2018 Conference Location an Easy Drive for Virginians Bethlehem is rich in history and stories and during the 2018 NFPW Communications Conference you’ll learn how to tell and share stories. Along the way, you may make some stories of your own. History, music, journalism and art – we have something for everyone, and we can’t wait for you to join us! You can get to...
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Next year’s NFPW conference will be held in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, an easy drive for VPC members. Here’s what some of our members had to say about the NFPW conference in Birmingham, Alabama. “I kicked off conference with the pretour, which was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and get energized,” said Cynthia Price. “We ate great Southern food,...
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Finding time to grow your skills, attend a conference and network can be a challenge in today’s busy world. VPC wants to help. You — our members — have a wide range of experience and skill sets, so we asked you to volunteer to give brief talks in which your share your expertise. We have four members, who will speak for eight minutes each with a few minutes at the...
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VPC’s spring conference featured an ethical hacker, an Associated Press guru and individuals who promoted their town and university during the VP debate. Mix in award winners and a beautiful campus and you have a conference that kept people talking. Speaker Highlights Information Security and You with Darren Manners of SyCom Security: Darren calls himself an ethical...
Read MoreThe annual NFPW Communications Conference will include a celebration of NFPW’s 80th anniversary, and workshops on creative non-fiction with Pulitzer-prize winning author Rick Bragg; how to talk about your book on television; copyrights and trademarks; monetizing your blog; tightening your writing for busy readers; the future of community newspapers; changes in...
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We’d ask you to save the date, but we don’t quite have the details locked up so we’re asking you to “Save the Idea.” What’s the idea? This fall, we thought it would be fun to get together and have our fellow members share their expertise. That could be everything from how to go out on your own to using Twitter for media pitching success to managing an employee...
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