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OPINION AND MEDIA RESEARCH

Religion in the Media

bulletReligion Media Analysis: A Study of Trends in Media Coverage
January 2008, Douglas Gould and Company
The third in a series of media analyses funded by the Ford Foundation studying trends in the coverage of religion.

Economic Justice

bulletWorking Press
December 2006, Douglas Gould and Company
A media analysis funded by the Ford Foundation highlights the progress made by advocates and others on how low wage work is presented. The analysis also identifies areas where improvements could be made.

Arts Education

bulletFocus Group Research Findings "Arts-Active" Parents
blankSeptember, 2006
blankOn behalf of Douglas Gould and Company, the FDR Group convened six focus blankgroups with arts-active parents to develop a personality profile. The findings will blankbe used to inform a communications strategy for arts-active parents.

bulletMedia Paints Art in Fading Light
blankDouglas Gould and Company September 2005
blankA media analysis commissioned by the Education Commission of States (ECS) blankhighlights key themes and recommendations for projecting a more favorable blankblankimage of arts education through the media. The central finding is that arts blankblankeducation is portrayed in today's media as disappearing from public school blankblankclassrooms across the country, particularly as more emphasis is placed on blankblankstandardized testing.

bulletMobilizing Support For Integrated Arts Education: National Opinion Research blankblankFindings
blankDouglas Gould and Company, June 2005
blankA summary of recommendations for building a constituency for integrated arts blankeducation in public schools that advocates can use to improve their blankblankblankblankcommunications efforts.

bulletFact sheet of National Opinion Research Findings
blank(Mobilizing Support for Integrated Arts Education)
blankDouglas Gould and Company June 2005

bulletIntegrating the Arts: Full Report and Executive Summary
blankDouglas Gould and Company, March 2005
blankThis report discusses the results of six focus groups. The goal of the research was blankto inform message strategies concerning the integration of the arts throughout blankelementary, middle and high school curricula across the country.


Community Colleges

BulletExpanding Opportunity: Communicating the Role of Community Colleges
blank gifSeptember 2004
Results of public opinion research

Douglas Gould and Company, with funding from the Ford Foundation, commissioned focus groups and survey research to learn how American perceive community colleges and how to raise the profile of these institutions.

BulletRecommendations from Opinion Research
blank gifSeptember 2004
blank gifSummary of strategic recommendations on messages for use by community blank gifcolleges to strengthen their public image and brand identity

BulletWeb cast of Opinion Research
blank gifSeptember 2004
blank gifOnline Power Point presentation of results of the public opinion research.

BulletFact Sheet
blank gifSeptember 2004
blank gifFacts from the national survey on community colleges.

BulletNational and State Surveys on Community Colleges (NM, MI, FL, NC, TX, VA, blankblankPA,OH, LA)
August 2004
Questions and data from the national and state surveys among adults living in the U.S. on community colleges.

BulletRelease on Polling Report
blank gifOctober 2004
Press release distributed after the release of the national opinion research report.

 


Other Research

BulletSetting Priorities for Human Rights Communications in the United States2.72 mb
October 2006
blank by Breakthrough and Rebecca Lowell Edwards
A comprehensive report developed from a day-long meeting on June 28, 2006 that addressed communications strategies on human rights in the United States
blankhosted by Breakthrough, with support from the US Human Rights Fund.

triangle bulletTruth on the Sidelines: Philanthropy and Foundations in the Media293 kb
September 2003
blankAn analysis of what policymakers and opinion leaders learn about philanthropy
from the media

triangle bulletDouglas Gould is interviewed in the Fall 2004 issue of the Stanford Social blankblankblankInnovation Review about the findings of his study. Story here

Fulfilling the Promise of No Child Left Behind 424 KB
April 2003
blank bulletA meta analysis of attitudes toward public education. Americans have deep
reservations about the condition of public education and are willing to support a
variety of reforms

No Community Left Behind 291 KB
April 2003
blankWill society benefit from, or be harmed by, the transformation of public education
through the No Child Left Behind Act?

A Survey of Foundation Communications Issues—Post September 11th, 131 KB
September 2001
blankWe surveyed 321 communications directors of America's premiere foundations

RESOURCE GUIDES

Religion and Culture: Meeting the Challenge of Pluralism
2004
A resource guide developed for reporters who seek a wider range of sources on the role of theology in shaping our lives, culture and responses to problems

For an Economy That Works for All, 2002–2006
A resource developed to raise public awareness about the barriers facing low-wage workers. It is designed to build the communications capacities of advocates who fight on behalf of low-wage workers at the local level

The Funder's guide to Successful Media Investments for Social Change 706 KB
1996
A guide for the funding community when investing in public interest media activities

Talking Learning Disabilities 136 KB
A resource to help advocates frame their messages in ways that will mobilize
support for children with learning disabilities and enact helpful public policies.

Branding organizations: Branding Legal Aid 181 KB
2001
How civil legal aid organizations can use branding to enhance public recognition

of the organizations and the work they do.

 
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