Ida Phillips Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Managed online and social media presence, including website, blog and all social media accounts.
• Oversaw media relations with national and state media. Pitched stories and organized media tours of Audubon sanctuaries.
• Supported local and national advocacy efforts, including using Convio to send action alerts to supporters.
• Wrote and circulated monthly e-newsletter.
• Edited, wrote, and managed production and circulation of annual reports and newsletters to Audubon NC’s members.
• Secured grant funding for a social marketing project called Share the Beach. Worked with a social marketing firm and supervised staff and interns in implementing this grassroots campaign to raise awareness about.

Raleigh, NC

• Helped manage website and social media accounts.
• Wrote, edited, and managed design and distribution of print materials, including member newsletters, annual reports, and preserve guides.
• Wrote and distributed monthly e-newsletter.
• Organized field trips and events for TLC members.

North Carolina, United States

• Wrote three books (see links under Publications)- The Duke Forest at 75: A Resource for All Seasons- North Carolina State Parks: A Niche Guide (co-author with Bill Pendergraft)- North Carolina Afield: A Guide to Nature.
• Co-founded Niche Publishing LLC, a multimedia publishing and consulting firm serving government and conservation organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Office of the Duke Forest (Duke University), Furman.
• Wrote, edited, and managed production of books, newsletters, fundraising materials, magazine articles, and teaching guides.
• Worked with video and web designers to create and write copy for educational websites and videos.
• Developed white papers and instructional design for interpretive programs and educational facilities such as visitor centers.

North Carolina Chapter

• Directed public relations program for a conservation organization with 26,000 members.
• Edited Afield, a membership magazine. Researched, wrote, and edited articles and coordinated production and distribution.
• Managed media relations including fielding press inquiries and organizing media tours and news conferences.
• Oversaw production of chapter website and wrote and edited copy for site.

North Carolina Chapter

• Directed media relations for $15 million capital campaign.
• Managed the chapter’s media relations including fielding press inquiries and organizingmedia tours and news conferences.
• Wrote and edited articles and managed production and distribution of membershipnewsletter.
• Organized donor events and statewide field trip program.

North Carolina Chapter

North Carolina Chapter