Childspeak Creative recommends the following readings and links for learning more about effective children’s advocacy and communications.

Websites
Berkeley Media Studies Groups
Civitas
Communications Consortium Media Center
Connect for Kids
Early Care and Education Collaborative
Families and Work Institute
Frameworks Institute

Quick Tips
Outreach in the Red: Keeping a commitment to communicate in difficult budget times
Sending a Letter to the Editor
Talking Business in Your Community
Using Family Stories in the Media

Reports
Analysis of the Messages of the Early Childhood Movement
Annenberg Public Policy Center

Child Care Coverage in U.S. Newspapers
Berkeley Media Studies Group

Effective Language for Communicating Children’s Issues
The Benton Foundation

Engaging Other Sectors in Efforts to Improve Public Policy in Early Childhood Development
Annenberg Public Policy Center

Hearts, Souls and Minds: An Analysis of Qualitative Research Regarding Communicating School Readiness and Other Child Development Policies
Public Knowledge

How the News Frames Child Maltreatment: Unintended Consequences
Cultural Logic, LLC

Making the Case for Early Care and Education: A Message Development Guide for Advocates
Berkeley Media Studies Group

Reframing Child Abuse and Neglect for Increased Understanding and Engagement: Defining the Need for Strategic Reframing
Prevent Child Abuse America

Reframing Youth Issues for Public Consideration and Support

Frameworks Institute

Silent Revolution: How U.S. Newspapers Portray Child Care
Berkeley Media Studies Group

Speak Up: Tips on Advocacy for Publicly Funded Nonprofits
The Center for an Urban Future


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