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Campaign: Mobile Technology for Social Change Winner: United Nations Foundation & Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership The United Nations Foundation, in collaboration with the Vodafone Technology Partnership, wanted to make a meaningful contribution to the ongoing… Continued

Campaign: “A World of Possibility” Winner: Office Depot Foundation Long acknowledged as a leader in the global marketplace for its commitment to community investment, the Office Depot Foundation had a critical mission in 2007: Create… Continued

Campaign: Promoting Minneapolis Saint Paul for the Republican National Convention Winner: McFarland Cahill Communications and The Host Committee McFarland Cahill Communications (MCC) was hired by the Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee to handle the… Continued

Campaign: Bill 212 Communications Package Winner: Peel District School Board On Feb. 1, 2008, the Ontario government-passed Bill 212 went into effect, amending safe school provisions of the Education Act (Progressive Discipline and School Safety).… Continued

Campaign: Serving the Community with Cups and Cones Winner: Dunkin’ Donuts, Carmichael Lynch Spong Across America, the number of volunteer firefighters is sharply declining, prompting an increase in unnecessary deaths related to slow response times.… Continued

Campaign: Partnership for Prescription Assistance Winner: Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America To help uninsured and financially struggling patients receive free access to medication, as well as to raise awareness of chronic disease, the Pharmaceutical… Continued

Campaign: http://www.uwishunu.com Winner: Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation The economic crisis might threaten to make people less likely to travel, but not if the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) has anything to do with… Continued

Campaign: American Heart Association for “You’re the Cure” on the Hill 2008 Winner: American Heart Association Have a Heart Heart disease remains the #1 killer of Americans, claiming nearly 900,000 lives each year. Yet despite… Continued

A global economic crisis has made the business of doing well and doing good take on a whole new meaning, and this is especially felt by nonprofit executives, whose fight for big budgets was disadvantaged… Continued

PR News editors sat down with this year’s 15 to Watch winners to talk about their careers, their ambitions, the best/worst advice they’ve ever received.