World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund is "one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations". Since it's inception, it has protected wildlife through policy and business advocacy. Along with highly successful offline communications, the WWF investigated how it could better connect with consituents, and especially the media.

Carbon Outreach helped develop and implement strategy around an international climate conference in 2009. There, the website and series of videos saw nearly a million hits across YouTube, iTunes and numerous blogs and newspapers.

Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance

The Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance is a membership driven organization founded in 2007. Since its inception, the Alliance has since grown with an influential and extensive body of sustainability-focused companies.

In July 2009, we presented in a series of seminars to CSBA members on marketing strategy. Throughout, participants enjoyed extensive information about social media and digital marketing and how to use them within their outbound and inbound marketing efforts.

Social Venture Network

Social Venture Network is a member-driven organization aimed at enhancing social enterprise leaders and founded in 1987. Since, the SVN quarterly conferences and local events inspire innovation for some of the most successful social enterprises internationally. Today, Social Venture Network has offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Stockholm, Japan and Thailand.

We helped execute social media outreach. There, we informed Directors on how to use social media for their business. We helped participants understand social media tools like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

South Bank University London

We presented at South Bank University London for the London PR & Branding October Session . We trained London-based enterprises to think strategy and utility of social media tools around their products and services.

2gether08 via Policy Unplugged

2gether08 started in 2008 as a festival of ideas to inspire social innovation and bright business ideas. We were excited to co-curate this innovative event in conjunction with Channel 4 [London].

By bringing in a series of sustainability-focused speakers and feedback from social entrepreneurs (based out of our offices), we connected small, social enterprises with larger companies and more funding opportunities. We loved bridging the gaps!

British Council

The British Foreign Office founded the British Council in 1934 to promote British cultural relations around the globe. Today, the British Council focus their attention on six main areas internationally (in conjunction with their 100+ offices across the globe) including the arts, sport and climate change.

In 2008-2009, Carbon Outreach participated in the Low Carbon Futures Challenge as part of a global British Council intiative to invite young people to participate more actively in the low carbon economy. There, we launched the Low Carbon Emissions Media project to increase media attention for the Low Carbon Communities Network, successfully selling out it's 2009 conference and increasing partnerships across the UK

Terracom Public Relations

Terracom Public Relations is one of the oldest environmental-only public relations companies across the Midwest, founded in 1990. Since then, Christine Esposito, Founder and President, has created and executed award-winning tradition PR strategy for dozens of green businesses and organizations internationally.

We trained Terracom PR around social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook. Today, Terracom is staying innovative and fresh by connecting with green bloggers using social media and offering new media along with traditional PR offerings.

Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Intiative

The Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative was started as a consortium of green businesses and non-profits across Midwest focused on green jobs. Since 2006, the Initiative has been one of several main non-profits in the United States to promote green jobs policy and green jobs training for Chicagoans. This April, the Intiative will host their 3rd annual Green Collar Jobs Summit to highlight policy oppurtunities, resources and changes to environmental standards for American green jobs.

We helped create communications strategy and integrate social media tools to commuciate better with Steering Group members. During the process, the CGCJI sold out its 2nd annual conference and numerous positive reviews from Steeering Committee and Donors of its new website.

Algonquin Canoe Company

We helped Algonquin Canoe Company create and implement their social media strategy. In addition to maintaining their social media presence, we also helped train staff on using Twitter and Facebook for engaging with their target audience.

Global Green Pals

We enabled Global Green Pals to learn more about their target audience through a targeted social media campaign, working on both implementing and executing marketing strategy. Alongside their co-Founders, we provided information and feedback on effectively using Twitter, Facebook and blogging platforms to engage with consumers.

Green Entrepreneur Summit

We planned, organized and produced the Green Entrepreneur Summit in July 2010. This Summit was one of the biggest events in New York City for green business in 2010, including speakers and attendees from across the east cost.

In a series of panels around marketing, finance and responsible business, enterprise leaders from across New York City came together to consider next steps for non-profit and enterprises. Carbon Outreach created and executed the marketing and media outreach planning for this event, including the Twitter and live streams.

Marketing & PR for Social Enterprise

Marketing & PR for Social Enterprise is a Meetup group sponsored by Carbon Outreach. In a series of events around marketing for social enterprise, corporate responsibility and non-profits, Carbon Outreach brings together top leaders from across New York to grapple issues facing social enterprise. To find out our next event, follow the Meetup on Twitter.