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2009 Platinum PR Awards: Anniversary—GE Corporate

October 26th, 2009 by

Ecomagination Anniversary: The Next Wave Ecomagination—GE’s business initiative aimed at helping meet customers’ demands for more energy-efficient products—was planning its three-year anniversary event in Beijing when, on May 12, 2008, a major earthquake devastated the… Continued

PR News Announces 2009 Platinum PR Award Winners

October 26th, 2009 by

PR News presented its Platinum PR Awards at a luncheon event in New York on Oct. 21, honoring the past year’s most innovative and envelope-pushing communications efforts, and what a year it was.

Despite Recession, Consumers Still Spend on Socially Conscious Brands

October 21st, 2009 by

A new study by Edelman reveals that the economic downturn has not affected consumer spending on brands that support good causes.

Measuring The Return on Company Philanthropy

October 20th, 2009 by

Why measuring your company’s ROI should go beyond sales and profits.

Communicating CSR/Sustainability Through Speaking Activity

October 20th, 2009 by

An excellent way of generating media attention for your CSR activities is through a speakers program.

How to Launch a Green Platform and Win Stakeholder Confidence

October 20th, 2009 by

Inaugurating green efforts won’t work unless you have stakeholder buy-in.

The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit Kaiser Permanente

October 19th, 2009 by

Given its position in the healthcare industry, it’s probably not surprising that Kaiser Permanente offers employees “phenomenal health insurance,” but it also goes above and beyond with unexpected benefits, including a liberal telecommute policy and… Continued

The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit—Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)

October 19th, 2009 by

As a nonprofit research organization that does government and industry work, GTRI’s external face is “creative, innovative and all business,” says one employee. “But internally, we are a very fun organization with people who don’t… Continued

The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit: Cleveland Metropolitan School District

October 19th, 2009 by

Being a school district that operates in a major metropolitan area usually makes for inevitable bureaucracy-driven redundancies—but not so for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. “Our close-knit, collaborative approach to meeting the internal and external… Continued

The Top Places to Work in PR: Nonprofit —Children’s Home Society of Florida

October 19th, 2009 by

With more than 100 sites located throughout the state, Children’s Home Society of Florida depends upon streamlined communications between and among all employees, from social workers and case managers on up to support staff and… Continued