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Author: Adam Muhlendorf

Longleaf Strategies helps the Alabama School Readiness Alliance raise awareness about the importance of high-quality pre-k through ongoing earned media coverage
With the help of Longleaf Strategies, Alabama GRIT worked to shape the conversations around Alabama’s academic standards by uniting diverse stakeholders,accurately informing the public and seeking media coverage about what Alabama’s standards are and how they benefit the community.

Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Final Report and Recommendations

The report, entitled Alabama Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Recommendations to the Governor, was drafted by a 100-member panel appointed by Governor Ivey in 2018. The ...
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We’ve Launched a New Website

Click on the links below to read our previous reports.   Case Study: Start Conversations, Change Discourse   Case Study: Keeping Your Issue In The ...
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Using Social Media To Foster, Grow Communities

Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms create a virtual “town square” for like-minded people to engage with one another on issues and topics important ...
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Keeping Your Issue in the News

Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program is nationally lauded; yet it only serves a small fraction of Alabama’s four-year-olds. In 2012, the Alabama School Readiness Alliance ...
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Building Strong Relationships with the Media, the Public

Reporters and editors (and the general public) are eager to discover new stories, new ideas and new, trustworthy sources. Good relationships aren’t made by sending ...
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Hosting Events To Change Community Perceptions

The Central Alabama Community Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic foundation that distributes scholarships to local students as well as grants to projects focused on supporting ...
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