Proudly Leaning In
I’m excited that Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) joined hands with some great organizations to support Lean In, a nonprofit organization founded by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg with the goal of...
View ArticleLean In: A Global Phenomenon
Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead” has been making waves in the media for several weeks. It hit bookshelves on Monday, and coverage has been very positive (sprinkled...
View ArticleRobots! Get The Kids Interested in Engineering…
This marks the second year Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) has provided pro-bono media relations and on-the-ground event support to the Oregon FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...
View ArticleBack to School: Recess Fun With Playworks
Nine Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) employees in Portland, Ore., were inspired by their Boston colleagues’ ongoing support of Playworks, a U.S. nonprofit organization that transforms schools by...
View ArticleExternal Speaker PR Week Editor in Chief Steve Barrett
WE recently hosted a visit with PR Week Editor in Chief Steve Barrett. Several Seattle-based staffers joined him for a discussion about current industry trends. Here are a few highlights — all good...
View ArticleI Don’t Need to Be Miss Iowa to Find My Voice
The minute I saw her I knew this was my future. I’m talking about Holly Hunter as Jane Craig in the movie “Broadcast News.” She was a network news producer working in the middle of the boy’s club that...
View ArticleMaking an Impact Through Employee Experience
Three years ago a young girl named Julia joined me in a local classroom to work on her reading skills through SMART. Every Thursday during the school year I would meet Julia and her classmates to help...
View ArticleTeam WE-TX Conquers ‘Toughest Event on the Planet’
Are you tough enough? Anyone willing to run 11 miles uphill and through 20+ obstacles that include electric shock, 34-degree ice baths and barbed wire has to be crazy, right? Well, a group from the...
View ArticleA Happy Day Is Priceless
Our WE-Munich office intended to give nearly a dozen physically and mentally challenged children from the FortSchritt daycare a day they won’t forget. And that’s why a team of 12 employees organized a...
View ArticleMay is National Bike Month: Where will the ride take you?
National Bike Month in the U.S. is an opportunity to celebrate the bicycle and the many reasons we ride: commuting to work, for errands, for recreation or competition. WE want to make sure you have the...
View ArticleUncharted Territory: Mapping the shifting landscape of data privacy
Evolution? Erosion? Disintegration? There is no widespread consensus on the current state – or eventual fate – of “privacy” when it comes to personal data, but everyone can at least agree that it...
View ArticleExternal Speaker Katie Harbath, Facebook Manager for Policy
We live in an era where sharing just about everything — whether good or bad — is considered normal. We often begin our day by rolling over in bed and grabbing our phones to see what transpired...
View ArticleWE London’s Brilliantly Fun Athletic Event For Kids
On Friday May 17, I joined WE London colleagues Kristen Grant, Sam Whitby, Will Hall and more than 50 local community volunteers to help out at one of 13 Community Games for disadvantaged youth held...
View ArticleWE Bikes … Transporting Kids to a Brighter Future
The Waggener Edstrom (WE) Portland office recently engaged in a super-cool event to benefit children living and learning in Southern Mexico. The idea was born out of an informal hallway chat about what...
View ArticlePutting the WE in well-being
Not only is Waggener Edstrom a great place to work, but it’s also a healthy place to work. Many employees are conscientious about eating well and getting plenty of exercise. So it wasn’t a surprise...
View ArticleWE-NY Gets Cooking With God’s Love We Deliver
This post is guest-written by our summer Intern Malena Silva. Thanks Malena for capturing our volunteer day well! As part of the WE volunteer program, a team of 16 WE-NY employees was proud to don...
View ArticlePortland to Manhattan: My WE Tour Experience
Last month, I participated in Waggener Edstrom’s newest program for employees, WE Tour. The program gives all WE employees the opportunity to explore and experience a different office for a day on the...
View ArticleWE-Paris Make a Difference Beach Day
Wednesday, June 19, would have ordinarily been a day when the sun would show its light, even in Paris, France. But not this year, apparently. Our team of eight woke up early to take the first train to...
View ArticleSupporting a Place for Opportunity
The YWCA Angeline’s Center for Homeless Women has been a place of continuing aid for women in need in the Greater Seattle area since 1987, and has continued to provide safety, support and respect to...
View ArticleDragons and Drama: WE PADDLERS Successfully Defend Title
The pressure was on. After capturing gold in a photo finish at last year’s Seattle Dragon Boat Festival, this year’s WE PADDLERS Dragon Boating team had big shoes to fill. And with a team full of...
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