In order to better understand her site and the field as a whole, Hannah Meader researched how public relations firms employ relationship management, empathy, and strategy in their day-to-day work. She created a blog detailing her findings:
Category Archives: Self-directed learning
Nonprofits and Social Media
Margot McGee researched strategies and best practices for nonprofits when using social media. She wrote an article detailing her findings:
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY POST TO A NONPROFIT ’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
Sustainer Programs
Brianna Mayo researched the fundraiser technique known as “sustainer programs”: what they are, how they are successful, and how can they be implemented. To showcase her learning, she created an article:
Using the Simmons Insights Database
Ryann Martin researched strategies and best practices for using the Simmons Insights Database, and created instructional videos showcasing her learning:
Generating a Professional Deck
Patrick Martin researched best practices for creating a professional slide deck for a presentation. He shared his learning in a piece of visual art:
Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention
Kate Marino researched how public health programs and initiatives are implemented within communities. She tracked her learning around one such initiative in a blog:
Kate’s Learning Goal: Pediatric Trauma Injury Prevention
R Programming Language
Chara Lynn wanted to learn how to perform data analysis using the R programming language, because she wanted to be able to better work with data at her internship beyond just using Excel, as well as to prepare herself for a possible career in evidence-based research.To share her learning, she made instructional videos:
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Finding Community Partners
Eric Luehmann researched finding new community partners for Enfield to partner with to create programming to improve residents’ lives. He detailed his learning on this blog:
Best Practices for Approaching Compensation
Henry Livingston researched compensation packages in order to get a better understanding of “how much I am worth” and how that is determined by employers. To track his learning he created a blog:
Understanding Case Management
Javan Latson decide to research the ins and outs of case management through the lens of his internship at the Tennessee Justice Center, and he created a blog to share his learning:
