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Breaking through noise requires research, planning
Breaking through noise requires research, planning by Katherine Kerr, APR Gurwin Singh Ahuja (photo by George Conklin) While the campaign to portray American Sikhs in a positive light was almost immediately successful, the campaign itself was years in the...
Annual reports tell your story one year at a time
Annual reports tell your story one year at a time By Colleen Dorner Philip Poole, APR (photo by George Conklin) Philip Poole, APR, executive director of university communication at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, presented a workshop on producing...
Faith groups should recommit to leadership on civil rights, panel members say
By Douglas F. Cannon, APR Faith communities have retreated from moral leadership in the post-civil-rights era, the Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin told RCC members April 6. Some faith communities have drifted toward social assimilation and linked religious beliefs...
Building relationships is key in communication leadership
Building relationships is key in communication leadership By Lisa Webb Lanette Hart (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) During the second day of the 2018 Religion Communicators Council Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Lanette Hart, APR, CPRC, founder and...
To work more smartly in social media, realize it’s not all about you
By Mat McDermott As religious communicators we naturally want to appeal to the best in humanity, Kurt Gwartney, Senior Director of Seminary Relations for Phillips Theological Seminary, told RCC conference attendees during Friday’s “Tools for Working Smarter...
Enhancing your story with digital media
Enhancing your story with digital media by Joey Butler John Blake (photo by George Conklin) John Blake, who writes about race and religion for CNN, is an old-school print journalist who “remembers what it’s like to cover a boring city council...
Reach your audience with these six steps
Reach your audience with these six steps By Terri Lackey Erin Fitzgerald (photo by George Conklin) Reaching an audience with your organization’s advocacy message requires six communications steps, said two Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)...
From theory to practice: Teaching, learning, and communicating in interfaith studies
From theory to practice: Teaching, learning, and communicating in interfaith studies By Casey Tom Student panel from left to right: Cale Hall, Tala AlRaheb, Brittani Magee, Kemal Budak (photo by George Conklin) Students from Emory University’s Candler...
Find commonalities, then go deeper and understand our differences
Find commonalities, then go deeper and understand our differences By Nadine L. Monn Dr. Deanna Ferree Womack leads plenary (photo by George Conklin) Reflect for a moment on the term “interreligious communication.” What role does a communicator...
Communicators attend workshop on crisis scenarios
Communicators attend workshop on crisis scenarios by Ryan Koch Katherine Kerr, APR (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) Katherine Kerr, APR, the co-founder of Polaris Non-Profit Solutions, LLC, reprised her excellent crisis communications workshop from last...
Reputation management requires planning, evaluation of risks and opportunities
Reputation management requires planning, evaluation of risks and opportunities By Kurt Gwartney Katherine Morales, APR (photo by George Conklin) Communication professionals must remain vigilant about the reputation of their companies and institutions in the...
Registration STILL OPEN for Atlanta Convention
Full Convention Registration Includes all presentations, workshops, scheduled meals, DeRose-Hinkhouse and Wilbur Awards banquets. Full Registration: $395 Full Registration for a spouse or partner: $295 Full Registration for Students: $200 (Student ID...