Shawna Ogston

Communications & Media Relations Specialist & PR Coach, Shawna Ogston Communications & Media Relations

I have worked in the charitable sector for 30 years. I have seen a lot of change and impact, but the biggest shift for nonprofits has been since the pandemic. Demand for services is unceasing, leadership is retiring, funding is band-aide at best, and the holes in the social safety net are getting bigger. How do we communicate all the nuances of the business of charity?

If you are interested in a dialogue on Food Insecurity, Charity, Poverty, and Communications in non-profits, let's chat!

Media

Calgary Food Bank Part 1

Shawna Ogston - Media Rep for Calgary Food Bank.

Friends Helping Friends

Calgary Food Bank, April 9, 2019Television

URL: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1656558

Profile of Calgary Food Bank volunteer , Tina Evers

Calgary Food BankRadio/Podcast

URL: https://omny.fm/shows/ryan-jespersen-show/edmonton-calgary-food-banks-experiencing-lows

Roundtable discussion on food insecurity in the province of Alberta

Month of Giving: The Calgary Food Bank needs our help

Biography

Shawna Ogston is a Communications and Media Relations Specialist and Public Relations Coach working specifically with nonprofit organizations. She has worked in the food insecurity space for more than a decade and is currently applying that experience as the Director of PR & Partnerships with Soup Sisters. Shawna Ogston's expertise is reaching the media and getting the message delivered to the right people.

Expertise

  • Nonprofit sector
  • Food insecurity
  • Food crisis
  • Poverty
  • Rise of single people using food banks
  • Non profit
  • Communications in non profits