Expertise

The eclectic nature of my career and experience is my strength. I am an independent film and television producer, a political activist and consultant, and have been an executive of a number of non-profit organizations. I have managed—by accident and design—to acquire a broad expertise in a number of fields, all of which are applicable to working with progressive, socially responsible corporations, non-profit organizations, community groups, and government agencies.


Program, Political, Advocacy, and Election Campaign Strategic Development and Management

... strategy development, campaign development, campaign management, media strategy development, media production, earned media, media relations ...

Recent strategy-related documents

"Keep Your Promise" Campaign
... a campaign developed for the Lubicon Legal Defence Fund.

Canadian Seafood Boycott
... a strategic analysis developed for Animal Alliance of Canada and Environment Voters to end the Canadian commercial seal hunt.

Saving the Planet to Death
... a paper delivered at a scientific symposium hosted by the University of Limerick and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.


Non-Profit Management

... strategic planning, human resources, database management ...


Fund Raising

... direct mail, donor development, membership management, direct response television, telephone solicitation, campaign development ...

Samples of recent appeal letters

Animal Alliance of Canada: "Project Jessie" November '05

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund: November '05 house mailing

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund: House "Holiday Season" appeal November '05

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund: House Appeal September '05

Animal Alliance of Canada: Canadian Seafood Boycott

Animal Alliance of Canada: Pit Bull Ban

Environment Voters: Island Airport "No!" Campaign

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund: Exposing Paul Martin

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund: "I was not angry until now!"

Melancthon Citizens Coalition: Two companies ...


Web site Design and Maintenance, New Media

... specializing in web sites that support political or advocacy campaigns. See ...

Melancthon Citizens Coalition

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund

Environment Voters


BoycottCanadianSeafood.net

Barbara Kyle, Novelist

 

 

 

Government & Public Relations

... lobbying elected officials and bureaucrats, preparation of position papers, committee appearances, press releases, public relations campaigns, spokesperson ...

Recent government relations documents

Statement to the Ontario Standing Committee on Legislative Assembly on Bill 214

Oral Report to the Standing Committee on Procedures and House Affairs

Oral Presentation to the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Joint Submission to the Eminent Panel on Seal Management


Print, Film , Television, and Radio Production

... all aspects of film, television and radio production, in-house production facility ...

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund "Podcast" radio spots

Canadian Seafood Boycott ad for Navigator magazine

Ottawa Hill Times ad based on letter written by S. Best to Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Recent television and video production credits

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund "Prime Minister Martin, what kind of man are you?" radio spot.

Lubicon Legal Defence Fund Election 2004 radio spot

Environment Voters Hamilton-East by-election radio spot

Animal Alliance of Canada Winnipeg election radio spot: "If Mayor Glen Murray can't even run a dog pound, what makes him think he run a city?"

Environment Voters: "A Dozen Dirty Liberals" radio spot


Writing

... articles, op-ed pieces, direct mail fund raising letters, policy analyses, media releases, speeches and talks, commentary, technical papers ...

Media release: World Wildlife Fund Canada Seal Meeting Called a Whitewash

Media release: DFO abusing science to sell seal hunt ...

The Hill Times op-ed column ghost written for Ron Kaplansky, Trustee, Lubicon Lubicon Legal Defence Fund.

Paid "editorial" advertisment, "The economics of the Canadian Seafood Boycott," placed in The Navigator, a fisheries trade magazine.

A brief to Winnipeg City Councillors: The Political, Animal Services, and Scientific Case Against Pound Seizure

Speech given at the University of Guelph Environmental Symposium 2 February 2002

God, Culture, and Women: a talk given at a symposium entitled "The Canadian Seal Controversy: Biological, Cultural, and Ethical Perspectives," Center for Northern Studies and Research, Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal

Book review of the Forgotten Pollinators.

If Mayor Glen Murray can't even run a dog pound ... article in Taking Action.