Tips for aid workers
Welcome to our resources page for aid workers. Below you'll find a series of pointers that might assist you with the tricky business of blogging, media relations and communications. We hope this material will help you:
** NEW ** MAP RESOURCES
> HOW TO: Start using maps in your work
BLOGGING
> EVENT REPORT: Aid agency blogging - seizing opportunities, minimising risks
> EVENT VIDEO: Highlights of the panel discussion and Q&A from AlertNet's member workshop
> EVENT VIDEO: Full panel discussion and Q&A from AlertNet's member workshop
DEALING WITH THE MEDIA
> TIP SHEET: How to 'sell' forgotten emergencies
> TIP SHEET: PR master class for aid agencies
> TIP SHEET: Choosing and using celebrities wisely
> EVENT VIDEO: Getting neglected emergencies onto the news agenda
> TIP SHEET: Finding your story, pitch and media outlet
USING PHOTOS
> TIP SHEET: How to portray famine victims with dignity?
> ARTICLE: Aid workers lament rise of 'development pornography'
TIPS FOR WRITERS
> GUIDELINES: How to keep your readers interested
*NEW* DIARY SERVICE
AlertNet member organisations are eligible for a 10% discount on this new diary news service.
> FREE TRIAL: Click here for a free trial of a diary news service for international aid agencies