Non-profit organizations serving Latino and multicultural communities in South Florida are invited to participate in a full-day, free social media and communications training. The unprecedented free training, a partnership of Univision Communications and the Latino social media platform Hispanicize, is part of multi-city national program called “Latino Social Media for Social Good.”
The workshop will be held on Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Univision Network offices located at 9405 NW 41st Street, Miami, FL 33178. Registration is at 9:00 a.m.
Reservations are on a first-come, first serve basis exclusively for the non-profit community in South Florida. Attendees must RSVP by emailing their full contact information to Angela Ramos at aramos@univision.net by Thursday, June 16.
Hispanicize, the complete resource for Latino social media marketers and bloggers, and Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, have joined forces to provide free in-depth communications training to non-profits serving Latino communities through an unprecedented program:“Latino Social Media for Social Good.” The initiative consists of free Hispanic social media and communications trainings – taking place in Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C – that will help non-profits harness the power of Facebook, Twitter, Univision.com’s social platforms, blogs, press releases and traditional media relations.
CONTACTS:
- Univision – Angela Ramos – (305) 471-3907, aramos@univision.net – Carolina Valencia – (212) 455-4712, cvalencia@univision.net
- Hispanicize – Angela Sustaita-Ruiz – (305) 321-5002, angela@hispanicize.com
- Hispanic Public Relations Association – Lourdes Rodriguez – (626) 403-3200, ext. 212, Lourdes@vpepr.com
About Hispanicize
Co-headquartered in New York City and Miami, Hispanicize is the complete resource for Latino social media marketers and bloggers. The company was co-founded by Latino social media thought leaders Manny Ruiz, founder of the Hispanic PR Blog, PapiBlogger and the Annual Hispanic PR & Social Media Conference, Angela Sustaita-Ruiz, Publisher of the Hispanic PR Blog and Louis Pagan, Co-Founder of LATISM and Publisher of Latino Rebranded. Hispanicize regularly features in-depth industry news, webinar trainings, technology guides, online forums and a comprehensive directory and networking service for brands and Latina/o bloggers. To follow Hispanicize.com <http://Hispanicize.com> on its Facebook fan page, visit /www.facebook.com/hispanicize or on Twitter @Hispanicize.
About Univision Communications Inc
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the premier media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, reaching 86% of U.S. Hispanic households and Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network, and a suite of six cable offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Local Media, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations and 70 radio stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network of national and local online and mobile sites including Univision.com, which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
About the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
HPRA was founded in 1984 as a non-profit organization to establish a network of Hispanics employed in the public relations profession. HPRA has more than 250 members representing public relations, marketing and advertising professionals from agencies, government, non-profit and corporate companies. HPRA is dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic professionals and provides educational seminars and workshops throughout the year. The organization has awarded more than $220,000 in scholarships to Latino students pursuing a career in communications during the last 25 years. HPRA strives to be a resource for communications professionals and for those seeking insights into the Hispanic market. For more information visit http://www.hpra-usa.org.
What a great opportunity Hispanicize and Univision are providing to nonprofits.
Thanks Milton — We’re excited too!