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Share All eyes in Washington were glued to a House subcommittee hearing last Friday. Members noted as the proceedings began that it was probably the most attention paid to the body by the public and the media since Bill Clinton’s impeachment. They owed it all to Comedy Central funny-man, Stephen Colbert, who was invited by [...] September 29th, 2010 | Tags: agriculture, celebrity, communication, Congress, farming, House Judiciary Committee, immigration, John Conyers, Policy Communications, spokesperson, Stephen Colbert, Take Our Jobs, United Farm Workers, Zoe Lofgren | Categories: Event Planning, Integrated Media Services, Policy Communications
2 comments | Share: Share This post is part of our series of contributions for Social Good Day. If you’re a “Mad Men” addict, you know that Don Draper’s daughter is having some trouble adjusting to her parents’ divorce. If the girl had broken her arm, either parent would have been able to spring into action to get her help. [...] September 23rd, 2010 | Tags: children, Don Draper, families, Mad Men, mental health, Social Good Day, systems of care | Categories: Social Issues, Social Marketing
One comment | Share: Share The Great Recession has revealed a great deal of weaknesses in the American economy. Over the past few years, we have watched as unsustainable industries collapsed, one after another, resulting in part from putting control of a far-reaching industry in the hands of just a few. And yet, the industry that supports our most [...] September 23rd, 2010 | Tags: economy, family farms, Farm Aid, farming, food, jobs, Social Good Day, unemployment | Categories: Policy Communications, Social Issues, Social Marketing
Leave a comment | Share: Share When GE’s smart grid scarecrow ad appeared during last year’s Super Bowl, viewers must have been startled to see a company paying big money for commercial about electricity. Is giving the electricity system a “brain” important enough to spend millions on a 30-second ad? Unfortunately, it is. Grid modernization advocates have taken to the Web [...] September 23rd, 2010 | Tags: Al Gore, carbon footprint, electricity, electricity grid, Galvin Electricity Initiative, GE, grid modernization, Integrated Media Services, microgrid, online communications, Pickens Plan, smart grid, social good, Social Good Day | Categories: Policy Communications, Social Issues, Social Marketing
Leave a comment | Share: Share This post is a part of our series of contributions for Social Good Day. Type “health challenges facing the U.S.” into your favorite search engine. I imagine that the results won’t be all too surprising. You’ll find stories about what’s coming next as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is implemented. You’ll read about the burden that preventable chronic [...] September 23rd, 2010 | Tags: behavioral health, blogging, diabetes, health, mental health, obesity, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Social Good Day, stigma | Categories: Social Issues, Social Marketing
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