Prosper in the New Year With Professional Media Relations!

Not sure if your story or event is newsworthy? Does calling a reporter make you nervous?

I think arts organizations can learn so much by getting basic public relations skills.

Get an edge on the shifting media landscape with new skills.

Learn to tell your organization’s story to the media and funders while bringing added value to your organization.

Media Wizards Thom Clark and Gordon Mayer share their valuable media insights. Participants in this intensive five Friday half-day training designed specifically for nonprofit communicators plan media campaigns around one of their own stories, while learning basic public relations skills. Participants in the course also get the opportunity to develop a story and pitch it to journalists. The course includes one copy per organizations of Spin Works, the nonprofit PR handbook, and one copy of Getting on the Air, Online & into Print 2009, our indispensible directory of area media contacts plus many valuable handouts.

Trainer Thom Clark is co-founder and president of the Community Media Workshop, a Chicago-based nonprofit has trained over 2,000 organizations to use media more effectively.

Trainer Gordon Mayer is Vice President/Senior Trainer for the Community Media Workshop. He has worked as a writer and reporter, communications consultant and director and has managed nonprofit agencies’ programs.

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