By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez Every June, organizations change their logos to rainbow colors, publish statements of support and launch Pride campaigns. While those efforts can be meaningful, I’ve learned something after working on LGBTQ+ media relations campaigns over the past several years: I’ve realized that the strongest LGBTQ+ stories don’t happen because it’s Pride Month. Pride simply gives us another…
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By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez The most powerful storytelling is human-centered storytelling, focused on lived experience. This month, our work with National Rainbow College Fund (NRCF) is doing exactly that. As scholarship application season unfolds, more people across California are learning about the barriers LGBTQ+ students face in accessing and staying in college, and, importantly, the solutions that work. Recent media…
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By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez At Landis Communications, we wake up each morning energized by the opportunity to create communications that are meaningful, strategic and help build a better world. This Pride Month, we celebrate how our values-aligned approach to communications creates lasting impact and genuine connections across all the communities we serve. Making Dreams Visible When we craft messaging for…
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Growing up on a Montana Indian reservation as a young gay boy, Sean Dowdall felt isolated, with few LGBTQ+ role models to emulate. When he first visited San Francisco as a child, he knew in his heart it was home. Years later, after a successful banking career and a serendipitous meeting at El Rio in the Mission District, Dowdall planted…
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As we honor Pride Month at Landis, we’re proud to highlight the work of our client, National Rainbow College Fund (NRCF)—an organization dedicated to advancing educational equity for LGBTQ+ students, no matter if they are publicly out or not. In the blog post below, NRCF sheds light on the tough choices LGBTQ+ students often face in their pursuit of higher…
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At Landis, we take pride in working with clients who are making a meaningful impact in the world. One example is National Rainbow College Fund, powered by San Diego Foundation, which is working to create a more equitable future by making higher education accessible for all LGBTQ+ students—whether they are “in” or “out”—by eliminating financial barriers. As a LGBTQ+ owned…
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By Makenzi Jordan Rodriguez Although Pride Month is celebrated in June, it should be incorporated into an organization’s values year-round. Every organization should strive to celebrate and embrace diversity, inclusivity, and equality and show support for LGBTQ+ colleagues throughout the year. Pride Month offers many opportunities to demonstrate allyship and authentic support. Here are five tips to help your organization…
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