 Joe
Swope
Public Relations Consultant
joe@cvfundraising.com
With more than 20 years of experience in both corporate and nonprofit
settings, Joe has developed and implemented a broad range of comprehensive
communications programs that encompass public relations, advertising
and community initiatives. He has been responsible for a number
of award-winning programs that targeted employees, donors, customers,
the media, the community and other key publics.
Joe served as director of public relations at Alvernia College,
Reading, PA for 11 years. In that time, the college completed two
successful multi-million dollar capital campaigns while significantly
increasing annual giving and instituting a scholarship endowment
fund. Joe has served as an adjunct professor at Alvernia since 1983,
teaching public relations, advertising and a number of other communications
and English courses.
While serving as communications manager at UGI Utilities, Inc.,
Joe implemented a multi-faceted community relations initiative focused
on early childhood literacy, employee involvement and public support
of K-12 systemic education improvement. The Excellence in Education
Initiative won numerous local, regional and national awards, including
the 1997 Points of Light Foundation Award for Corporate Community
Service.
Joe has been a presenter at numerous conferences and workshops and
has provided support to a number of nonprofit organizations in developing
and implementing a communications plan. He has also served as a
film critic for both newspapers and television, and as a freelance
writer for several publications.
Joe holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Alvernia College
and a master's degree in journalism from Temple University.
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, Public Relations Society of America
- Member, Utility Communicators International
Community Volunteer Leadership:
- Berks County Workforce Investment Board Youth
Council
- Former Board Member, Rainbow Home of Berks
County and Chairperson, Public Relations Committee
- Former Board Member, Berks County Chapter,
American Diabetes Association, Chairperson, Public Relations Committee
- American Heart Association Communications Committee
- Allentown Diocese Newspaper Advisory Committee
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