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Center partners with Radical Communicators and Milli to release report on poverty narratives

Stories around poverty and wealth often highlight individual choices and actions as the source and solution of complex issues. To examine this phenomenon, the Center for Public Interest Communications partnered… Continue Reading Center partners with Radical Communicators and Milli to release report on poverty narratives

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Center presents with UNHCR Innovation Service at 2022 United Nations Behavior Science Week

In an effort to understand how worldviews and values shape individual’s responses to refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Innovation Service partnered with the Center for Public Interest Communication to research how… Continue Reading Center presents with UNHCR Innovation Service at 2022 United Nations Behavior Science Week

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Rachel Grant and Ann Searight at the Institute

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Karel Chair hosts Public Interest Communications Summer Institute

Karel Chair in Public Interest Communications Angela Bradbery convened dozens of faculty and professionals in June 2022 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for the inaugural summer institute in public… Continue Reading Karel Chair hosts Public Interest Communications Summer Institute

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Science of Story Building

Story is the best tool we have for transforming culture and changing systems. This has become a fundamental belief in the social change sector. Many organizations are telling stories about… Continue Reading Science of Story Building

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Four Questions: The Back of the Envelope Guide to Strategy

Coming up with a strategic communications plan doesn’t have to require a staff retreat and hours of work. Simply focusing on making the right decisions in the right sequence can… Continue Reading Four Questions: The Back of the Envelope Guide to Strategy

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The Science of What Makes People Care – Six Imperatives for Changemakers

The scientific evidence is piling up: people don’t act on information, they act on what they care most about. We’ve distilled six core principles from behavioral, cognitive and social science… Continue Reading The Science of What Makes People Care – Six Imperatives for Changemakers

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Science-based communication strategy on COVID for the UN Verified Initiative

The Challenge As the world responds to combating the pandemic, a lot of information is shared on interventions. The United Nations Verified initiative, in collaboration with Purpose, commissioned the Center to develop… Continue Reading Science-based communication strategy on COVID for the UN Verified Initiative

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Innovation Service of UNHCR: the UN Refugee Agency

A Multi-Year Partnership Agreement The Challenge: How can The Innovation Service of UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency work to improve the care for and protection of the more than 65 million displaced… Continue Reading Innovation Service of UNHCR: the UN Refugee Agency

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Build the World You Wish Existed: An Action Guide

When tackling a big problem, it can be important to approach it from a systems-thinking and human-centered design perspective. Applying these tools helps you discover what you can leverage to… Continue Reading Build the World You Wish Existed: An Action Guide

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Theory of Planned Behavior

This theory helps explain what makes people go from intention to action. It posits that behaviors are planned and therefore can be predicted. If someone evaluates an intended behavior as… Continue Reading Theory of Planned Behavior

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Center partners with Radical Communicators and Milli to release report on poverty narratives

Center presents with UNHCR Innovation Service at 2022 United Nations Behavior Science Week

Karel Chair hosts Public Interest Communications Summer Institute

Science of Story Building

Four Questions: The Back of the Envelope Guide to Strategy

The Science of What Makes People Care – Six Imperatives for Changemakers

Science-based communication strategy on COVID for the UN Verified Initiative

Innovation Service of UNHCR: the UN Refugee Agency

Build the World You Wish Existed: An Action Guide

Theory of Planned Behavior

Strategic Communications Academy for UF Leaders & Scholars

Science Communications Course

Beyond raising awareness: How to create lasting change

Building the Field of Public Interest Communications

Re-examining narratives on poverty and wealth — the BROKE project

The Science of Belief: Move Beyond “Us” and “Them” to “We”

Things I learned from YouTube stars, ex-extremists, and storytellers about fighting hate

Building Partnerships for Lasting Change: Why Awareness Alone Won’t Cut It

People Trust Scientists—So Why Isn’t Research Driving More Change?

Moving Beyond Awareness to Achieve Policy Change

From Awareness to Action: How to Design Campaigns That Drive Donations

Covering immigration in local news—an exploration by Define American

Invest in Trust – a vaccine communications guide for CNAs

Strategic Communications Academy for University of Florida Engineering Scholars

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