New York has many nationally and internationally recognized public policy organizations. It is also home to dozens of influential philanthropic organizations and hundreds of academic centers producing important new thinking. In fact, the New York City region probably has more individuals working to affect public policy than any other American city outside of Washington, DC.
Communicating about the work of these public policy organizations is very different from public relations and marketing in the for-profit world. While some of the questions communications professionals in public policy and in commercial communications might be the same – How can I use social networking to reach my audience? How can I get my ideas in print in the most prominent publications? How can I emulate the success my peers seem to be achieving? What are the latest technologies that can advance my communications outreach efforts? – the answers might be very different.
While the region is well-served by associations that help to bring together commercial communications professionals, there was no organization helping connect communicators who are located in the NYC region and who are focused on public policy. In 2008, an informal group of communications professionals formed the group Public Policy Communicators NYC to meet every other month over lunch to network and discuss topics of interest to the group.
As we grow and learn together, we hope you will join us.
About Michael Hamill Remaley
Michael Hamill Remaley is the President of Hamill Remaley Communications. Previously, he was Director of Communications at the Russell Sage Foundation and Prior to that was Vice President and Director of Communications at Public Agenda. He has held a variety of positions at organizations such as The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, TCC Group and the Center for Social Policy and Community Development.