05 Sep Contest Grants Eleven Charities Free Public Relations Services

Public Relations Firm Announces ‘Back to School Charity Adoption’ Contest to Help Charities in Need

Nonprofit organizations are the ones making an extra special difference in the lives of many, whether it’s ensuring home-bound senior citizens have enough food to eat, or women are protected in the case of domestic violence, to people making unique toys for children in a cancer ward. The people who are part of these organizations work tirelessly and often with insufficient resources.

So, how will these organizations that are bettering the lives of so many and significantly get their message heard? According to Jennifer Vickery, president and CEO of National Strategies Public Relations (NSPR), it will take the help and charity of businesses with essential resources—a commitment she is willing (and eager) to make.

“Now more than ever, charities need our help. Whether it’s communicating their message, sharing their successes or encouraging financial giving within the community, other local businesses in a position to do so need to volunteer to help,” said Vickery.

And Vickery is taking the first step in doing so as she announces her firm’s new “Back to School Charity Adoption” program which will provide 11 different charities (one a month) a month of free media relations support throughout 2018/2019.

The program kicks off this month with a “call for entries.” NSPR is inviting charities to send a short essay (500 words or less) explaining why their organization needs free public relations support by September 15, 2018. The NSPR Board of Directors will review all submissions and select 11 charities to champion over the course of the year. The winning charities will be announced on September 30, 2018 and the month of services are chosen at random.

In addition to their selected month, all year long they will be a part of an exclusive learning opportunity in which NSPR will teach a course curriculum of practical public relations tools and techniques for them to implement.

All charities interested in participating in the “Charity Adoption” program must:

1.    Submit a maximum 500-word essay to charityadoption@nspublicrelations.com by midnight on September 15;

2.    Have official status of 501c3;

3.    Be located in the United States.

“At NSPR, we feel strongly about giving back to the communities in which we live and work,” said Jay Wilson, vice president for communications. “This charity adoption is an important way we will work to make a difference for others in the coming year.”

About National Strategies Public Relations: National Strategies Public Relations (NSPR) is an award-winning national public relations agency based in Tampa, Florida. The agency has been named one of the Top PR Firms for more than six years from the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The agency serves a variety of PR services for several industries including but not limited to healthcare, finance, information technology, cybersecurity, hospitality, nonprofit, construction and more. For more information, visit nspublicrelations.com or call (813) 865-3093.