Vitality (walkable,… Continue

Posted by Gordon Mayer on November 2, 2009 at 4:09pm

Gordon Mayer

GroupOn is hiring

For anyone who is interested in being a web 2.0 cutting edge kinda gal or guy, check out Groupon, which is hiring PR person, salespeople, coders, such as:

Accounting Manager/Controller
PR / Consumer Marketing Specialist
Web & Print Collateral Designer

By Andrew Mason, who brought you "The Point," this is the commercial application -- when X number of folks buy a deal that a vendor has agreed to, everyone saves and the vendor makes a… Continue

Posted by Gordon Mayer on October 30, 2009 at 12:09pm

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People to Pitch 2 Replies

Here's recent profiles--with full contact info as appropriate--for journalists profiled as "people to pitch"

Tagged: contact, information, journalists, Pitch, to

Started by Gordon Mayer in The Workshop's "2010 Getting on Air, Online & into Print" Media Guide. Last reply by Gordon Mayer Nov 18.

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Chicago Media Landscape: Promising Develops in the Future of Chicago News

Photo by Greatmiddlewest on Flickr.com After several months of relative calm in the Chicago media landscape (with thankfully few layoffs), activity has picked up significantly in the last few wee...

Tagged: Hires, Fires, Media, News, Future

Started by The Workshop in The Workshop's "2010 Getting on Air, Online & into Print" Media Guide Nov 16.

Diana Pando

Driving Online Traffic To Your Website

It's November and this month we're thrilled to have expert Tim Frick present a workshop on search engine optimization (seo). Tim will break down SEO in an easy to understand presentation to answer ...

Started by Diana Pando in About this Site Nov 2.

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Updates for the 2010 Media Guide 7 Replies

All updates to the 2010 Media Guide will be posted here through comments from our researchers and producers. Feel free to share your updates as well. Updates will be recorded below with the first u...

Tagged: news, outlets, journalists, updates, Guide

Started by The Workshop in The Workshop's "2010 Getting on Air, Online & into Print" Media Guide. Last reply by The Workshop Oct 27.

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Trouble shooting and Q & A 1 Reply

All updates regarding errors, bugs, and all other issues related to the media guide will be here in this discussion. You may also post your own questions or concerns.

Started by The Workshop in The Workshop's "2010 Getting on Air, Online & into Print" Media Guide. Last reply by Demetrio Maguigad Oct 19.

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Introduce Yourself! 16 Replies

Our goal is to create a positive space to help nonprofit communicators with their work. What better way to start working with one another then by introducing who you are and what you would like to ...

Started by The Workshop in About this Site. Last reply by The Workshop Oct 6.

Gordon Mayer

2010 Edition Sneak Peek

Hey folks, thought you might like to look over the 2010 Quick Contact sheet. We almost decided to take off WGN News, which let their longtime news editor Wes Bleed go this past year and has yet to ...

Tagged: Communications, Annual, Nonprofit, Sheet, Quick

Started by Gordon Mayer in The Workshop's "Getting on the Air, Online & into Print" Media Guide Jul 23.

Christine Cupaiuolo

Handouts for Blogging for the Arts 2 Replies

Hi everyone! Here are some handouts for the Wednesday afternoon session, Blogging for the Arts. Questions? Comments? Drop me a line! christine@cupaiuolo.com Better Blogging Tips.pdf Blogging Tool...

Started by Christine Cupaiuolo in Making Media Connections Conference. Last reply by Christine Cupaiuolo Jul 21.

SUSANTA BISWAS

Documentaries on social communication for sustainable innovations and development

Documentaries on social communication plays a significant role to propagate the message of sustainable innovations which leads to sustainable development. Potka Developmental Block consisting of 2...

Tagged: sustainable innovations, ramgarh, jharkhand, west bengal, puruliya

Started by SUSANTA BISWAS in Pitching to the Media Jul 13.

Gordon Mayer

Face & Voice of Labor Conference June 27, 2009 in Champaign

Handouts for message development materials from Face and Voice of Labor workshop at University of Illinois are attached here.

Tagged: Handouts, Workshop, Labor, Illinois, of

Started by Gordon Mayer in Workshop Discussions Jun 28.

 
 



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