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PRSA Colorado’s PR Paid Forward Program Connects Comms Pros With Nonprofits

PRSay

The pro-bono initiative matches local nonprofit organizations with PRSA Colorado members who can provide the nonprofits with communications services. How PR Paid Forward works Through the PRSA Colorado website , local nonprofit organizations are invited to submit their most pressing current communications challenges.

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The Three Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

In our media training sessions, I usually lead off practice interviews with a seemingly simple question: Can you tell me about your company? Many critics have pointed out how slow her group is to respond to natural disasters. They’re Too Focused on Internal Structure.

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The 3 Biggest Media Mistakes Top Executives Make

Cision

This is a guest post by Brad Phillips , author of The Media Training Bible. Top executives make many of the same media mistakes the rest of us do—but their missteps are often magnified, becoming top headlines on news and business websites worldwide. Want to learn more media training tips? They Say Too Much.

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When To Turn Down A Media Interview

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A TV station had requested an interview with one particular family being helped locally. Our counsel here was to politely decline while offering a possible future story when the group had more advocates and was more established. I was recently asked for advice from a colleague who works with a fledgling NGO helping refugees.

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A SHIFTer Tries Skills-Based Volunteering

Shift Communications

Here at the Boston office, SHIFTers volunteer at a local farm, at a local Boys and Girls Club, on local charity boards, at Habitat for Humanity and other great organizations. I joined a lively group that was dedicated to proposing recommendations and immediate improvements. It felt great.

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What to Pitch in October

PR for Anyone

National Reading Group Month. what you can pitch your local media for the month of October. National Pork Month. National Pretzel Month. National Principals Month. National Protect Your Hearing Month. National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. National Roller Skating Month. National RSV Awareness Month. Transcript.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

We want more people, more groups we can connect with. Oppe also invites local media and corporate executives to discuss current events and provide media training and other practical skills. The authority has changed … We don’t talk [anymore] about control. We talk about creating constituencies.