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San Francisco Travel Association Launches $6 Million Tourism Campaign

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The San Francisco Travel Association has launched its largest-ever global marketing and advertising campaign, "Always San Francisco," to promote tourism to the city. The multi-million-dollar campaign targets leisure travelers and meeting planners in major domestic markets and key international markets. It is the destination marketing organization's first campaign to include television advertising.

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  • The Global "Always San Francisco" Campaign Celebrates the City's Bold, Inviting, and Playful Ethos and is the Association's First to Include High-Reach TV Advertising
    SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The San Francisco Travel Association has launched its largest-ever global marketing and advertising campaign, "Always San Francisco," to promote tourism to the city.
  • "This is the largest campaign San Francisco Travel has ever launched due to the incredible support from the City and County of San Francisco, Visit California, and other stakeholders," said San Francisco Travel President and CEO Joe D'Alessandro.
  • To match the powerful and inspiring imagery, San Francisco Travel collaborated with local and San Francisco-connected musicians to reimagine Judy Garland's beloved rendition of the classic "San Francisco" song for its campaign video.
  • The San Francisco Travel Association is the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of San Francisco.

Hewlett Foundation Announces 10 New Commissions for Innovative Works in Media Arts

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today the final 10 recipients of its Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions. This year's commissions, in Media Arts, will support leading artists in partnership with an array of Bay Area cultural institutions and nonprofit organizations. The commissioned artists will develop major new works that incorporate elements of many artistic disciplines, including dance, music, and theater, with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, genetic engineering, and robotics.

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  • MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today the final 10 recipients of its Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions.
  • This year's commissions, in Media Arts, will support leading artists in partnership with an array of Bay Area cultural institutions and nonprofit organizations.
  • Previous rounds of the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions supported the creation and premiere of new works in the disciplines of music composition, dance, theater, and folk and traditional arts.
  • For more information on the Hewlett 50 Commissions and the Hewlett Foundation's Performing Arts Program, please visit hewlett.org .

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Awards 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize to Three Inspirational Leaders

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation , the largest private funder of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, education, clinical training, and programmatic support in the U.S. and Canada, announced the recipients of the 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation , the largest private funder of spinal cord injury (SCI) research, education, clinical training, and programmatic support in the U.S. and Canada, announced the recipients of the 2021 Neilsen Visionary Prize.
  • Prize recipients also reflect many of Craig H. Neilsen's qualities, from being unafraid to take bold risks, to boundless determination and passion, to the ability to inspire others.
  • "We are honored and excited to award Kim, Wesley, and Alice the 2021 Visionary Prize," said Kym Eisner, Executive Director of the Neilsen Foundation.
  • "All three embody the vision of the Neilsen Foundation and the dreams our founder had to enrich the lives of those affected by SCI.