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    Communications career transitions in international development

    From drafting reports and newsletters to web design, event planning, press engagement, social media, fundraising, advocacy and beyond — communications experts are in demand in international development. Here's how to put your skills to best use.

    By Ingrid Ahlgren // 13 September 2011

    A freelance journalist. A think tank researcher. A manager at a boutique public relations firm. A multimedia officer at an international corporation.

    They all have skills and experiences valuable to organizations engaged in international development.

    “Every organization needs to communicate the work it is doing,” Kalaivani Karunanethy, former communications officer at the Asia-Europe Foundation, told Devex.

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      Ingrid is an independent writer and editor who has contributed to Devex and many other publications. She worked as a staff writer for Vault.com from 2007 to 2009, helping to write guidebooks, including the "Vault Guide to the Top Government and Nonprofit Employers." She was also a researcher for National Geographic Traveler magazine in Washington, D.C. Ingrid holds a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri. As the daughter of a U.S. diplomat, she grew up all over the world.

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