Nashville ChapterThe Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 11:30am - 1:00pm. Join us for our next meeting!
Next Meeting -- June 20We are going to take the opportunity to celebrate the RCC DeRose Hinkhouse award winners from Nashville with a special acknowledgement meeting. There will be food, networking with old and new friends, a presentation of the winners and a look at what's to come for Nashville RCC in 2012. Please check back soon for updated information on place and time! How to Get Your Message Across When No One Is Listening with Mr. Peter Woolfolk
The most recent meeting of the Nashville Religion Communicators Council meeting was held in March at the United Methodist Communications building on 12th Avenue South. They met in the theater, where they enjoyed Mr. Peter Woolfolk who discussed communications and PR strategies that any religious communicator could instantly use in her work. His tips: 1. Be bold, show leadership and speak up about current news and events 2. Use word of mouth by spreading the word to your connections 3. Have high level speakers at your events (mayor, presidents of universites, etc.) 4. Know Your Audience -- before you put on an event, figure out who exactly you want to reach and figure out ways of communicating to them about it 5. When writing a news release, tell the whole story in the headline 6. Sometimes its good to build up a relationship with your local news media 7. Never call the media between 3-5pm. That's when they are on deadline. Call early in the day when they are looking for stories. 8. Make your news catchy -- what's different about it? How is it outside the box? Is it new? 9. If you want a particular type of person, or a particular group involved, get someone from that group working with you. They will tell you how to reach the rest. 10. When you want a story on TV or radio, make sure the story and people in it align with what that radio or TV ordinarily talks about. 11. Each year there is a large national directory published which details every newspaper, TV and radio station across America. It is called Gale's Directory and you can find it here. This site is also very good with its details of media, how to reach them and who to reach. 12. People like to be recognized. Consider hosting an awards day each year for your volunteers. 13. When attempting to involve the younger generation, hold the event somewhere youth can identify with--somewhere cool, possibly a concert venue and include a concert in the event. Also bring on a young person to help advise you on planning the event and bringing young people out to attend. OfficersExecutive CommitteePresident: Rev. Brian Fesler, Pastor of the Church of Scientology, brianfesler@gmail.com, 615-687-4600 Vice President for Programs: Carol Mansour with the Bahá'í Faith, CarolMansour@yahoo.com, 615-269-7400 x 203 Treasurer: Judy Saks, Communications and Community Relations Director of the Jewish Federation of Nashville. judy@jewishnashville.org, 615-356-3242 Communications Coordinator: Julie Brinker, Community Relations Director of the Church of Scientology, juliebrinker226@gmail.com, 615-687-4600 Past-President & Membership Officer: Laura Flippen Tenzel with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministries for the United Methodist Church, lflippen@gbhem.org, 615-340-7364 Nashville Chapter members serving on National RCC Board of Governors
We are honored and pleased to have Royya James serving as Treasurer on the RCC National Board of Governors. Royya James (of United Methodist Communications) began her term in 2010. |
