The CHARITY COMMUNICATIONS conference is the result of a unique partnership of organisations which aim to deliver together an event that is both 'of' and 'for' the charity and campaigning sectors.

It is YOUR conference!

The following partners are working hard to deliver an event that meets your needs. We all look forward to hearing your thoughts on the programme, either directly or via the talkboard.

 
CharityComms

CharityComms is the new professional body for communications staff and volunteers working in large and small charities, non-governmental organisations and other related bodies in the UK.

Founded by communications specialists working in the sector, CharityComms is for people in all areas of charity sector communications, including internal communications, publishing, media relations, marketing, new media, campaigning and public affairs, as well as reputation and crisis management.

 
Our mission is to:

• Provide a voice for the interest of not-for-profit communications both within individual organisations and within the sector

• Act as a catalyst for the development of new communication techniques

• Provide a platform for a debate on issues that affect charity communications

• Offer a forum for networking across the sector

• Ensure that good practice is shared among members

• Encourage continuing professional development (CPD) in order to raise communications standards

• Provide advice and guidelines to charity communicators

• Create benchmarks and standards for charity communicators

 
Charity communications are integral to each charity’s work for a better world. CharityComms aims to define the communications discipline within our sector and become a reputable body with responsibility for setting standards. Many other professions within the charity sector now have their own qualifications and professional development standards. We believe that these are needed for communicators in charities as well.

Visit www.charitycomms.org.uk

Media Trust

We harness the skills, resources and creativity of the media industry to help voluntary organisations and charities make a difference to people’s lives.

About the charities and communities we work with

There are more than 500,000 voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises across the UK. Each year, Media Trust provides thousands of them with communications resources ranging from training and production to the distribution and broadcast of their stories and news. With our help, they are able to reach and make a positive difference to some of the UK’s most isolated and disadvantaged communities.

About our media relationships

We offer the media and communications industry the opportunity to get involved in communities and charitable causes, meet their corporate social responsibility objectives, develop their skills on interesting projects, and be inspired by making a difference to people’s lives.

Our services

Media and communications training:

Experienced professionals give their time and expertise to help run more than 120 seminars and practical workshops a year, including sessions that can be tailored to your specific needs.

 
Media matching

We bring together media and communications professionals who volunteer their time and expertise, with charities and voluntary organisations that want to improve their communications.

 
Productions

Top TV talents work with us at charitable rates to produce award-winning films, broadcast series, advertisements, interactive CD ROMs, DVDs and media-rich web content.

 
Community Channel

Nearly 1.5 million people tune in every month to the UK’s only digital television and online platform dedicated to telling the stories at the heart of your community, charity or cause. We broadcast 24 hours a day on Sky 539 and Virgin 233 and from 6am to 9am on Freeview 87. www.communitychannel.org

 
Campaigns

We work with our corporate members to deliver fully integrated marketing and communications campaigns for charities and voluntary organisations across the UK, with a clear understanding of the unique communication challenges that the sector faces.

 
Community Newswire

We offer a free service dedicated to getting stories of charities and community groups onto the desks of journalists in newspapers, radio and television channels and websites across the UK, in a format that they know and trust.

 
Youth media

We work with organisations that work with young people to give them the tools, support and platforms to tell their stories.

www.mediatrust.org

Facebook Third Sector PR and Communications Network

The PR and Communication network on facebook is a forum for anyone working, or looking to work, within the third sector PR and Communications industry.

With over 500 UK and international members – including journalists, charity PRO's, agencies, recruitment specialists, and media professionals – it offers not-for-profit facebookers a comprehensive space to network, share knowledge and resources, and look for new job opportunities.

NB: The PR and Communications network is a sector-wide networking group, and is not affiliated to Third Sector, the industry magazine published by Haymarket.

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The CHARITY COMMUNICATIONS conferences are produced and delivered by:

ngo.media

ngo.media is a communications consultancy that specialises in tailored communications solutions for the charity, voluntary and campaigning sectors. From contract publishing, copywriting and design, to strategic planning and media training, we help socially driven organisations to communicate better. Our portfolio includes the production of newsletters and websites, annual reviews, brochures, guides and case studies.

Every ngo.media team member is a specialist in the third sector. We specialise in helping some of the most vulnerable people in society to tell their stories, and have experience working with children and young people, people with complex disabilities and with older people. Clients include some of the sectors' leading organisations, including Help the Aged, WaterAid, Christian Aid, Friends of the Earth, Crisis, John Grooms and Macmillan Cancer Support.

ngo.media is also the publisher of The Ethical Careers Guide, the website ethicalcareers.org, and producer, on behalf of the Voluntary Sector Workforce Hub, of the charity careers guide Working for a Better World.

Contact: Gideon Burrows
T: 020 8133 0157
E: enquiries@ngomedia.org.uk
www.ngomedia.org.uk

Society Media

Society Media is a leading contract publisher and communications agency for organisations pursuing incredible goals. This includes voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises, statutory agencies, regeneration partnerships, housing associations and private businesses striving for positive change. Based in Bethnal Green, east London, the company has a talented network of editors, journalists, designers, printers, photographers, illustrators, branding professionals, website developers and media relations consultants. Together, this network is brimming with ideas to ensure it meets all its clients' communication needs. We publish magazines, books and reports, forge brands and identities, build websites, develop media campaigns and produce marketing materials.

Clients include the Social Enterprise Coalition, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the Scarman Trust, the Community Transport Association, the Small Business Service, NatWest & The Royal Bank of Scotland, the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University, the Department of Trade & Industry and Social Enterprise magazine. An up-to-date portfolio can be found at www.societymedia.co.uk.

Contact: Henry Palmer or Tim West
T: 020 8981 7623
E: info@societymedia.co.uk
www.societymedia.co.uk

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