EthicalVoices

Category: Advocacy

Total 14 Posts

Bringing True, Ethical Authenticity to Multicultural Communications – Jennifer Gonzalez

Jennifer Gonzalez, the senior vice president of multicultural strategy at C+C (and my colleague) discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:

1) What to do when you know your prospect’s multicultural program does not align with the community’s needs

2) Ethical issues in partnering with community-based organizations

3) Why sometimes being equitable requires you to say no

Succeeding with Conscience: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Career Growth – Bradley Akubuiro

Bradley Akubuiro, a partner at Bully Pulpit Interactive, discusses a number of important ethics issues including:

1) How to deal with an ethical quandary: Career advancement or decency?

2) How to effectively serve as the conscience of an organization

3) How to deal with issues in a hyper-politicized environment

Preserving Authenticity: The Nuances of Ethical Storytelling in Advocacy Communications – Zainab Chaudary

Zainab Chaudary, Senior Vice President at New Heights Communications discusses several key ethics issues, including:

1) Lost opportunities: lessons learned from the Muslim Ban Supreme Court case

2) Navigating the tension: ethically balancing client desires and media success

3) Why you need to go beyond mission, vision and values

4) How to break down the silos in advocacy communication

Acting Ethically Means Going Beyond Performative Action – Candace Hamana

Candace Hamana, the owner of Badger PR and the founder of The Indigenous Peoples Public Relations Association discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:

1) What to do when your employer doesn’t let you act in true faith

2) How to make land acknowledgements more than a performative action

3) The importance of cultural contexts

It Is About Helping People – Sandy Young

Sandy Young, the vice president of J. Walcher Communications, discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:

1) What to do ethically when a reporter wants to showcase a vulnerable person

2) How to handle PR with asylum seekers

3) How to help people understand “No” is an option

4) The ethics of how we are covering Kanye West

5) Why we need to update disclosure rules

Why businesses need to stick to their purpose and avoid wokewashing – Rebekah Iliff

Rebekah Iliff, a writer, humorist, and the founder of WriteVest, a writers’ collective focused on developing thoughtful, creative invoice, and voice driven content for brands discusses:

1) A shotgun isn’t the answer. What to do when your competitor copies your language and claims

2) Why businesses need to stick to their purpose and avoid wokewashing

3) Fighting vanity metrics