IABC Phoenix announces 2010 Non-Profit Communication Forum

By on March 31st, 2010 In Professional Development

The 2010 IABC Phoenix Non-Profit Communication Forum will take place on Thursday, April 29, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Disability Empowerment Center, located at 5025 E. Washington Street in Phoenix. The half-day workshop focuses on the communication needs of non-profit agencies in the Valley. Those attending will enjoy presentations from four Valley communication [...]

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Goodwill of Central Arizona Promotes Chandra Stewart to VP, Marketing & Communications

By on March 31st, 2010 In People

Goodwill of Central Arizona recently promoted Chandra Stewart to Vice President, Marketing & Communications. In this role, Stewart will continue to oversee the strategic implementation of all marketing, advertising, public relations, internal and external communications and volunteer efforts. Additionally, she will now lead the development of the Workforce Scholarship Program. Prior to joining Goodwill, Stewart [...]

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‘Do something interesting’ to get press

By on March 30th, 2010 In Best Practices

If you read the travel section in the Sunday Arizona Republic, you’ll see that every month there has been an installment from father and daughter team Mike Hayes and Maureen Nowland about their experience hiking the Arizona Trail. That’s one way to get into the Republic – when you or one of your clients accomplishes an [...]

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Checking in on FourSquare after two weeks

By on March 29th, 2010 In Social Media

I started using geo-location app FourSquare about two weeks ago as an experiment in social media and so I could discuss it intelligently. And while two weeks is not nearly enough time to make a pass/fail decision, here are some initial thoughts: It’s kind of fun to check-in and see if other people have checked [...]

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IABC Phoenix garners four chapter managment awards

By on March 29th, 2010 In Best Practices

IABC Phoenix recently received four Chapter Management Awards at the IABC Leadership Institute in San Diego. IABC Phoenix was recognized for communication, community involvement, financial management and professional development. Suzanne McCormick, IABC Phoenix’s executive vice president, accepted the awards on behalf of the chapter. IABC’s Chapter Management Awards recognize the leadership abilities, management skills, creativity [...]

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Childless by choice and PR careers

By on March 25th, 2010 In Professional Development

As a female, I’m a pretty typical public relations professional, with one exception – I’m childless by choice. In a career that seems to promote the image of relationship-building and nurturing, this anomaly has always stood out.  If I look back at my 25 years in PR, I can honestly say I have never had [...]

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