WHAT? Making Media Connections
WHEN? June 11-12
National new-media experts like Beth Kanter as well as some of Chicago's most prominent journalists such as Renee Ferguson from channel 5 will keynote. For $150 you can take two half-day workshops highlighting new media tools that nonprofits are using to tell their stories and raise money or a one-day Media Boot Camp class. For another $150 you can hear Chicago-area journalists and veteran nonprofit communicators offer advice on everything from how to work with newspapers' editorial boards to planning a nonprofit public relations career.
The conference organizers, Community Media Workshop, offer a range of discounts and scholarships for nonprofits; with budgets under $100,000, they offer everything at half-price.
If you can't make it to the conference but want free communication tools and tips and info about communications workshops in the future, you should check out their home page,
www.newstips.org,
where you can also sign up for the Workshop's free email list.
WHAT? Making the Connection Basic Training
WHEN? Tuesday, June 10, 2008
WHERE? Naperville, IL
Presented by the DuPage Federation on Human Services the session contains practical information in an easy to understand format regarding many programs available to assist low income persons.
Register Here
