What is frank ?
frank is a gathering that brings together professionals from across the social change spectrum – education, health, human rights, environmental protection, civil rights – to discuss research, insights and news pertaining to the field of public interest communications.
In the past, two-three Fellows have been invited to give a talk about their Fellowship experience at frank .
2021 Fellows
Christian Donaldson, a 2021 Fellow from the University of North Carolina-Asheville who interned at the National League of Cities , urges communicators to avoid capitalizing on others’ suffering and framing suffering as a prerequisite to their advocacy work.
Qing Yu Chen, a 2021 Fellow from Columbia University who interned at Human Rights Watch recounts her experience as a musician and advocate for survivors of gender-based violence. She encourages communicators that storytelling can be used as a vehicle to build community and affect change.
2019 Fellows
Camryn Jackson, a 2019 Fellow from Mercer University who interned at Mary’s Center , spoke about the essential role representation plays in fostering pride and combating social justice issues.
Maryam Iftikhar, a 2019 Fellow from Montgomery College who interned at Families USA , gave a talk about the necessity of utilizing empathetic storytelling in communications campaigns.
Key Estime, a 2019 Fellow from Mount Holyoke College who interned at Martha’s Table , talked about the importance of building bridges and extending resources to the communities we are trying to uplift.
2018 Fellows
Tamarra Thal, a 2018 Fellow from the University of Florida who interned at Truth Initiative , gave a talk about the damaging effects of false stereotypes and how we can use truthful communications to dismantle them.
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Tarek Deida, a 2018 Fellow from Columbia University who interned at Living Cities , gave a talk about the importance of cross-sector collaboration in creating change and consensus.
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Lauryn Fanguen , from Montgomery College, and David Guirgis , from Northwestern University, gave a summary of the key takeaways from frank 2019.
2016 Fellows
Luisa Guaracao, a 2016 Fellow from the University of Florida who interned at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights , gave a talk about the importance of values-based communications in creating bipartisanship.
Jackie Salg, a 2016 Fellow from Franklin and Marshall College who interned at Martha’s Table , gave a talk about how storytelling can be used to combat stigma.
2015 Fellows
Aaron Zeiler, a 2015 Fellow from the University of Florida who interned at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids , gave a talk about the tobacco industry’s malicious marketing practices and how communications can influence policy change.
Marcia Puig-Lluch, a 2015 Fellow from American University who interned at Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW), gave a talk about the power of social media, strategic partnerships and coordination.
2013 Fellows
Ava L.J. Kim (Alvin Kim), a 2013 Fellow from Macalester College, interned at the YWCA National Capital Area . She gave a talk about how numbers cannot tell the whole story, especially when serving underrepresented communities. At the heart of every solution is a story worth hearing.
Gabriela Gomez , a 2013 Fellow from Montgomery College, interned at the Latino Economic Development Center . She gave a talk about the power of storytelling especially as it pertains to immigration rights in the United States.
Mina Radman , a 2013 Fellow from the University of Florida, interned at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids . She gave a talk about how to talk about the importance of public-interest communications in different languages across cultures.
Roland Walker , a 2013 fellow from the University of Florida, interned at DC SCORES . He gave a talk about how intentional conversations can initiate the change we want to see.
Samir Rachid , a 2013 Fellow from Carleton College, interned at The Education Trust . He gave a talk about how students with a lot of potential from low-income marginalized backgrounds are often overlooked in the education system.
Thaddaeus Gregory, a 2013 fellow from Carleton College, interned at Campaign for Youth Justice . He gave a talk about how people need to experience firsthand of what it’s like to be a youth incarcerated in an adult prison so that they can create change.
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