(MBM) Waltham Area Nonprofits Needed For Bentley PR Project

[Walter Bender]

Early Feb. would work for me. I am literally on the other side of the
world in late Jan.

-walter

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Caroline Meeks
<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
> Do we want to apply for this?  Walter would you have time to goto Bentley
> and meet with students?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: StephiesDad <jb at pipeline.com>
> Date: Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:06 PM
> Subject: (MBM) Waltham Area Nonprofits Needed For Bentley PR Project
> To: Mission-Based-Massachusetts at yahoogroups.com
>
>
> For the Spring 2009 semester (starts January 20), I will be teaching a
> public relations writing class at Bentley University in Waltham, MA as an
> Adjunct Instructor. This is my fifth year at Bentley.
>
> I add a "service learning" component to the course. As a final project,
> teams of students will be developing public relations a PR plan and some
> materials for small nonprofit organizations. I am currently seeking
> nonprofits in the Waltham area.
>
> In many ways, the students serve as consultants to the nonprofit. They're
> not regular volunteers for the organization - this is not free help passing
> out fliers or making phone calls.
>
> Here are a few guidelines and qualifications for interested organizations:
>
> 1. Legal U.S. nonprofit registration/designation is a requirement (501C3 is
> preferred).
>
> 2. Benefits delivered/felt on a local level is a big plus, but not an
> absolute requirement. Students like to help out close to home.
>
> 3. Grass roots/small organizations are preferred. One that has already "been
> discovered" by the media, received much coverage, or is already working with
> an ad agency or PR firm is not a great fit.
>
> 4. No religious/faith-based or political affiliation.
>
> 5. Many students don't have their own transportation, and work part-time, so
> the organization should be located near Bentley, and have an actual office.
> Travel/commute time is often a major issue - anything more than 15 minutes
> from campus is a turnoff, unless you're willing to come to campus to meet
> with the students instead.
>
> 6. A primary contact from the organization - preferably an officer - must be
> able to be part of a nonprofit panel in a late January or early February
> class session as part of the selection process.
>
> 7. The contact must be available to students a few times during the
> semester, and willing to participate in one class session for a formal
> presentation at the end of the semester (late April/early May). The
> nonprofit must also be willing to make a commitment to fast response time to
> student/team e-mails (within two business days). Students often don't keep
> traditional business hours. The ability to meet or communicate outside of
> 9-5, Monday thru Friday is a plus.
>
> If interested, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
>
> JB
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