Author: Orie

  • Project: Enterprise CCMS Communications

    Project: Enterprise CCMS Communications

    Enterprise CCMS Communications CCMS (Contact Center Management System) was a centralized HCRM for managing daily activities within Teleperformance locations globally. I was the lead editor and content creator for the product, one of eight in the IT suite of tools supported by my team. Project Description CCMS was the flagship product for contact center management… Read more

  • Project: Giving Tuesday & End of Year Fundraising

    Project: Giving Tuesday & End of Year Fundraising

    Giving Tuesday & End of Year Fundraising This 45 day campaign was a collaboration between our Executive, Board, Development and Communications teams. I led the communications team and worked to develop and sharpen messaging, set visual objectives and planned fundraising landing pages. Project Description Giving Tuesday & End Of Year fundraising is the period from… Read more

  • Project: LGBTQ Safe Spaces

    Project: LGBTQ Safe Spaces

    LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces Protection Project This long-term, multi-phase, and multichannel communications project included digital, print, point-in-place, media relations, and stakeholder relations collaterals. I served as the lead editor and Communications SME for this project and managed the communications project. Project Description The LGBTQ+ Safe Spaces Protection Project is an AVP initiative to educate policymakers and… Read more

  • Outlook Ohio: Wanda Sykes Gets Serious

    In 2015 I was a freelance contributor for Outlook Ohio, a former print and digital LGBTQ+ outlet serving the Buckeye State. I got the opportunity to speak with her ahead of her local tour dates in 2015 about politics, being Black and gay, and the road to cannabis legalization. Read more

  • Spectrum News Hudson Valley: OS in Newburgh after Destructive Tornadoes

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    I reported from Newburgh over the course of several days when tornadoes hit the Hudson Valley. In this OS I am reporting from a pop-up barbecue serving residents who are unable to cook in their homes due to power outages. Read more

  • Spectrum News 1 OS: Larry Householder indicted bulletin

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    This was an on-scene prerecorded bulletin announcing alerting of charges against the former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Larry Householder, and associates in multiple crimes. Read more

  • Spectrum News 1 Live: Columbus Residents Protest Mayor Ginther

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    I reported live from this protest at the home of the current Mayor Andrew Ginther in response to his handling of claims of police violence and brutality in the city during the George Floyd protests. Read more

  • ADVOCATE NEWS: Domestic violence isn’t just a straight problem

    ADVOCATE NEWS: Domestic violence isn’t just a straight problem

    (For Advocate.com/by Orie Givens) Intimate partner violence is definitely an LGBT problem, and for LGBT people, identity plays a part in the violence they face in relationships. The group responsible for collecting data on LGBT intimate partner violence thinks that identity markers like race, gender identity. and disability status also play a key role. “We… Read more

  • ADVOCATE NEWS: LGBT voters are dismayed at the election results

    ADVOCATE NEWS: LGBT voters are dismayed at the election results
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    (For The Advocate/ by Orie Givens) As Ohio LGBT voters watched the returns, a mixture of disbelief and sadness could be heard in hushed conversations. For many LGBT people, especially LGBT people of color, the worst possible outcome happened: America elected Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. “They’re voting for goldfish… Read more

  • ADVOCATE NEWS: More than 400 hate incidents reported since Trump’s election (2016)

    ADVOCATE NEWS: More than 400 hate incidents reported since Trump’s election (2016)
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    For Advocate.com/By Orie Givens There have been 437 reported acts of verbal and physical harassment recorded by the Southern Poverty Law Center since voters elected Donald Trump president of the United States. Appointments such as Steve Bannon to Trump’s administration and a failure to seriously address the hateful Trump campaign rhetoric, the social justice watchdog… Read more