I sure enjoyed presenting for the NC Conservation Network’s “Rainmakers” program last week. As promised, here are PDF versions of the presentations.

• Water Words That Work Overview
• The Water Words That Work “Environmental Message Method”
• More Than A Message: Planning a Campaign for Results You Can Measure

Click this link f you are interested in using the Due Diligence Test Panel to evaluate your upcoming end of year appeals:

Environmental Message Testing Service

Good luck!

Biodiversity Project and the 30+ member Mississippi River Network: Headwaters to Gulf (MRN), is looking to hire a Mississippi River Policy Manager for a 2-year contract to work on the coalition’s policy agenda. The MRN is a collaborative effort of 35 organizations who have joined together to protect and restore the Mississippi River. The MRN has several initiatives: 1. a public communications campaign, 2. improved and amended policies that restore and protect the river and 3. promoting communication and collaboration among the MRN partner organizations.

Environmental Communication and Policy job at Biodiversity Project

The Chesapeake Bay Trust (a client of Water Words That Work) has two openings for communications folks: A senior, director-level position and a more junior, associate level position.

Development and Communications Director: The DDC will be responsible for keeping the organization focused on accomplishing an ambitious resource development plan, with a goal of doubling revenue by 2015. This person will also work with the Trust’s leadership team to design and implement a comprehensive communication’s plan, elements of which include outreach about grant opportunities, reporting about the accomplishments of the Trust and its grantees, and social marketing aimed at increasing Bay stewardship.

Click the link to download the environmental communications director position description.

Communications Associate. The Communications Associate will play an important role in communicating the Trust’s mission and activities to diverse and growing audiences. Focus areas include: web content creation and management, newsletter production, email outreach to constituents, media outreach, mailing and email list management, desktop publishing, graphic design, and coordination and staffing of outreach events.

Click the link to download the environmental communications associate position description.

Good luck!

Athens, Georgia is a lovely college town and there are some fine folks living and working there. And you can live there, too, if you are fortunate enough to land the job as the Stormwater Program Education Specialist for the city of Athens and Clarke County!

Here are a few of the duties this person will have:

• Prepares and distributes news releases; coordinates photo opportunities/feature stories.
• Supervises/creates logos, images, and signage for the program.
• Creates advertising for print media and PSA spots for radio TV, internet, and other media outlets.
• Coordinates school education programs.

They’re looking for a candidate with a background in public relations, journalism, marketing, telecommunications, or related discipline with one year of journalism, public relations, marketing, or education. The salary is just shy of $40k, which goes a long way in that part of Georgia.

Click the link below to learn more. Good luck!
Environmental Awareness Job Description.