Douglas, who received the Crystal Award five years ago, said then that he and others wanted to use their fame to raise awareness of issues close to their heart.
Producers have been able to use this digital story telling format to effectively communicate their opinions, raise awareness about rights and beliefs and even mediate social change within their communities.
They have also sought support from political officials in Georgia in an effort to raise awareness for their cause.
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This year she ran an ad campaign on public buses and taxis in major US cities to raise public awareness of their plight.
With marketing spend down in the music industry due to lower album sales, more artists than ever are partnering with well-known brands to raise awareness of their upcoming projects.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their work to raise awareness about global warming.
To counter this and to raise public awareness, students stage exhibitions of their work.
One of the ways Sir Richard's hopes to raise awareness and reduce stigma is through their marketing strategy.
It says the government could do more to raise awareness of how people can reduce their cancer risk.
The main objectives are to explore how universities could benefit from incorporating conflict transformation and intercultural dialogue studies and skills into their academic curriculum, and to raise awareness of the importance of practical peace building skills in education.
Officers from Cumbria Police will be touring more than 20 schools to raise awareness of the issue with pupils and their parents.
The gig on 6 March has been organised by the Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation and will be hosted by House The House, a parliamentary charity which encourages 16-to-25 year dance enthusiasts to get more involved in their communities through grassroots initiatives and to raise awareness for local music projects.
With Pradaxa, which is already on the market, the advertising has already begun, with an awareness campaign by Susan Lucci (her husband as a fib) that started before the drug was approved. (Companies are allowed to raise awareness about disease before they can market their own drugs.) With competition approaching, Pradaxa maker Boerhinger Ingelheim has no choice but to get the word out fast.
While feedback, comments, and social media responses have indicated that my reporting was helping raise awareness and compelling professionals to think about their choices, I realized along the way that what we needed was a reference guide, a encyclopedia of sorts, a how-to of practical tips from executives at large corporations with experience influencing change, leading behavior change and staying patient when the profits vs.
The aim of the parental meetings is to raise awareness before the two groups meet to watch their children's final performance.
"A law is a law -- it might not be like it's working immediately, but it's got staying power, " says White, adding that more needs to be done to raise awareness about the reforms and to inform widows of their rights.
"We want to raise universal awareness about people respecting the privacy of others and safeguarding their data, " said Michael Kaiser, NSCA's executive director.
Both writers make good points, but their arguments shouldn't be used to condemn efforts to raise awareness about pressing social issues.
While gamification has helped many brands simply reach a deeper level of engagement with their customers, it bears consideration that games may educate, raise public awareness, and help change mission-critical behavior for many.
Prior to the opening of the WCIT conference, for example, Google organized a campaign to raise awareness of the secret negotiations and to encourage users to express their disappointment with both the process and substance of the treaty revisions.
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In the 21st century, the most successful learning occurs when we give African communities, practitioners and leaders we work with the megaphone to share their ideas, thoughts, opinions and concerns and raise the level of awareness, understanding and debate about Africa here in the United States.
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He strongly believes private organisations will help raise awareness and hopefully discover or design some technology which will help future teams reach their goal of landing on Mars.
"For a long time, work to raise awareness of sexual violence has focused on the need for women to take responsibility for their personal safety, " she said.
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