Public Service Volunteer Application

Thank you to everyone who attended the informational meeting at LM&O last night! Here is a brief recap for those of you who couldn't make it:

Ad 2 Chapters nationwide typically work on the Public Service Campaign from August through May, and then compete in the Public Service Competition at the AAF National Conference in June. Our DC Chapter will only have from February until the end of May to complete this. This will be the DC Chapter's first year competing, so despite the time crunch we are eager to show them what we've got this June!

Positions Descriptions

Below is the application form to sign up for the Public Service project in case you weren't able to pick one up last night. Please tell us which positions you are interested in, and email the completed form to agency.ad2dc@gmail.com by THIS Sunday, January 31:

Choose your top three positions. If there's something you have a strong talent with and want to use it, please let us know! We are also open to adding positions, OR if you prefer to be a floater and help in several different areas, that will be great too! We will go through all the applications and begin placing people over the next week.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The next Public Service meeting is Wednesday, February 10th from 7 to 8pm. Location TBD.

At this meeting we will begin brainstorming and finalizing a timeline.

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More Information

For more information about our client Teaching for Change, visit teachingforchange.org, or email Dan Koors and Sarah Polli at agency.ad2dc@gmail.com.

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Interested in being on the Board?

We currently have three open chair positions: Membership, Sponsorship, and Programs. If you are interested in joining Ad2 or becoming a board member, please email youngadprofessional@gmail.com.

Ad 2 DC Public Service Campaign for Nonprofit - Seeking Volunteers

Ad 2 DC is getting ready to do a pro-bono marketing campaign to promote and increase awareness of the Teaching for Change bookstore at Busboys & Poets, located in Washington, DC. We need talented young creatives, media savvy experts and marketing savants to turn bookstore patrons into supporters of the organization. If you are interested, join us for a General Session to learn more and get involved!

What: General Session

When: Wednesday, January 27th 7 PM - 8:00 PM

Where: LM&O Advertising / 2000 N. 14th Street, 8th Floor / Arlington, VA 22201 / Metro: Courthouse Click here for Directions

About Public Service Campaign

Along with hosting networking and professional events for students and young professionals, Ad 2 DC has the honor to participate in National Ad 2’s Public Service Campaign. Each year, the chapter will participate in the Public Service campaign by choosing a local non-profit organization and executing an advertising/marketing campaign. The campaign varies based on the needs of the client: whether it’s promotion, brand awareness, logo design or media and interactive elements. With hundreds of non-profits in the DC metro area, Ad 2 DC has the advantage of helping various non-profits in the years to come.

About Teaching for Change

For the inaugural Public Service campaign, Ad 2 DC has chosen Teaching for Change as the non-profit organization. Teaching for Change, based in DC, “provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into centers of justice where students learn to read, write and change the world.” Teaching for Change was established in 1989 and believes that schools can educate and inspire students to become pioneers of a better world. Teaching for Change has several programs: professional development through workshops and courses of selected publications, parent power, publications, including the Zinn Education Project. On a local level, Teaching for Change operates a “progressive bookstore located in the Busboys and Poets restaurant and performance space at 14th and V Streets NW.” Each book in the store is carefully selected and the profits from purchases benefit their programs. Teaching for Change is celebrating their 20th Anniversary.

More Information

For more information about Ad 2 DC and Teaching for Change, visit ad2dc.blogspot.com and teachingforchange.org, or email Dan Koors and Sarah Polli at agency.ad2dc@gmail.com.

Click here, or on the image below to download the full informational flyer on this project:

Make a Difference in the Community While Building your Personal Portfolio

Ad 2 DC is beginning work on our first Public Service Campaign very soon, and we are inviting young advertising professionals in the DC metro area to donate their time and creativity to a great cause!

More on the Project...

Our client for this campaign is Teaching for Change, a D.C. non-profit that “provides teachers and parents with the tools to transform schools into centers of justice where students learn to read, write and change the world.” More specifically, Ad 2 DC will be promoting and branding Teaching for Change’s bookstore at Busboys and Poets in Northwest DC. We have a lot of planning and work ahead of us, so the more volunteers the better!

What’s in it for you?

Well first of all, helping out a local non-profit is just good karma. Additionally, this project provides a unique opportunity for you to network and collaborate with inspiring young creatives just like yourself (i.e. major resume/portfolio booster)! And last, but certainly not least, the completed campaign will be presented in June at the 2010 AAF National Conference in Orlando as part of the Ad 2 Public Service Competition!

Sound like your cup of tea?

Shoot us an email at agency.ad2dc@gmail.com to volunteer and/or get more information!