GSF Community Challenge
The GSF Community Challenge is to reach a wider audience of 20,000 people in your communities with your concern for global development issues.
A story in your local newspaper can reach thousands of readers. Local radio and regional television news bulletins can reach even more. And then there are all the possibilities of on-line media and social networks.
GSF will provide you with an adaptable media release and and photographs to get you started.
Key resources for GSF2011 students
Making the Most of Global Student Forum
Pages 20-21 of Making the Most of Global Student Forum contain lots of tips on how to how to make a splash in your local media.
Post-conference media release template
Adapt this press release and send it to your local press with a hi-res photograph immediately after the National Conference event to make a start on your GSF Community Challenge.
Media checklist
This media checklist provides a step-by-step guide to getting great coverage in your local press. It contains several references to tips given on pages 20-21 of Making the Most of Global Student Forum - so have your copy to hand.
GSF Calendar
Use the GSF Calendar to help you identify key dates around which you can plan your media engagement.
