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Learn about who we are, what we stand for and how we will champion the cause of social inclusion to drive greater acceptance, access and opportunity for people around the world.
Changing Hearts and Minds for Labor Day #MoreThanAJob
August 30, 2016
REDF and FleishmanHillard are joining forces on the #MoreThanAJob campaign to take back Labor Day. Most Labor Day conversation focuses on holiday sales, BBQs and days off. However, this campaign aims to get people to help make work a reality for all who are willing and able to contribute by hiring and supporting people to […]
REDF Shows that Jobs are Key to Inclusion
August 9, 2016
Our own Leela Stake recently sat down with Carla Javits, president and CEO of REDF, to talk about how the agency’s partnership with REDF is helping change hearts and minds about people who face the greatest barriers to employment. FleishmanHillard is committing more than 600 pro bono hours to REDF this year. Q: What does […]
Access, Not Quotas – Let’s Make PR More Inclusive
August 2, 2016
In my short time in the professional world, I’ve found that the words “inclusion” and “diversity” often have a curious effect. In some cases they lead to furious nods of agreement, other times you see hint of panic cross people’s faces as they desperately attempt to recall their company line and HR code. As a […]
Embracing Discomfort: Conversations on Diversity & Inclusion
July 29, 2016
Many of us avoid challenging conversations because we’re afraid. We’re afraid to offend. We’re afraid to be judged. And when it comes to potentially polarizing topics such as diversity and social inclusion, that fear magnifies exponentially. So we end up not saying anything at all. How do we move past that fear and have conversations […]
Storytelling Can Bring About Powerful Change
July 25, 2016
On July 18, our office in Johannesburg celebrated Mandela Day, an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was a masterful storyteller. After being imprisoned for 27 years, Mandela came out to lead the people of South Africa to political liberation. He believed that the future belonged to the next generation. After retiring from public […]
FleishmanHillard’s Toronto Office Partners with The 519 Community Centre
July 21, 2016
To celebrate FH | 70 and promote social inclusion, FleishmanHillard in Toronto has partnered with The 519 Community Centre, one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in Canada that provides service, space and leadership to the local community and greater Canadian population. The Green Space Festival has become a staple event and is responsible for […]
Communications Professionals with a Passion for Social Innovation
July 20, 2016
The definition of social innovation speaks to the development of new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet a social need. As communications professionals and passionate believers in the need for social innovation and inclusion, FleishmanHillard’s Boston team members – Randi Tanguay, Seth Bloom, and Jordan Lerner – established a growing relationship with Boston-based organization […]
FleishmanHillard in Detroit Goes Back to School
July 13, 2016
One of the more interesting client requests we’ve gotten in the past month was to read the book, “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” out loud. Seriously. That’s because FleishmanHillard’s Detroit office is in its second year of participating in the Lunchtime Reading Program with the organization Read to a Child®! Read to a […]