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We very much value your experiences and knowledge here at CRIN, where our goal is to disseminate the information you provide so that others, ultimately children, may benefit from your expertise. As such, we hope the following guide to submissions will not deter you from sharing information. Rather, it is intended to make the best use of your time. Above all, have in mind who is likely to be reading the information, and what they may find interesting and/or helpful. Please also refer to our guides on writing press releases and emails. We have drafted guidelines for submitting information in the form of "dos" and "don’ts". We hope this will ensure the guidelines are easy to read and refer to. Skip to events, or job adverts General DO check that the item is not already on the CRIN website. DO send recent news about child rights. For example law being discussed, policy changed, plan implemented, advances achieved, a neglected area of child rights highlighted. DO send reports about child rights (recent if possible). DO send us your feedback and ideas. DO send information you think may be helpful for child rights organisations. DON’T send personal opinion pieces which do not offer anything new. [For a members guide on how to submit resources straight onto CRIN’s website using our ‘Content Management System’, visit: http://crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=15170&flag=report#ge]
DON’T send information which is only relevant to a particular organisation or small group of people e.g. Fundraising event, annual report.
DO include who, what, where, how and why. In other words, what is happening? Who are the organisers? Where is it happening? etc.
DO include contact details, and where people can find more information.
DO send us follow-up information about the event, outcomes, etc.
DON’T send information about events which will only be relevant to a narrow group of people, for example an organisation’s fundraising event, or annual general meeting.
DON’T send information about an event which is less than a month away.
BEWARE fraudulent events. Criminals are using more and more sophisticated techniques to advertise non-existent events which they charge people to ‘attend’. You may receive an email directly addressed to you, and there may even be a link to a website which looks perfectly genuine. For more information, visit: http://crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=8463
We are happy to advertise job adverts (relating to child rights) in our CRINmails.
Requests to advertise vacancies should provide the following details:
Organisation name: Title of vacant post
Location: City, Country
Application deadline: e.g. 25 July 2013
More details here [povide link to full vacancy description].
Please note we do not include details of salary, or person specifications.
Job adverts are not posted on the website, although they can be found on the page where CRINmails are archived.
Read the BBC news style guide: http://www.bbctraining.com/pdfs/newsstyleguide.pdf