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The Innovative Federal Government

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Last week’s Social Media Week #SocialGov 2013 Summit featured representatives from a broad array of government agencies who are using social media in unique ways. While we all know that social media can promote and enhance a brand and reach audiences, some government agencies are also using it to fulfill program goals.

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Super Bowl XLVII: Blackouts and Basics

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For many of us, the story of the night wasn’t Ray Lewis or even the Harbaugh Super Bowl — it was the Superdome blackout. One minute we were watching the game; the next, we were watching a dark field and could no longer hear the announcers. For thirty-four long minutes, viewers and players waited for the [...]

Remembering a Vanguard Friend: Tricialouise Gurley Millard

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In Memoriam
Tricialouise Gurley Millard
December 17, 1981 – August 3, 2012

Tricialouise Millard (Gurley)

The Vanguard team lost a very special friend last weekend. Tricialouise Gurley Millard was a dynamic, dedicated, enthusiastic change-maker for youth in the mental health field. Tricia embraced communication as one way to increase youth participation in decisions about their own mental health [...]

InSites for PR Graduates: Start Small for Big, Fulfilling Returns

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Class of 2012 communicators — I salute you! You chose a major in communications to find meaning in messaging, betterment in branding, opportunities in outreach — and now it’s time to get a job — to fill out forms, update your LinkedIn profile and search for communications and PR jobs.

Source: http://longislandvolunteercenter.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/long-island-volunteer-center-urges-all-long-islanders-to-get-involved-and-make-a-difference-during-national-volunteer-week-april-15-21-2012/

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Washington, D.C.—This Is My Town

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Capitol Building by Dave Newman (newmanchu), on Flickr

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 I got up with the sun and went walking across my beloved Capitol Hill with two of my dear friends as we did most mornings. We would solve the problems of the world during our walks — or at [...]