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FALL COMMUNICATIONS NEWS - 2002
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Fall Communications Selected For WEN Technical Assistance Provider Resource Bank December 26, 2002 -- Fall Communications has been selected by the Workforce Excellence Network to be included in the WEN Technical Assistance Provider Resource Bank. The WEN Peer Review Team selected Fall Communications based on their proven training history and strong dedication to the workforce development field in the areas of leadership and quality management. The Resource Bank is an on-line database for WEN customers interested in soliciting training providers to browse and independently engage training services. Fall Communications Website Awarded Prestigious Golden Web Award December 6, 2002 -- Fall Communications is very pleased to accept the 2002-2003 Golden Web Award from the International Association of Webmasters and Designers - an award voted on by association members. With members in over 145 countries, our Fallcomm.com website has been recognized by our peers as an "exceptional website". Fall Communications to Design Web-Based Applications for North Dakota’s Project SHARE November 20, 2002 -- Fall Communications will design and host an electronic referral system designed specifically to meet grant objectives of North Dakota’s Project SHARE. The Network of Community Resources will be accessible through the Job Service North Dakota home page (www.jsnd.com) and will provide a user-friendly method for service providers to refer their customers to needed services. Graphically pleasing, and consistent with the look and feel of their website, the Network of Community Resources, provides North Dakota service providers with county and statewide listing of resources, and tracks referral activity automatically for project administrators. Fall Communications is also designing an Intranet tracking system for Project SHARE staff to enter performance measure tracking information. Simple in its lay-out, and easy to use, the Intranet tracking system saves valuable time for project staff who were previously tabulating all project information manually. Additional features of the Intranet site provide roll-up data that was previously tallied “by hand”. Fall Communications Welcomes Graphic Focus November 14, 2002 -- Fall Communications is pleased to welcome Graphic Focus to our family of clients. Based in Sacramento, California, Graphic Focus is a print resource management company with a reputation for excellent customer service for their print management clients. With a firm commitment to invest in upgrading skills for their team members Graphic Focus has retained Fall Communications to partner with them on staff and leadership training. Regarding the latest facilitated session, Graphic Focus founder Joe Zaniker states, “the learning has been profound and has involved a very fundamental shift in how my staff approaches problems both internal and externally with our clients and vendors.” Fall Communications to provide meeting planning services in Kingston, Jamaica The Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER) has employed Fall Communications to assist in the design and implementation of the Caribbean Partners Conference to be held in Kingston, Jamaica, March 12-14, 2003. Attendees at this international meeting will represent over 14 countries, and include representatives from the Department of Labor and NASWA. Fall Communications' staff will provide meeting planning services including contract negotiations between the hotel and CESER, all on-site logistics, and a visit to a local One-Stop Career Center. Fall Communications' creative staff will also create and produce all design elements for the conference including the overall conference logo and theme, as well as promotional and printed materials that will be distributed to conference attendees. In addition, Senior Associate Gordon Fowler will lead a workshop for attendees on branding and image for the labor exchange.
Fall Communications completed the Spanish translation of the "burning bush" information kit for faith-based organizations. This comprehensive translation provides vital information for Spanish-speaking customers on WIA, the One-Stop Career Center system and how to access the federal-state workforce investment system. The translated material outlines critical resources available to Spanish-speaking leaders and their faith-based organizations. To order a copy of "No todos tenemos un arbusto ardiente para decirnos de un llamado especial en nuestras vidas" please contact the US Department of Labor, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at cfbci@dol.gov
Fall Communications is participating in a consortium of six states that are developing outreach strategies focused on promoting awareness of the One-Stop Service delivery system to the employer community. Fall Communications will develop and implement an awareness campaign to ensure consortium progress and information is communicated to key stakeholders and interested parties nationally including state partners, the Department of Labor and national business associations. Fall
Communications Partners with October 21, 2002 - Fall Communications is currently partnering with Job Service North Dakota to launch Project SHARE (Sharing How Awareness of Resources Empowers), an ambitious project to conduct outreach with faith-based and community organizations and integrate them into the One-Stop Service Delivery system within the state. In addition to providing consulting services where statewide strategic marketing and implementation plans were developed, Fall Communications has provided creative materials for outreach (including print, display and promotional materials) that are specifically targeted to Project SHARE customers and the leadership of faith-based and community organizations. Much of this material has been uniquely customized for North Dakota from materials Fall Communications developed for the federal Department of Labor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. During the Spring 2003, Fall Communications will continue its partnership with Job Service North Dakota to strategically incorporate Project SHARE into a long-term approach to sharing resources for the citizens of North Dakota. Fall
Communications Launches Adoption September 9, 2002 -
Fall Communications launched the second of several adoption-related web sites it has been hired to create for World Child, Inc. The site, located at http://www.adoptionpaperchase.org, is designed to assist World Child families in getting all of their documents collected, completed, notarized, certified and authenticated and on their way to China as quickly as the process will allow. Fall Communications to Serve as Communications Consultant to the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration September 1,
2002 -
Fall Communications has been hired by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to serve as on-site communications consultant to help guide the internal communications and external marketing for the $10 billion division. Job Service North Dakota, recipient of ETA Faith-Based Grant, Contracts with Fall Communications August 1, 2002 - Job Service North Dakota has contracted with Fall Communications to develop a Strategic Marketing and Implementation plan as well as a Transition Plan for institutionalizing the involvement of faith-based and community organizations in the One-Stop service delivery system. In addition to the Strategic Marketing and Implementation Plan, Fall Communications has also been tasked with customizing the "burning bush" and community-based packets developed by Fall Communications for the U.S. Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Fall
Communications Adds Streaming Video to July 8,
2002 -
Even those who couldn't attend Workforce Innovation 2002 could benefit from the wealth of speakers on the agenda thanks to the efforts of Fall Communications adding same-day streaming video clips from plenary speakers to the conference website (www.wi2002.org). Outreach Materials Revised and Revamped to Meet Demand
July 1, 2002 - Fall Communications today completed the reprinting of revised and revamped "Faith-Based and Community Organization Outreach Coordinator Guides" for the U.S. Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) to keep up with the demand the product has created. Fall Communications Hires Information Technology Director to Develop Cutting Edge Web Applications June 17,
2002 - Fall Communications, a Virginia-based, full-service marketing,
communications and web site services company has hired Ron Ylagan,
as Director of Information Technology. Fall
Communications Launches June 2002 - Fall Communications launched the first of several adoption-related web sites it has been hired to create for World Child, Inc. The site, located at http://www.adoptionconnections.org, includes information on adoption, the home study process and adoption-related resources. Adoption Connections is a licensed Virginia homestudy and post-placement services agency. Fall Communications Hires New Website Content Director June 1, 2002 -
Fall Communications, a Virginia-based, full-service marketing, communications and web site services company has hired Jennifer Bebermeyer as its new Website Content Director. DOL Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (CFBCI) Website Debuts April 5,
2002 -
The U.S. Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (CFBCI) introduced its new website today. Using the U.S. DOL approved templates, Fall Communications assisted CFBCI in launching the web site. Outreach Materials Released to States April 3, 2002 - The Center for Employment Security Education and Research today shipped packages of resource materials to state workforce agencies to equip them to educate Faith-Based and Community Organizations about the Workforce Investment System. The outreach materials, prepared by Fall Communications, include:
In addition to educating Faith-Based and Community Organizations about the Workforce Investment System, the materials articulate roles for these organizations in their local One-Stop Career Centers. Fall Communications to Conduct Outreach to 40,000 Community-Based Organizations March 6, 2002 - Fall Communications today launched an outreach initiative on behalf of the U.S.Department of Labor to educate 40,000 community-based organizations about the workforce investment system and their local One-Stop Career Centers. The initiative begins by mailing 40,000 brochures with business reply cards to community-based organizations that have identified themselves as being employment or human services focused. Those who respond will receive a beautifully designed packet of information titled "Employment Assistance is One-Stop Away". The Information packet will tell them of a variety of ways they may want to consider becoming active participants in their local One-Stop Career Centers or Workforce Investment System. Fall Communications Selected as Web Site and Marketing Agency for Workforce Innovations 2002 Feb. 15, 2002 - The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Association of Workforce Boards has selected Fall Communications to develop the web site and all marketing materials for the upcoming Workforce Innovation 2002 conference to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, July 9-11,2002. Workforce Innovation 2002 is the replacement to JETT*CON (Joint Employment and Training Technology Conference) the leading nation's leading workforce investment conference with nearly 200 attendees. Fall Communications Opens Branch Office in Sacramento Feb. 1, 2002 - Fall Communications, a Virginia-based, full-service advertising and Internet development firm, has announced the opening of their West Coast Branch office in Sacramento, California. Fall Communications also named Gordon Fowler, as their Senior Associate, responsible for West Coast operations. As Senior Associate, Fowler will be working with clients to provide a full range of advertising, marketing, public relations and on-line communication services. Prior to joining Fall Communications, Fowler, worked as Communications Director for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies in Washington, D.C.; he has also held a variety of positions within California state government, including 5 years as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director of Operations for the Employment Development Department, California's Workforce Development Agency.Gordon Fowler can be reached at gfowler@fallcomm.com; or by calling 916-456-5868. Fall
Communications to Create Series of Adoption Web Sites Jan. 17, 2002 - World Child International has hired Fall Communications to create a series of adoption-related websites to assist families in their efforts to adopt. Under the agreement, Fall Communications will create web sites for World Child International, Adoption Connections and The Paper Chase which assists families adopting from China. World Child International is a non-profit international adoption agency in operation since 1981. They are proud to place orphaned and abandoned children in good and loving homes throughout the United States and with American families living abroad. Over the past two decades, they have placed nearly 3,000 children through worldwide programs now operating in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. Fall Communications Helps Secretary of Labor Brief President and Reporters Jan. 3, 2002 - When the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao needed attractive, clear and easy to understand graphics to illustrate the workforce investment system in a briefing to President Bush and the White House press corps, her staff called Fall Communications to prepare the materials. To assist the Secretary, Fall Communications prepared a graphic that illustrates the three tiers of service offered through the One-Stop Career Centers (core, intensive and training) moving customers to the end result which is employment. Secretary of Labor Chao used the poster to first brief President Bush and later the White House Press Corps during a news conference on the White House lawn. |