The 2007 Cause Marketing Forum Conference

Once a year the masters of cause marketing share their secrets

The 5th Annual Cause Marketing Forum
will take place May 16 – 18
at
The Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York

The CMF Conference has sold out four years running. Don’t miss out.

• See the 2007 Conference Program
• See our Pre- and Post-Conference Workshops
• Learn about the Race Fundraising Conference
• Register Online
• Mail in or fax registration

Business and nonprofit executives – Supercharge your cause marketing efforts with crucial advice from the pros. Get real world guidance on such key issues as how to:

1. Communicate your CSR
2. Create strong partnerships and avoid damaging alliances
3. Manage your cause brand
4. Leverage celebrity involvement
5. Measure program impact

More information will be posted as it is available at:
www.marketingpower.com

Who should attend:

Information about the 2006 Conference:
http://www.marketingpower.com/aevent_event24809.php

Kansas City Area nonprofits honored for excellence in communications
Shoestring Creative Group & NonprofitPR.com were proud to be among the sponsors of this event.

Twenty-nine awards honoring excellence in nonprofit communications were presented Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at the 4th Annual Philly Awards celebration at the Westin Crown Center Hotel. Sponsoring organizations were the Nonprofit Communications Network and the Council on Philanthropy.

“Best of Show” went to Gift of Life for an invitation to a fund-raising event entitled “Go, See, Do.”

First-place awards in the “under $1 million” category (for nonprofits whose organizational budget is less than $1 million):

• Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City (annual reports)
• Rosedale Development Association (informational brochures)
• Gift of Life (invitation/special event publications)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City (membership/fundraising appeals)
• Midwest Center for Holocaust Education (newsletters)
• Higher M-PACT (video presentations)
• Gift of Life (Web sites)

First-place awards in the “more than $1 million” category:

• American Jazz Museum (annual reports)
• Kansas City Art Institute (informational brochures)
• Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (invitation/special-event publications)
• Kansas City Free Health Clinic and No More Homeless Pets (membership/fundraising appeals)
• Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (newsletters)
• Salvation Army (video presentations)
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Web sites).

Second-place awards in the “under $1 million” category:

• Shawnee Mission Education Foundation (annual reports)
• Arts in Prison, Inc. (informational brochures)
• Child Abuse Prevention Association (invitation/special-event publications)
• Animal Haven (membership/fundraising appeals)
• Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City (newsletters)
• Gift of Life (video prsentations)
• JZckson County CASA (Web sites)

Second-place awards in the “more than $1 million” category:

• Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (annual reports)
• WaterPartners International (informational brochures)
• DeLaSalle Education Center (invitation/special-event publications)
• Unity (membership/fundraising appeals)
• PKD Foundation (newsletters)
• People to People International (video presentations)
• Harvesters-The Community Food Network (Web sites)

Presenting the awards were Susan Melton, president of the Council on Philanthropy, and Jody Ladd Craig, president of the Nonprofit Communications Network. Winning projects were selected from among 141 entries, up nearly 44 percent from last year’s event.

Keynote speaker for the event was Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star, who provided an overview of trends in the media.

Congratulations to all the winners!