General Brochure
CT Fair Housing Center Brochure When I started my role managing communications for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, the organization had produced several issue- and service-specific brochures, such as “know your rights” brochures and guides on how to represent yourself in foreclosure. However, the only general print marketing item the Center had was its Annual […]
Media Relations for Fair Lending Lawsuit
Media Relations for Fair Lending Lawsuit During my time managing communications for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, the organization filed a high-profile lawsuit against a local bank accusing it of racial discrimination and redlining in its mortgage lending. My role was to handle the media relations surrounding the lawsuit. I edited the press release that […]
Advocacy Blog Post
Before the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, I “ghost-wrote” this blog post taking stock of the fair housing movement for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center’s Executive Director, who then lightly edited the piece.
Event FAQ Blog Post
Blog Post: Fundraising Event FAQs Part of my role managing development & communications for the Connecticut Fair Housing Center (2015-2019) was planning and promoting the organization’s annual fundraising and awards dinner. I received many of the same event-related questions from attendees and sponsors every year, and on top of that, we made some changes to […]
Client Stories
I have often been responsible for interviewing clients and writing up their stories to illustrate the impact of various programs and policies on real people.
To respect the client and avoid stereotyping, I use the clients’ own words as much as possible and try to paint a picture of the full, complex person, not just the challenge they were facing. There is often a fine line between illustrating a program’s positive impact and painting an organization as a savior – thus disempowering the client. I encourage giving clients as much information and control over how their stories will be shared as possible.
Know Your Rights Rack Card
A core part of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center’s mission is to educate potential renters and homebuyers about housing discrimination and their fair housing rights. For years, they had printed and distributed a detailed trifold brochure on fair housing rights which was primarily text and expensive to print. Using Canva, I redesigned that brochure into a more attractive, two-sided “rack card” (to still fit inside brochure holders but be less expensive to print) and edited down the text to just what was necessary.
