Public Relations

The purpose of the DDAWNY Public Relations Committee is to provide networking opportunities for the public relations/marketing staff of DDAWNY member organizations and to provide support to DDAWNY Committees when requested. We also provide professional development opportunities to committee members

For more information or to join this Committee, please contact Chairperson Susan Barlow at Parent Network via Email at [email protected]

IMPORTANT EVENTS:

As you know, an important part of advocacy is building awareness around an issue. The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition is bringing together New York not-for-profit community-based organizations that support tens of thousands of people with developmental disabilities to advocate for Direct Support Professionals and other support staff to receive fair compensation for the vital work that they do.

We need every member of the developmental disability community to join our advocacy. A quick and effective way of doing this is by getting families, staff, self-advocates, volunteers, and organization leaders to join our social media and help expand our networks so that we can spread our message to the widest possible audience.

Please ask family members, staff, self-advocates, volunteers, and organization leaders to join us by doing three simple things:

1. Send an email to all of the audiences listed above and ask them to ‘Like’ thebFair2DirectCare Facebook Page and ‘Follow’ the bFair2DirectCare Twitter account. (click here to download entire message including templates)

2. Post to your organization’s social media accounts, asking your social media network to ‘Like’ the bFair2DirectCare Facebook Page and ‘Follow’ the bFair2DirectCare Twitter account.

3. Interact with the bFair2DirectCare social media accounts by liking, sharing and commenting on posts and tweets! … Please visit and interact with our social media accounts several times each week.

Click Here to download toolkit materials including draft e–mails that you can send to your employees and families, as well as social media posts that you can share on your organiza tion’s social media accounts. Feel free to use these drafts as is, or tailor them to your liking

New To Social Media?

Experienced But Need Advanced Training?

DDAWNY members (or your designated staff representatives) are being offered the opportunity to participate in social media training. Sessions for beginners or more advanced users will be offered via videoconference in Rochester and Buffalo on the following dates:

Social Media 101: being offered on 8/1 and 8/9 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Social Media 201: being offered on 8/2 and 8/10 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Note: Trainings are all individual sessions. These are not two day trainings. You may register for one or both classes.

Click Here To Register for Social Media Training

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS:

Download the DDAWNY Consent to Photograph

2018 Meetings:

Please note that the June meeting date has been changed to Tuesday, June 19th at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be at Insights, 2495 Main Street, Suite #557, 14214, Buffalo, NY. The main entrance is located in the back of the building on Halbert Street. There is a visitor lot, but you are advised to arrive early as parking can sometimes be tricky. If you don’t find parking call/text 716-308-6208 so they can accommodate you.

Enter the building and take the elevator to the fifth floor. Turn right and the office is located at the end of the hallway in suite #557 (before the next turn, the hallway is labeled incorrectly).

Looking forward to seeing you on June 19th at 1 PM!

Please RSVP to Peg , 716-332-4170, if you plan to attend.

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