Stories by PRNEWS

Winner: Counterpart International — Multimedia Package: Guatemala As a nonprofit working in 23 countries to empower communities and institutions to drive and sustain their own development, sometimes Counterpart International’s staff is absorbed in their own… Continued

The Office Depot Foundation and JKG Group won the 2012 Nonprofit PR Award for "Social Responsibility" for the "Office Depot Foundation National Backpack Program."

Winner: Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business — Basketball Campout 2011 To increase alumni and student participation, the Duke Fuqua School of Business’ communications team targeted a unifying and shared passion among students and alumni… Continued

Winner: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons — 2011 AAOS Public Service Campaign: ‘Decide to Drive’ To combat the deadly menace of distracted driving—whether it’s eating in the front seat or texting—AAOS launched and disseminated the findings… Continued

Winner: American Society of Transplantation and Brownstein Group — Taking a Stand Against Arizona Medicaid Cuts In October 2010, the state government in Arizona under Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) implemented changes to the adult Medicaid benefit… Continued

Winner: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory — Advancing autism research: a new animal model provides evidence for autism’s genetic basis To tout the news of a first-of-its-kind animal mode for autism that presented incontrovertible evidence of autism’s genetic… Continued

Winner: Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Sherry Matthews Advocacy Marketing — Komen Austin Public Awareness Campaign With the goal of raising the Austin affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure beyond its association… Continued

Winner: Meals On Wheels Association of America and Weber Shandwick Washington, D.C. — "We Are Meals On Wheels" Member Toolkit: Introducing Local Programs to a National Campaign Meals On Wheels Association of America and Weber Shandwick teamed… Continued

Co-Winners:  Knowles Science Teaching Foundation and Dentsu Communications — Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Teaching Fellowships To advocate for the best new teachers, keep the best current teachers in the fold and combat negative press on the… Continued

Winner: IES Abroad — Your World [Redefined] Campaign All it can take is one simple, effective message. IES Abroad, a third-party study abroad provider, was tasked with developing a way to get students excited about the prospect… Continued