Monthly Archives: April 2011
Global “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” Day – Ballet It Up!
We love this video from Bright One client, The Pixel Project, with illustrations created by and generously donated to The Pixel Project by Mike Weinstein and the animation is by David Roberts. It’s all part of the The Pixel Project and Venture Humanity joint presentation of the inaugural Global Walk a Mile in Her [...]
D&AD Launches White Pencil Award
D&AD, who celebrate creative communication and raise standards within the Design & Art Direction industry, have launched the White Pencil award. The White Pencil will be “awarded to a creative idea that changes the world for the better; an idea that demonstrates the ability to influence real and positive change in the world.” The White Pencil [...]
NGOs need to make friends to further common goals
This is a guest post from Sarah Allison, a freelance PR and Bright One volunteer. That public support is usually fundamental to achieving real and lasting change is nothing new. Indeed, a recent article on the Guardian’s Poverty Matters blog highlights the need for NGOs to look beyond their traditional allies and collaborate with [...]
Applications open for The Taylor Bennett Foundation’s Internship Programme
The Taylor Bennett Foundation, whose purpose is to address the need for greater diversity in the communications & PR industry, is now accepting applications for its award-winning PR training and internship programme taking place over Summer 2011. Over the ten week paid internship, candidates will receive professional training in communications, the media and business, take part in [...]
How to Run a PR Agency
This fantastic presentation from David Brain, CEO of Edelman Asia Pacific, has been doing the rounds recently and it’s one we thought we should share with the Bright One Community. As David says: “PR people are not known for their business management skills. To the best of my knowledge, Harvard runs no case studies [...]
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