May 2012 | Edition 9
Greetings!
Earlier this month, I presented a workshop on PR practices for small businesses at the Do Good Summit, an extraordinary one day conference that brought together social entrepreneurs from around the region to connect on the importance -- and the responsibility -- of good business practices. It was a thrill to be among a lineup of folks including Busboys and Poets founder Andy Shallal, DC Central Kitchen's Robert Egger, and Zingermans' Paul Saginaw, and to highlight the good works of our clients in the process. Have a read of our latest blog post for a recap of the talk, and then keep on reading for some good updates from around the agency.
With all good thoughts-
Carrie Fox
President
C.Fox Communications
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C.Fox News and Notes:
Carrie Fox Featured in May/June Issue of Bethesda Magazine
The Bethesda area is home to lots of movers and shakers with long careers in business, politics and the arts. But it also has a number of rising stars who are making their mark before they're even 40. According to Bethesda Magazine, Carrie Fox is among them, and is featured in this month's issue of the magazine. Read more here.
C.Fox Promotes Julie Feldman;
Welcomes Eileen Collins and Anna Sczepanski
C.Fox announces the promotion of Julie Feldman to Senior Director this month, and welcomes two more full time staff to the team: Eileen Collins joins the team as a Senior Associate after completing a one-year fellowship with C.Fox as part of the C.Fox/American University Graduate Student Fellowship. Anna Sczepanski, also a graduate of American University, joins C.Fox as a Junior Associate after completing her undergratuate internship with the agency. Read more about Eileen, Anna, and the rest of our team here.
C.Fox Begins Work with it Award Winner, Give an Hour
This month C.Fox kicks off its pro bono work with Give an Hour, a Bethesda-based nonprofit that provides free mental health services to U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan and their loved ones. Read more about Give an Hour and the it Award here.
New and Renewed Clients
C.Fox Communications has recently added or extended contracts with the following groups:
- The National Council of Nonprofits
- AIDS United
- The World Cocoa Foundation
- The National Confectioners Association
- UnitedHealth Group
Read more about the work we do here.
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Featured Service:
Media and Presentation Training
In the words of Dr. Frank Luntz, "it's not what you say, it's what people hear," which is what makes media and presentation training so critical.
C.Fox works with CEOs and emerging entrepreneurs, elected officials, nonprofit leaders and their teams to help prepare for print, television and radio interviews, corporate videos, public presentations, testimony, and satellite media tours.
Whether you or your leadership team needs to prepare for upcoming public opportunities, one of our custom training sessions can help get you there.
Book a Media or Presentation Training in May and Receive 15% off.
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What He Said:
"If you have the choice between being right and being kind, always choose kind."
- Paul Saginaw
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From the ShopTalk Blog:
PR Strategies for Small Businesses
... If you want the media to pay attention to your stories, you need to be able to think outside of your own day-to-day operations... if you can help a reporter connect dots to a larger trend, and insert yourself as an example of that trend, you'll be sure to catch some positive attention.
Read more highlights from Carrie's workshop at the Do Good Summit here.
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Critical Hits:
Here's a look at what we're talking about:
AIDS In the South:
Race, Poverty and Rural Challenges Barriers to Care
The number of HIV/AIDS cases in the South continues to rise, with health care officials citing socioeconomic status, a lack of educational opportunities and limited access to care as some of the main contributing factors.
Connecting Young People in Foster Care to a Better Life
Anytime children are removed from their families of origin, you've got a lot of trauma associated with that...A lot of our young people have moved among multiple foster homes. The challenges of finding stability and trusting people are things that follow them through to adulthood. A lot of them don't have families to act as safety nets for them if they have trouble in college or find themselves out of work."
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Events:
TEDx Coming to Adams Morgan on June 7:
Educators, Innovators and Artists Will Gather to Discuss "The Forces of Change:
Join project organizers from C.Fox for an afternoon of inspirational ideas worth spreading: mixing arts and culture with creatives, innovators, community organizers, artists, and others who want to help shape the forces of change in Adams Morgan, and beyond.
Tickets now available here, with a full schedule of speakers and event details here. Track the latest @TEDxAdmo.
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