C.Fox Communications to Offer $30,000 in Pro Bono PR and Marketing Services Through Annual inspired thought Award

Woman-Owned PR and Marketing Agency Now Accepting Applications for 2011 Award Opportunity

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the new year comes a renewed focus on being better. For businesses and organizations it's a time to take a new look at old challenges and recommit to seizing opportunities with a fresh perspective – if only those opportunities came along with more time and a larger budget.

For one special nonprofit, that will, in fact, be the case.

Starting today, C.Fox Communications is accepting applications for its inspired thought Award (the it Award): up to $30,000 worth of pro bono public relations and marketing services for the most worthy applicant. Services offered through the award can include: strategy, writing/messaging, media relations, branding, and social media.

"At C.Fox we know that there are a vast number of organizations that do incredible work, but whose limited budgets prevent them from taking their story to the next level," said Carrie Fox, President of C.Fox Communications. "Through the it Award, we recognize the good works of one nonprofit each year by collaborating with them to strengthen their communications – internal, external, or both – in creative ways."

To win the 2011 it Award, a nonprofit must demonstrate a mission-driven nature to its work and a particular need for public relations or marketing services.

"Not only does the award give the winning nonprofit the opportunity to work with our creative and talented PR and marketing staff, it also gives our agency an important reminder to stay centered on our purpose, which is to serve mission-driven organizations with smart approaches to communications challenges," said Fox.

The application for the it Award along with completion instructions and submission information can be found at www.cfoxcommunications.com/probono.  All United States-based nonprofits of 10 or more full-time employees are eligible to apply. The deadline for submissions is March 4, 2011 and there is no entry fee. The organization that wins the it Award will have the opportunity to redeem services between April and December of 2011. The winner will be announced on April 4, 2011.

Read about last year's it Award winner, N Street Village.

About C.Fox Communications:

C.Fox Communications is a small, award-winning woman-owned business based in Silver Spring, MD which serves mission-driven organizations through the development and implementation of smart PR and marketing strategies that increase awareness, drive business growth and deliver client stories in a memorable way.  Since April 2004, C.Fox Communications has been providing public relations and marketing services to a range of organizations in a variety of industries including environmental, education, health and wellness, and child and youth services, as well as membership associations, embassies, and international non-governmental organizations.  The agency is also listed as an approved vendor by the General Services Administration (GSA) to serve executive agencies, federal government agencies and other specially classified organizations.  Learn more about C.Fox Communications at www.cfoxcommunications.com or follow the agency on Twitter @cfoxcomm.

SOURCE C. Fox Communications