Upskill with Emdash — Toronto

Upskill with Emdash — Toronto

Join us in Toronto to level up your skills with Emdash—don't miss out!

By Emdash

Date and time

Thursday, May 16 · 9am - 2:30pm EDT

Location

The Advocates' Society

2700-250 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M5B 2L7 Canada

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Agenda

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Media Relations for Impact


Our most-requested session, we dig into the dynamics of media relations. Whether you’re a spokesperson — or you support spokespeople — this session is useful in understanding how to make the most of ...

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

5 Missing Pieces from Your Communications Plan


A communications plan is the first step towards success for a campaign. But it needs to be more than a list of ideas or tasks. A successful communications plan is one that is developed using the righ...

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

AI For Campaigns and Communications


In the fast-evolving world of campaigns and communications, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a new tool that is receiving a lot of attention. Should you be concerned? Or embrace it? This session will ...

About this event

  • 5 hours 30 minutes

Upskill With Emdash is exclusively for those making the world a better place.

Held only a few times annually, these sessions bring together the latest best practices to give you the skills you need to make an impact.

Our sessions are designed for nonprofits, unions, charities, and other for-good sector organizations looking to fortify their communication departments in the face of our shifting political landscape.

Lunch is included; limited capacity.

Register for one or more of the below sessions and get ready to step up your communications game:

  • Media Relations for Impact — 9:00-10:30 AM
  • 5 Missing Pieces from Your Communications Plan — 10:30 AM -12:00 PM
  • AI For Campaigns and Communications — 1:00-2:30 PM

Emdash works exclusively with those making the world a better place, including NGOs, nonprofits, unions, impact organizations, Indigenous groups, and more. The sessions will be geared towards these audiences.

Elevate your impact; reserve your spot today!


About the instructor

Ryan Kennery (he/they) is Vice President of Emdash, a fully remote PR and campaigns agency that works exclusively with those working to make the world a better place. This includes nonprofits, Indigenous groups, unions, and others pushing for a better future.

He is a part-time professor at Mount Saint Vincent University, and has trained dozens of national and local organizations on improving their media and communications approaches. They are a former senior advisor to the Mayor of Ottawa, and at Emdash has supported partners such as the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, the Assembly of First Nations, and the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health.

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Strategy, design, and content for progressives  — and only progressives.

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