Welcome to this week's Training and Events update.
We've just secured an amazing speaker line up for our ‘Communications
for international Third Sector organsiations’ seminar on 19 June. See
below for full line up and further details.
Please note our 10 June 'Pitching to news editors' seminar is now full. We hope to run another seminar later this year, so email us now at trainingevents@mediatrust.org to reserve your place.
Featured events:
All events listed are in central London unless otherwise stated.
Evaluating your communications – 17 June 08
Learn how to measure and monitor your communications campaigns to
improve your PR strategy and secure internal buy-in. Hear from three
charities how evaluation has worked for them from media to
e-campaigning and from PR experts what tools and methods work best when
money is tight.
Communications for international Third Sector organizations – 19 June 08
Get
your international story from the frontline to the front page.
Learn from Tracy McVeigh, the Observer’s foreign editor, how to bypass
compassion fatigue and get coverage for your story. Hear from Christian Aid
on how to communicate quickly with frontline staff during emergencies. Speaker
line up also includes Deborah Rayner, Senior Foreign Editor, Channel 4
News, Daniel Howden, Deputy Foreign Editor, The Independent, Lara
Schlotterbeck, Head of Media Relations, Unicef. Amanda Ferrant,
Christian Aid, Dominic O'Reilly, UK Director, Afghanaid.
Events at a glance
24 June 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
26 June 2008 Youth Marketing
01 July 2008 Podcasting - London
01 July 2008 Media Interview Training - Cardiff
03 July 2008 Grab the attention of hard to reach groups
10 July 2008 Platform for new media content
17 July 2008 Case studies
Public Campaigning for Impact Workshop - BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development)
Deepen your understanding of public campaigning and learn the skills needed to create impact and change at BOND's
This workshop from 1-2 July, is aimed at communications and advocacy managers; campaigners, press officers; and directors involved in public campaigning.
Key outcomes include, identifying key factors for successful campaigning, understanding how to target your audience, developing strategies to engage audiences and interpreting market research data.
For more information phone 020 7520 0242 or email: learn@bond.org.uk.
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