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Lockdown letter: Communities respond to an inequitable crisis

Stephen Waddington

The crisis is having a devastating impact on financial capital but has led to a huge rise in social capital. The COVID-19 crisis is widening the socio-economic gap in the UK. The Bay Foodbank in North Tyneside says that demand for its services has doubled since the outset of the crisis. “We Apply your craft.”

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The Importance of Community Relations in Healthcare

Landis PR

You probably don’t think about sponsored support groups, school educational campaigns or recruiting efforts…but these are all community relations efforts that are vital components to any integrated communications program in healthcare. AND, they provide an important service to the community.

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Brands Must Show They Understand and Respect the LGBTQ Community, PRSA Webinar Panelists Say

PRSay

Featuring some of the country’s leading LGBTQ communications professionals, the event covered how PR practitioners can engage with and support the LGBTQ community. Inequality anywhere is inequality everywhere,” said panelist Debbie Ebalobo, director of external and financial communications for the Coca-Cola Company.

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Crisis Marathon “Mile Marker:” Be Like Nurses. Be Like Doctors.

Reputation Us

CA Riots – Community leaders. Active shooters – Families, teachers, communities. Financial crisis – Sadly, not sure if any leaders emerged there. As it pertains to crisis response, we want to recognize the front-line health care providers (i.e., Hurricanes – Relief organizations.

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2021 Crisis Spotting

Reputation Us

How Organizations Can Play Offense, Not Defense, When Preparing for the Next Crisis. Confession … our firm , which specializes in crisis response, didn’t see the crises of 2020 coming. Tides seemed to shift daily for credit unions struggling with the next wave of crises that hit their financial institution and communities.

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Why You Should Increase Your Social Media Content Now

The Proactive Report

Become a stable and calming influence in your community. Be there consistently with good information and be available to help your customers/clients/patients and others in your community. Figure out how you can best serve your community in this time of crisis. 626 676 6419.

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Issue? Crisis? What’s The Difference and Why Is It Important?

Melissa Agnes

It’s a major mistake to treat issue and crisis as interchangeable terms. Issues can be the warning signs that a crisis is possible. And issue management can be regarded as a powerful tool for crisis prevention. In fact a crisis has been known to be described as an issue that WASN’T managed.

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