News Archive
03.10.2008
Galvin: Sad Socket Says "Help Me"
According to “Sad Socket,” it is time for Americans to plug into a new electric power system. ...more >>
02.21.2008
Galvin: Regulators and Utilities — "Just Do It"
To meet future power demand and provide quality, reliable electricity to American homes and businesses, policymakers and state regulators need to change the way electric power utilities do business now, Kurt Yeager, executive director of the Galvin Electr ...more >>
01.06.2008
CHSE: Congress Must Address NCLB in '08
Marc Moral of the National Urban League and John Trasviña of MALDEF, co-authored an op ed which ran in Sunday’s (1/6/08) San Francisco Chronicle on behalf of the Campaign for High School Equity, calling on Congress to reauthorize NCLB in 2008. ...more >>
12.31.2007
Vanguard: New Clients, Familiar Goals
Vanguard Communications today announced the addition of nine new organizations to its client roster in the latter half of 2007 that continue to build on its mission of advocacy communications. ...more >>
12.06.2007
CHSE: NCLB Must Meet HS Students' Needs
The Campaign for High School Equity, the only coalition of leading civil rights groups to focus on high school education reform, today sent an urgent message to Congress: An improved version of The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) must be reauthorized in 2 ...more >>
12.05.2007
"The Story of Stuff" Challenges Consumerism
New Online Film Details Costs and Consequences of Consumer Culture ...more >>
12.03.2007
Leading Civil Rights Groups Push to Strengthen the NCLB Act
Coalition to Show How High School Accountability Narrows the Education Gap for Underserved Students ...more >>
10.24.2007
APA: Stress a Major Health Problem
One-third of Americans are living with extreme stress and nearly half of Americans (48 percent) believe that their stress has increased over the past five years. ...more >>
10.23.2007
4-H: YD Programs Build Stronger Communities
The more time youth spend participating in youth development programs like 4-H, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Boys & Girls Clubs, the more likely they are to experience positive youth development and contribute to their communities, ...more >>
10.10.2007
NCB Capital Impact Awarded $100 Million
NCB Capital Impact today announced that it will receive a third New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), bringing its total NMTC allocations to $229 million. ...more >>
09.19.2007
Gates: Innovative Schools Help Hispanics Succeed
Five innovative school programs in underserved communities across the country are helping low-income minority students succeed in high school and prepare for college and career. ...more >>
09.09.2007
Farm Aid: 2007 Festival Links Farm and NYC
Artists performing at Farm Aid 2007: A HOMEGROWN Festival called on concertgoers and urban Americans to seek out family farm food. Farm Aid hosted a music and good food festival on Randall’s Island with a full day of music from over 20 artists ...more >>
08.28.2007
Free Range Studios Launches Farm Bill Food Battle
“The Farm Bill Food Battle,” the most recent socially conscious online film by Free Range Studios, went live today at www.foodbattle.org and shared an important message with its viewers: Americans will pay a high price if the junk food industry continues ...more >>
08.09.2007
Farm Aid Announces 2007 NYC Lineup
Farm Aid today announced the details of the lineup for its first concert event in New York. Artists representing a variety of genres are slated to join Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews ...more >>
07.27.2007
Ed in 08: Education Leading Issue for Latinos
A new poll released today shows that a candidate’s position on education will have a greater impact on Latino voters than their positions on any other issue – including immigration and health care. ...more >>
06.13.2007
NEW HAMPSHIRE COALITION CALLS FOR CANDIDATE COMMITMENTS ON CLIMATE ACTION
The Carbon Coalition issued a challenge from the New Hampshire legislative office building to the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates today, calling on each candidate to development a comprehensive climate change action plan. ...more >>
06.12.2007
NCB Capital Impact Releases Home Base: The Playbook for Cooperative Development
NCB Capital Impact recently released its newest education guide, supporting its mission to ensure economic opportunities for underserved committees. ...more >>
06.11.2007
Farm Aid Concert Heads to NYC
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg welcomed Farm Aid co-founders Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp to New York as the pair announced Farm Aid 2007: A HOMEGROWN Festival that will feature an all-star, day-long concert event at Randall’s Island Sunday, September 9. ...more >>
05.23.2007
NH Voters Demand Climate Change Policy
Sanbornton, N.H., became the 164th town in the state to pass the New Hampshire Climate Resolution, casting the final votes in what grew into a statewide effort to call on presidential candidates to make reducing greenhouse gas emissions a policy priority. ...more >>
05.08.2007
Mental Health Focus of Hill Briefing
A coalition of national mental health, counseling and education organizations that are committed to increasing access to comprehensive children’s mental health services today hosted its second annual Capitol Hill briefing ... ...more >>
04.26.2007
PRC Launches Online Paralysis Resource
More than 37 percent of Hispanics have a personal connection to paralysis, yet more than half are unaware of the resources available in their community, according to a study conducted by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. ...more >>
04.05.2007
Reuters Cites AAFA Allergy Capitals
According to the foundation (AAFA), allergies (hay fever) are the fifth leading chronic disease, costing an estimated $7 billion a year in medication costs, office visits and lost work days. ...more >>
04.03.2007
NCB Capital Impact Awarded $400,000
NCB Capital Impact today announced that it was awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to promote the development of new housing cooperatives and to fund research that will provide valuable insight on effective housing models for working families. ...more >>
03.22.2007
145 NH Towns for Climate Change Policy
A historic town meeting vote last week saw thousands of New Hampshire citizens pass a resolution calling on presidential candidates and Congress to make reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing alternative energy policy priorities in 2008. ...more >>
03.22.2007
Galvin Initiative Offers Energy Saving Tips
New products that make reducing power bills and conserving energy as easy as managing cell phone minutes will allow consumers to control the cost and amount of their energy use, according to a report released by the Galvin Electricity Initiative. ...more >>
03.17.2007
NCB Capital Impact Supports D.C. Co-ops
NCB Capital Impact today hosted its first-ever clinic to identify strategies for successfully managing and marketing affordable housing cooperatives (AHC) in Washington, D.C. ...more >>
03.14.2007
86 NH Towns Vote Yes on Resolution
This week New Hampshire voters are sending a strong message to the 2008 presidential candidate of both parties — it’s time to make climate change a national priority. ...more >>
03.05.2007
APA Honors Psychologically Healthy Orgs
Successful organizations know that taking care of their employees is not only the right thing to do; it also makes good business sense. Some U.S. employers are already demonstrating that investing in employee health and well-being leads to business . ...more >>
03.05.2007
NH Grassroots Focus on Climate Change
With town meetings a week away in which local residents in 180 communities will decide on a resolution to address global warming, the co-chairs of the Carbon Coalition today released recent polling information from New Hampshire. ...more >>
02.27.2007
Galvin Initiative Identifies Innovations in Energy Tech
The hottest sector in the technology market over the next decade will be products that make reducing power bills and conserving energy as easy as managing cell phone minutes, a report released today by the Galvin Electricity Initiative found. ...more >>
02.02.2007
Vanguard's Creative Work Wins Acclaim
Vanguard Communications, a full-service public relations firm, won acclaim from three awards programs for its creative efforts in the fourth quarter of 2006. ...more >>
01.28.2007
WaPo Quotes Galvin Initiative on Dominion Power
Simply improving the technology of existing lines, for instance, can improve their carrying capacity by between 30 percent and 50 percent, said Kurt Yeager, executive director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, a policy research group. ...more >>
12.14.2006
GMA Cites APA Holiday Stress Study
Shopping, cooking, cleaning, decorating. … More shopping. Not surprisingly, many people are stressed out by all they have to get done this time of year, according to a new study by the American Psychological Association. ...more >>
12.08.2006
Vanguard Joins Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
Vanguard Communications Joins Reeve Paralysis Resource Center on Hispanic Outreach Campaign ...more >>
11.27.2006
Autism Legislation Draws Attention to Adults
Lee Grossman, president and CEO of the Autism Society of America, is quoted by Newsweek discussing legislation and its impact on families and individuals living with autism. ...more >>
10.26.2006
Dramatic Changes Needed in Power System
The electric power system of 2025 will have to fuel everything from robotic home security guards to “tele-emersion” — a next generation concept for telecommuting that mimics physical presence at a distance — according to a report released today by th ...more >>
10.05.2006
Hispanics Deal with Stress in Good Ways
A national survey released today reveals that Hispanics engage in healthy behaviors to manage stress, such as exercising and seeking support from family and friends, more than the general U.S. population, but that stress is still a major health conce ...more >>
09.30.2006
Farm Aid 2006 Focuses on Good Food for All
Artists performing at Farm Aid 2006 Presented by Silk Soymilk urged the sold-out crowd to buy family farm foods and to support Farm Aid. Farm Aid leads a growing movement that is helping more people gain access to good food. ...more >>
09.11.2006
Power System Still Vulnerable After 9-11
Five years after the devastation of September 11th, experts say the nation’s electric power infrastructure remains as vulnerable as ever to an attack that could cripple the economy and cost countless American lives. ...more >>
08.30.2006
FARM AID Adds Artists to Diverse Lineup
Farm Aid today announced artist additions to the lineup at its annual benefit concert. Artists representing a variety of genres are slated to join Farm Aid president and founder Willie Nelson and board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Mat ...more >>
08.24.2006
SAMHSA Honors Hollywood at Voice Awards
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) honored television, film and radio writers and producers last night at the second annual Voice Awards, hosted by Mariel Hemingway, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. ...more >>
08.04.2006
ASA Applauds Combating Autism Act
The Autism Society of America (ASA) praises the United States Senate today for passing S. 843, the Combating Autism Act. ...more >>
07.28.2006
Vanguard Joins Autism Campaign
D.C.-based Vanguard Communications today announced that it will begin work with the Autism Society of America (ASA) to create and implement a national public education and awareness-building initiative. ...more >>
07.25.2006
Galvin Initiative Speaks Out on Blackouts
Interview Alert: As hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to suffer without electricity, leaders of an initiative to transform the power system have answers to prevent a future of high-cost, unreliable and inefficient electric service. ...more >>
07.20.2006
ASA Applauds Combating Autism Act
The Autism Society of America (ASA) today offered its thanks and congratulations to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP Committee) for its passage of S. 843, the Combating Autism Act. ...more >>
07.18.2006
COLAGE Offers Grants to Katrina Survivors
COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) has extended its support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) –headed families affected by Hurricane Katrina beyond New Orleans. ...more >>
07.14.2006
Cultural relevance key in Hispanic media,
The belief that all immigrant groups eventually become acculturated into the mainstream is being tested as second-, third-, and fourth-generation Hispanic Americans adopt English as their language of choice, while still identifying themselves as Lati ...more >>
07.06.2006
Farm Aid Concert Heads to Philadelphia
Farm Aid co-founder Neil Young today announced that the nation’s leading family farm advocacy organization will bring its annual benefit concert to The Tweeter Center on the Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey. ...more >>
06.09.2006
Vanguard Wins at the NAGC Awards
Vanguard Communications, a DC-based full-service public relations firm, won big at the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) awards this past week, receiving one Gold Screen and two Blue Pencils. ...more >>
05.26.2006
Vanguard Named
So what makes Vanguard so smart? In short, the benefits for working parents. Vanguard offers flex time and telecommuting, with approval, plus some unusual maternity-leave benefits. ...more >>
05.24.2006
DC Chefs Join Farm Aid
On Saturday, June 24th, Farm Aid will host its second annual gourmet picnic and fundraising event at one of D.C.’s finest dining establishments, Equinox Restaurant. Fresh from the Family Farm, a good-food extravaganza hosted by local restaurateurs To ...more >>
05.12.2006
Vanguard Recognized at Webby Awards
The online talents of Vanguard Communications received high accolades recently when the Webby Awards, the leading international honor for Web sites, distinguished two of its projects as Official Honorees. ...more >>
05.05.2006
CDC confirms high-end rate of U.S. autism
Lee Grossman, president of the Autism Society of America, said the numbers will help gain funds for research and services for autistic children and adults. ...more >>
04.14.2006
Farm Aid Responds to Texas Wildfires
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Farm Aid today announced that it granted Family Farm Disaster Fund resources to support Texas family farmers and ranchers hard hit by wildfires. ...more >>
04.04.2006
WaPo, Vanguard is on the List
Staffers work at home or get every other Friday off in the summer. Part-timers receive full benefits. Mothers and fathers get paid baby leaves. They return to lactation rooms, kid rooms and babies sleeping in offices. ...more >>
03.30.2006
The Meatrix II: Revolting Goes Live
The Meatrix II: Revolting went live today at www.themeatrix2.com, bringing an important message to food buyers nationwide — manure and deceit might just lurk beneath the packaging of dairy products in your shopping cart. ...more >>
03.27.2006
VC in PRWeek for Latino Outreach
Media outreach efforts for the National Council on Folic Acid secure a segment on CNN en Español Radio, January 5 to 6, 10 to 11 ...more >>
03.16.2006
Farm Aid Mad Cow Alert: Keep Food Safe
In the wake of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement Monday confirming a third case of mad cow, Farm Aid today released tips to help consumers make decisions when purchasing beef that will ensure the meat they select is safe ...more >>
03.15.2006
Working Mother's 25 Best Small Companies
Hispanic-woman owned Vanguard Communications is recognized as one of the 2006 Working Mother Best Small Companies in the April issue of the magazine. ...more >>
03.02.2006
SAMHSA ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL “VOICE AWARDS”
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today announced that the second annual Voice Awards will take place on August 23 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. ...more >>
02.24.2006
Vanguard Named 2006 PR Week Awards Finalist
Hispanic woman-owned Vanguard Communications was named a PR Week Awards finalist this week in the category of “Nonprofit Campaign of the Year.” Vanguard, in partnership with Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR), was recognized for their ent ...more >>
02.23.2006
Americans Engage in Unhealthy Behaviors to Manage Stress, Says APA
Americans deal with stress in ways that can damage their mind/body health, according to a new national survey on stress conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) ...more >>
01.01.2006
Vanguard Hires Former Hill Staffer
Caren Benjamin, a former journalist and staffer for U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), has joined D.C.-based public relations and social marketing firm Vanguard Communications, as account supervisor ...more >>