Tag: Ad Council

AMA, Ad Council and Coalition of Health Care Leaders Launch New Effort to Provide Health Care Professionals with Tools to Prevent Firearm Injuries

Stuart Mitchell

With firearm injuries the leading cause of death of children and teens in the U.S., the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Ad Council, in collaboration with a coalition of health care leaders, launched a new digital resource hub at AgreeToAgree.org/HealthCare to empower physicians and other health care professionals to confidently and compassionately engage patients in conversations about firearm injury prevention. The digital resource hub features new “Agree to Agree” campaign videos, fact sheets, toolkits, and conversation guides for clinicians to help patients and their families understand the risks associated…

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Gray Media Honored with 2025 Catalyst Award for Outstanding Support of the Ad Council’s Project Roadblock

Stuart Mitchell

Gray Media has been named the recipient of the 2025 Catalyst Award for their support of the Ad Council’s long-running Project Roadblock initiative. The seasonal effort, a partnership between the Ad Council, the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) encourages TV stations to donate airspace to Buzzed Driving Prevention public service advertisements (PSAs) during the holiday season. Presented annually by the Ad Council, the Catalyst Award recognizes communications companies that make a significant impact through donated media efforts. In 2024, Gray Media significantly…

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Jennifer Mamlet Named Chief Development Officer at the Ad Council

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, America’s leader in using the power of communications to drive social impact at scale, announced today that Jennifer Mamlet is joining the organization as Chief Development Officer. She is returning to the organization, having previously served as SVP of Development until 2012. Most recently, Mamlet was Acting President and CEO of JCC Association of North America. As Chief Development Officer, Mamlet will lead all corporate and philanthropic giving, forging strategic partnerships and expanding critical funding to power a portfolio of high-impact initiatives tackling some of the most…

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The Ad Council and Dollar General Literacy Foundation Celebrate 15 Years of Promoting Adult Education

Stuart Mitchell

The Finish Your Diploma campaign today released new public service advertisements (PSAs) to mark 15 years of empowering adults to complete their high school equivalency, such as their GED or HiSET. Launched in 2010 by the Ad Council and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF), the national campaign has connected more than 2 million people to free local adult education centers. Designed to reach the nearly 30 million adults in the United States without a high school diploma, the campaign encourages learners to use FinishYourDiploma.org’s zip code search tool to…

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The Ad Council and Sugar23 Launch Ad Council Entertainment

Stuart Mitchell

The Ad Council, the nonprofit behind some of the most iconic social impact campaigns in the U.S., today announced the formation of Ad Council Entertainment. The new initiative is a first-of-its kind for the legendary nonprofit and is dedicated to harnessing long-form storytelling to drive social impact at scale in a partnership with Sugar23, the media company founded by Academy Award-winning producer Michael Sugar. The strategic partnership unites the Ad Council’s 80-year legacy of creating social impact through marketing with Sugar23’s pedigree of producing award-winning, socially conscious entertainment like “Spotlight,”…

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