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Could You Live on One Dollar a Day?
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsHere 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. -
My Well-traveled Journey to Global Health PR
Posted on February 26, 2013 | No CommentsWeber Shandwick Seattle is proud to bring back its intern blog post series that aims to help young professionals land and make the most of their PR agency internships. In our first series, interns gave the inside scoop on What They Didn’t Tell You about careers... -
Reinvent the Toilet Fair: Why Scientists Are Competing for the World’s Poop
Posted on August 23, 2012 | 1 CommentContraception, 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... -
World AIDS Day 2011
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsToday is World AIDS Day. A day to remember the more than 25 million people who have died of the virus, support the more than 33 million people living with HIV, raise awareness of the disease and end negative stigmas associated with the disease. World... -
TIME’s Alex Perry Casts a Wide Net in Global Fight Against Malaria
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No Comments“Poverty doesn’t just hurt the poor, it hurts everyone” ~ Alex Perry Last Thursday, several of my colleagues and I heard Alex Perry, TIME’s South African bureau chief, speak about the global fight against malaria. His talk was appropriately held at Seattle BioMed, where scientists... -
Nonprofit Campaign Spotlight: Shot@Life
Posted on October 11, 2011 | 1 CommentIt’s great to see non-profit organizations continuing to leverage social media to increase awareness and support for their efforts. One recent standout example is the UN Foundation’s recently-launched Shot@Life campaign. Check out the video below for a taste of what they’re about. Shot@Life is a... -
The Next 15 – Predicting the Future of Social Impact Communications
Posted on September 22, 2011 | No CommentsWhen I started working at Weber Shandwick Seattle 12 years ago, there was no Social Impact practice. While we worked with non-profits or philanthropy-related clients, it tended to be on small projects around big milestones or events. -
The Next 15 – Predicting the Future of Science Communications
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsFifteen years ago, the human genome had not yet been sequenced. It was 2001 before that milestone was reached and we could see the order of the 3 billion base pairs that determine so much of our destiny. And the beat goes on. By the end of 2011, Nature magazine predicts 30,000 individual human genomes will have been deciphered. -
The Next 15 – Predicting the Future of the Communications Industry
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 1 CommentThis year marks several anniversaries for the city of Seattle – the most talked about, of course, being the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair. It’s also the 15th anniversary of Weber Shandwick in Seattle, and I’m happy to say that I’ve been... -
Global Health Scene in Seattle: Malaria Gene Knockouts, Mojitos against Mosquitoes
Posted on July 28, 2011 | 4 CommentsWhen it comes to malaria, a disease that kills one child every 45 seconds, our city is buzzing with ideas as thick as the swarm of mosquitoes inside our local insectary. Located in the nonprofit research organization, Seattle BioMed, the insectary supplies mosquitoes for work...
