Social Impact Archive

  • Could You Live on One Dollar a Day?

    Could You Live on One Dollar a Day?

    Here at Weber, we have the opportunity to work with some of the largest companies in the entire world, representing billions of dollars of assets and millions of workers across the globe. But sometimes, we get the opportunity to work with clients who, though they may be small, are making a very big difference.

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  • Help

    Weber Shandwick Seattle Hiring for Two Rockstar PR Interns

    Are you a recent college grad looking to get a foot in the door with a global PR agency? Do you have recent PR experience and are looking to work with some of the world’s most reputable brands? Well, great news! We’re currently hiring for...

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    Nonprofit Spotlight: Living on One

    Since August of this year, our network of Weber Shandwick offices has had the opportunity to team up with the nonprofit Living on One. The founders, all recent college grads, started their journey in 2010. As sophomore microfinance students, they embarked on a two-month journey...

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  • Weber Shandwick Seattle Networks with Seattle Sounders and Seahawks

    A Night of Networking with the Seattle Sounders and Seahawks

    Last week, Weber Shandwick attended a networking event hosted by the Seattle Sounders FC leadership staff. The event drew over 100 attendees from diverse sports backgrounds which included students, producers, social media pros, PR peeps and event experts. The purpose of the event was to...

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    Two Minutes with…Megan Torres

    “Two Minutes With” is Weber Shandwick Seattle’s employee spotlight series that provides professional and personal insight into our rock star team. Enjoy! The Health & Social Impact team is very excited to welcome Megan Torres, Weber Shandwick Seattle’s newest vice president! Megan will be leading...

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  • Reinvent the Toilet Fair

    Reinvent the Toilet Fair: Why Scientists Are Competing for the World’s Poop

    Contraception, sanitation and toilets. Three things I never imagined would occupy my time as an intern at Weber Shandwick. But when your manager says, “Have fun at the toilet fair!”, you’d better be prepared to mask your grin. And that is exactly where I found...

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  • FbookStatusOrganDonation

    Increasing Organ Donor Registrations – One Status Update at a Time

    ABC news released an exclusive story today around Facebook’s new tool to help organ donors share their donor registration status. Having been deeply embedded in the organ donation community in the past, I can say that this is a huge accomplishment for the thousands of...

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  • HackEDU

    Do We Need to Hack Higher Ed?

    As a dynamic and creative public relations agency, Weber Shandwick is always looking for the best and brightest, but where do our future bright stars come from and how are they educated? Is a college degree the currency in our labor market that it once...

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  • Ouagadougou

    African Adventure Shows No Boundaries

    I’ve had a bucket list for as long as I can remember, long before Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson made it cool. It includes things like going to every major sporting event in the world (I have a long way to go), but also focuses...

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    KONY2012 from an African Perspective

    (NOTE:  Orginal post from Weber Shandwick Seattle’s Deanna Petersen first appeared on Weber Shandwick’s Social Impact blog) Joseph Kony is a monster – that fundamental truth is plain and simple. But that is where the simplicity stops. To gauge the African perspective of the KONY2012...

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