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PR News Announces Winners of 2012 Nonprofit PR Awards

March 15th, 2012 by

Excellence in nonprofit communications was celebrated at a luncheon event at Washington, D.C.’s National Press Club on March 15.

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Event PR

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Co-Winner: Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare – Grand Opening of the New Elmhurst Memorial Hospital In the highly competitive healthcare market of suburban Chicago—where six hospitals are within six miles of the new Elmhurst location (pictured)—how do… Continued

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Internal Publication

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Winner: Robert R. McCormick Foundation — LINK: McCormick Foundation Employee Multimedia E-Magazine After welcoming a new CEO in 2009, the Foundation has been proactive in pursuing a stronger leadership role in order to affect positive change in… Continued

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Employee/Internal Communications

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Winner: National Forensic Science Technology Center – NFSTC Internal Communications Renovation When NFSTC increased its full-time staff by 61% throughout 2009/2010, it was clear that the internal communications approach in place would no longer be… Continued

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Volunteer Program

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Winner: Barefoot Wine, Surfrider Foundation and Hunter Public Relations — Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project In summer 2011, Hunter PR, working with Surfrider Foundation, hosted four large-scale events and 17 smaller-scale events in which volunteers cleaned… Continued

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: E-mail Newsletter(s)

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Winner: American Institute of CPAs – Feed the Pig Weekly Savings Tip AICPA’s national financial literacy PSA campaign encourages 24-34-year-olds to save for long-term financial security. As part of that initiative, the Feed the Pig… Continued

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Video and or Podcast Program

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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

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Digital PR/Marketing

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Winner: Airlines for America and APCO Worldwide – Stop Air Tax Now Campaign During the fall of 2011, the White House introduced various proposals that would have increased taxes on the airlines and their passengers… Continued

2011 Nonprofit PR Awards: Social Media

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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

2012 Nonprofit PR Awards: Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership

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The 2012 Nonprofit PR Award in the category of "Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership" was awarded to two campaigns: Discovery Education and the Siemens Foundation for the "Siemens STEM Academy"; and Scholastic Inc. and the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers for "The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards."