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Contest – social & environment projects

 A competition for social and environmental projects from Ashoka Suisse (see text below in French):

Ashoka Suisse a le plaisir de vous annoncer le lancement du Concours Impact 2012 en Suisse Romande et en France voisine!

Il s’agit d’un programme d’accompagnement gratuit d’organisations ou entreprises à vocation sociale ou environnementale visant à booster leurs projets. Des experts reconnus du secteur de l’entrepreneuriat social et du business accompagneront les lauréats pendant 4 mois via un coaching personnalisé et des ateliers d’échange de bonnes pratiques.
Plus d’information sur www.concours-impact.ch.

Nous comptons sur vous pour relayer cette initiative auprès de toute personne / organisation qui pourrait être intéressée à participer!
Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu’au 19 mai 2012.

Nous nous tenons à votre disposition pour répondre à vos questions si besoin,
Merci d’avance de nous aider à dynamiser et professionnaliser le secteur de l’entrepreneuriat social en Suisse!

L’équipe Ashoka Suisse Romande

By | April 18th, 2012|Other events|0 Comments
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Geneva Forum on Social Change – April 20-21 at Uni Mail in Geneva

The 2012 Geneva Forum on Social Change will be held at the University of Geneva Uni Mail campus on 20-21 April.

The event will provide a platform to discuss and showcase models of development in times of economic crisis and persistent social divides. Under the theme of “Innovation & Co-creation for Development”, it will bring together entrepreneurs, managers from businesses, NGOs, International Organizations, and academia to focus on innovation and partnership as tools for global change.

It is organized by the International Organizations MBA (IOMBA) and will incorporate panel discussions, workshops, film screenings, an exhibition and great networking opportunities. We are committed to providing a free, world-class collaborative conference event in the city of Geneva!

For further information and to register for FREE, visit the website.

By | April 11th, 2012|Other events|0 Comments
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competition – ideas on sustainable development

A competition in Geneva –  for ideas on sustainable development (in French):

La jeune chambre internationale de Genève organise le concours du prix IDDEA: idées de développement durable des entreprises d’avenir. Nous sommes à la recherche de candidats dont l’idée pourrait déboucher sur la création d’une entreprise dans le D.D. et la responsabilité sociale ! Nous sélectionnerons 15 candidats qui bénéficieront de coachings pendant 6 mois pour transformer leur idée en business plan. Les 3 meilleurs business plans se verront attribuer un des 3 prix IDDEA (de 5’000 à 20’000chf)

Partenaires: ville de Genève, fédération des entreprises romandes, SIG, Unirisc Group, Genilem, la Fondetec, la Fondation Trajets, Le Geneva Environment Network, TradeYourMind.com

Délais de dépôt des dossiers 13 avril 2012 sur : www.prix-iddea.ch

By | April 1st, 2012|Careers|0 Comments
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Lunchtime seminar 23 March 2012 wrap-up

Thanks to Dr Jon White for his interesting talk on the future of communication practice: some 50+ communicators participated in the event.   The study on the future of public relations and corporate communications’ mentioned by Dr White can be found here (pdf).

We have uploaded a few photos, visible on the left of this screen.

Watch out for our next event in May.

Melitta, Glenn, Patricia, Vincent

By | March 25th, 2012|GCN lunch events|0 Comments
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Swiss Community Managers Association Event in Lausanne – 2 April 2012

The Swiss Community Managers Association is organising a meeting in Lausanne on social media, in French.

The meeting will be held on Monday 2 April at 18h at the Maison de la Communication, Avenue de Florimont 1, Lausanne.

 For further details on the event and the programme (in French), check the Swiss Community Managers Association website

The price is CHF 30.- for non members and free for members.

By | March 25th, 2012|Other events|0 Comments
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New jobs online

New job opportunities have been posted on our Careers page:

Internship, Communications and Administration – ACAPS, Geneva
PR Account Manager, Cohn & Wolfe, Geneva

Good luck!

By | March 21st, 2012|Careers|0 Comments
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Lunchtime seminar – The future of public relations and corporate communications’ practice – 23 March 2012

  We are pleased to announce our next event for 2012:

Lunchtime seminar – The future of public relations and corporate communications’ practice

Today, thousands of people work in the communications field. What will the profession look like in the future? What role will communicators play in business, government and society? Our guest speaker, Dr Jon White, will provide an overview of the future of public relations and corporate communications’ practice based on a recent study he led in the UK for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). More information on the CIPR PR2020 study (pdf)>>

Date: Friday 23 March 2012
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location*: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 15.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Speaker: Dr Jon White is a consultant specialising in management and organisation development, public affairs and PR management. He holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and has written extensively in public affairs, public relations and corporate communications. He is visiting professor for the MA in media and communications at the International University in Geneva.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

 Register here for the event>>

By | March 12th, 2012|GCN lunch events|0 Comments
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Workshop: Maximizing personal and team effectiveness: an introduction to Belbin Team Roles

For professionals in all fields who’d like to learn how the Belbin Team Roles approach can help in developing self-management skills, understanding the unique contribution each person can make to a team, and building productive working relationships. The day will be facilitated by Sarah Clark and Liz Tayfun.

When: Geneva, Friday 30 March

The day will introduce you to the method in a fun and participatory way and show how it can help you to increase your own and your team’s effectiveness.

More information:  http://www.clearthinking-clearcommunication.ch/calendar/dates-2012/march/30-march-2012/.

You can also learn more about Belbin Team Roles at www.belbin.com.

By | March 11th, 2012|Other events|0 Comments
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Media Trends Conference 2012

 On the 26th and 27th of March the Media Communications department of Webster University Geneva will hold it’s third annual conference on its campus in Bellevue, Geneva. In collaboration with the Institute for Media and Global Governance,  the theme of the conference is ‘New media tools and human rights’.

Further information>>

By | March 11th, 2012|Other events|0 Comments
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Ultimate guide to Facebook fan engagement

At times it feels like Facebook has been part of our lives forever, yet its business pages are only three years old. A new study by Buddy Media reveals which posts by companies attract the most response giving some useful information for businesses wanting to drive Facebook Fan engagement.

Here is a summary of the report’s findings:

Best time to post: 20.00-07.00 – out of work hours, people take more time to ‘like’ and comment.

Post on Wednesdays – Wednesday, followed by Sunday, came out as the best days to post for engagement.

Limit daily posts –  one or two posts a day results in a 40 percent higher engagement rate compared with posting more than three times a day.

Post one to four times a week – for retail brands, posting one to four times a week produces 71 percent higher user engagement than five or more posts.

Short posts work best – posts with less than 80 characters receive 66 percent higher engagement than longer posts, with those with between one and 40 characters prompting the most activity (86% more!).

Questions get fans talking – questions generate more than double the amount of comments than non-question posts.

Best structure: fill in the blank – brand posts employing a fill in the blank strategy (e.g. I like…) generate comment rates nine times higher than other posts, yet less than 1 percent of retail brands use this tactic.

Money speaks – when posting about a special offers, even small amounts of money off generates more interest than percentage discounts.

Text only posts are best – Status posts that contain only words receive 94 percent higher engagement than average. The next best post is a single photo with simple text.

What to know more? Download the full report from the Buddy Media website >

Melitta

By | March 9th, 2012|Other resources|0 Comments
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