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CharityComms Seminars
CharityComms seminar
September 24, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On 24th September the CharityComms seminar took place at NCVO, London.
Over 90 people attended the event which included presentations from:
Estelle Taylor, Communications Director at the Campaign for Better Transport, who shared the inside story on the organisation’s rebrand. One year on, Estelle looked back at the best and worst parts of the process, shared her top rebranding tips, revealed whether she’d have done anything differently, and crucially, explained whether the rebrand was a success.
CharityComms seminar
July 30, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On 30th July 2008 the CharityComms seminar took place at UCL, London.
Over 80 people attended the event which included presentations from:
Niall Cowley, Managing Director of Bright Young Things, who made a compelling argument for the value of social media. Niall looked at how to integrate social networking into more traditional media campaigns and illustrated his points with a case study from the Anti-Bullying Week, November 2007.
To see this presentation click on this link:
CharityComms seminar
June 25, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On 25th June 2008 the CharityComms seminar took place at Westminster University, London.
Over 100 people attended the event which included presentations from:
Judith Barnard, Communications Director at Leonard Cheshire Disability, who shared the inside story on the rebrand of Leonard Cheshire. In a lively session Judith looked at some of the processes that took place as well as the challenges they faced and the impact the rebrand had.
CharityComms seminar
May 28, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On 28th May 2008 the CharityComms seminar took place at Friends House, London.
Over 70 people attended the event which included presentations from:
Dan Dufour, Brand Communications Consultant at The Team and former Brand Manager at Shelter, who presented on how to manage a strong and consistent charity brand. Dan looked at how to manage your brand internally so it doesn't unravel the second it leaves the door. He also offered tips and practical advice on successful brand management.
CharityComms Seminar
April 24, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On April 24th 2008 the CharityComms seminar took place at University College London, Gower Street.
We heard from 4 fascinating speakers who presented on e-campaigning, rebranding and working with PR agencies.
Over 85 people attended the event which included presentations from:
(Click on the links below each speaker to see their presentations)
Web 2.0, brand and non-news media
March 26, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On March 26th, 2008 the CharityComms seminar included presentations from:
(click on the links below each speaker to see their presentations)
Steven Buckley, Head of Information and Internal Communications at Christian Aid, who discussed how charities can use Web 2.0 technologies to best effect. He looked at examples from a range of charities - from the largest to the smallest.
CharityComms seminar
February 27, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On February 27th, 2008 the CharityComms seminar included presentations from:
(click on the links below each speaker to see their presentation)
Richard Davidson, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Cancer Research UK,who presented on "The campaign for smoke free public places - mobilising donors and supporters to achieve change."
CharityComms: New media and visual identity
January 29, 2008
Organiser: CharityComms
On January 29, 2008 at the The Wellcome Trust, the CharityComms seminar was all about branding and communications.
Here we have the speaker presentations
Jim Raymond, Commercial Director, Baigent Ltd:
Exploit internal opportunities to get real life stories, seminar told - CharityComms seminar - November 20th
November 20, 2007
Organiser: CharityComms
Charity communications offices should work across their organisation to exploit every opportunity to find, recruit and retain great real life stories, for use in their media work.
That was the message of Mary Ryan, patient liaison manager at Cancer Research UK, in a presentation to the third free CharityComms seminar, in November.
She outlined how CRUK use everything from fundraising events and charity shops, to asking around the office and posting on blogs to find people willing to talk to the media about how cancer has affected their lives.
CharityComms - Publish and be damned
October 24, 2007
Organiser: CharityComms
On October 24th the CharityComms seminar was held at Baden-Powell House.
Attended by over 100 people the event heard speakers talk about the legal considerations when publishing, legislation around Equality and Diversity and the impact of Christian Aid’s brand.
Janet Turner, Head of Charity and Education Group at Taylor Vinters:
Tamsin Ford, Information Resources Manager:
CharityComms: The future of charity communications
September 19, 2007
Organiser: CharityComms
On Wednesday, September 19, 2007 CharityComms launched its seminar series.
In the lovely Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors building in London 120 communications professionals heard from four speakers on topics ranging from a provocative challenge for the future of charity communications; a convincing case for case studies and a lively look at Web 2.0. Here's what Joe Saxton, Penelope Gibbs, Madeleine Reiss and Bertie Bosredon had to say.
CharityComms want to know what you want and our vox pops from the seminar give you a flavour of what some communicators are looking for.