{"id":26353,"date":"2023-02-14t15:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-14t15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?page_id=26353"},"modified":"2023-05-16t15:40:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16t15:40:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='acf-gut-block'>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article article--collection top-padded-section js-article-border \">\n\t<div class=\"shell\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-header-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1>about us<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>effective environmental and science communication is needed now more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>planet forward, a project hosted at the george washington university school of media and public affairs, teaches, celebrates, and rewards environmental storytelling by college students. it is the premier engagement tool for gw\u2019s many sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image image-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/planet_forward_2022_wla_459a4402.jpeg\" alt=\"about us\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__image image-fit -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ab-top\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ab-right\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ab-bottom\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ab-left\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__thumb -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tfrank sesno, jma, sustainability\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__wrapper -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shell\">\n\t<div class=\"section__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"page__entry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class='acf-gut-block'><section class=\"universal-wrapper layout-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>emmy award-winning journalist frank sesno formed planet forward in 2009 to empower new voices and lead a global conversation on the planet\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>engaging a diverse audience of college students from across the country, planet forward uses storytelling, media, and educational events to tell the stories of invention and innovation that can move our planet forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>just one of the ways we work with students is our annual storytelling contest, storyfest,&nbsp;which rewards winners with a storytelling expedition like no other. watch the video above&nbsp;to see what our 2017 storyfest winners experienced in the amazon rainforest \u2014 and hear the real inspiration we provide students, from a diverse mix of colleges across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.e2ma.net\/signup\/1876475\/1888527\/\"><strong>subscribe<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to the planet forward newsletter see the latest inspiring stories from students and be the first to know about upcoming events!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='acf-gut-block'><section class=\"cta-buttons layout-left\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/about-us-our-staff\/\" class=\"btn btn--green single-cta \" target=\"\">read more about our staff<\/a>\n\t<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"planet forward&#039;s storyfest winners share their experience in the galapagos with lindblad expeditions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zqtfoj3uvru?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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