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Anne Gregory

Exercises

      1. Discuss the following questions.

  1. What is the mission of Help the Aged?

  2. Are there any fundamental differences between public relations activities and strategies of a charity and a commercial company?

  3. How does the author of the text prove that Help the Aged is a highly visible charity with strong local roots?

  4. What does the author describe as the number one enemy of charity public relations? What are the techniques that the charity uses to emphasize fun in fundraising?

  5. What is one of the main concerns of the elderly people that was mentioned in the text?

  6. How does new technology help solve security problems?

  7. What partnership did the Charity form while implementing its Home Safety Campaign?

  8. In which way did Eastern Electricity solve the problem of how to identify and train suitable installers of the home safety kits?

  9. How did Eastern benefit from its partnership with Help the Aged?

  10. Have you heard of any partnerships similar to that between Help the Aged and Eastern Electricity? Give your examples.

  11. Why in your opinion was the example of Mrs. Jones discussed in such detail in the text?

  12. Did the Charity achieve the original aims of its campaign? Please enumerate them.

  13. What were the reasons for the campaign’s success?

  1. Do you agree with the checklist for a successful campaign according to the author of the text? Can you add any items to the list?

  2. Can you give any other examples of successful charity organizations?