One of the best jobs I ever had was at Exploration Summer Camp (their motto: where you make summer meaningful), where I worked from ages 18-21. As counselors, we made up classes to teach and we did activities in the afternoon. One day, I found myself co-leading a contraception… (read more)
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Archive for August, 2018
Spitfire Spotlight: Dennis Poplin
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To Dennis Poplin, all the world’s a stage — at least when he’s leading a training session. As Senior Vice President at Spitfire and the firm’s head of capacity building, Dennis combines his background in directing and acting with his many years of experience in advocacy communications to create… (read more)
Spitfire Spotlight: Beth Kanter
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Beth Kanter comes by her dedication to social justice naturally, following in the footsteps of her mother, a teacher who was extremely active with her union. One of Beth’s earliest political memories goes back to her childhood, when she stuffed envelopes for a neighbor who was running for county… (read more)
“This has been a tremendous eye opener. It shows us how to pull the aspects of communications skills, from the message, to the audience. It forced us to identify our strengths and our weaknesses in an effort to become more strategic in how we prepare our messages and communicate them.”
- Training Participant
COAL + ICE: Overcoming Barriers to Spark Climate Action
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“One of the key messages that comes out very strongly from the [IPCC] report is that we are already seeing the consequences of 1°C of global warming through more extreme weather, rising sea levels and diminishing Arctic sea ice, among other changes,” said Panmao Zhai, Co-Chair of IPCC Working… (read more)
Spitfire Spotlight: Get to know our newest Spitfires
There are some new faces at Spitfire, adding valuable talents and perspectives to the Spitfire team. We sat down with four of them to learn more about some of their favorite things—at work and at play. Where were you before Spitfire? Mike Carter-Conneen Director, Washington, D.C. I spent 15… (read more)
Throwback Thursday: Thinking Through Communication Conundrums
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One of the best jobs I ever had was at Exploration Summer Camp (their motto: where you make summer meaningful), where I worked from ages 18-21. As counselors, we made up classes to teach and we did activities in the afternoon. One day, I found myself co-leading a contraception… (read more)
