Making Headlines: Media Skills for Non-Profits with Jesse Wiederhold
Schedule
Tue Sep 30 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Hancock Community Hub | Hancock, MI
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Getting meaningful media coverage for your non-profit provides visibility and is invaluable for building local support for your organization’s goals. In a fast-paced world of news, it can be challenging to grab the attention of local publications. Jesse Wiederhold, Public Relations and Events Coordinator at Visit Keweenaw, will share best practices for engaging with media partners, from writing press releases and pitching your story, to nailing on-camera interviews and building a positive rapport with your contacts. You’ll learn the ins and outs of a newsroom and how you can make the media’s job easy to keep them coming back for more stories. With nearly eight years of professional writing, journalism, and media relations experience, Jesse will help you feel confident telling your stories. This session will be broken into two parts.Part One: Getting in the Door
September 30th, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Before the cameras roll, you need to know how to get your story in front of the right people. In this first session, Jesse will walk you through the fundamentals of working with the medium from understanding what makes something “newsworthy” to identifying the best person to pitch to. You’ll learn how to choose the right outreach approach, craft your pitch or press release for maximum impact, and present information in a way that’s newsroom-friendly. By the end, you’ll know how to speak the media’s language so your story gets noticed.
About the KCF Nonprofit Education and Networking Series:
The KCF Nonprofit Education and Networking Series is designed to strengthen local organizations through shared learning, resources, and collaboration. Sessions are free and open to anyone looking to support their community more effectively. Registration is not required.
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Where is it happening?
Hancock Community Hub, 417 Quincy St,Hancock, Michigan, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: