Weber Shandwick has picked up a six-figure assignment from the United Nations to mount a campaign for the second State of the World’s Volunteerism Report, a global follow-up to the world body's landmark 2011 report.
The UN unveiled the first such report in December 2011 in New York and across 80 countries to foster better understanding of civic volunteerism and outline ways it can be advanced into the future to stem a decline in trust in governing institutions.
Germany-based United Nations Volunteers, the UN agency focused on using volunteerism to tackle development issues, released an RFP in November for the global assignment to promote the new report, slated for release in April 2015. PR work in New York, Germany, as well as Asia, Africa and Central/South America is expected.
Weber Shandwick's London office will lead the $146K PR contract to launch the report.
Edelman is providing communications support to Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries under an agreement capped at $97,100 per month.
Ballard Partners has recruited State Department veteran Matt Bryza as a senior policy advisor.
Teneo has extended its contract with the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation for an additional four months to July 31, adding another $1.8M in fees to the New York firm’s coffers.
The Syrian Kurdish militia recruits Jim Dornan Strategies to press Congress for continued support in their battle against ISIS and Syrian president Bashar Assad.
The Government of Hungary has hired Strategic Improvisation Inc. to generate positive media coverage and combat negative press coverage of the Central European country. (6 reader comments)
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