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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BREAK THE CYCLE WINS $50,000 REALITY CHECK GRANT

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 26, 2005 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- Social Spectrum, an initiative of Celestia International, announced today that Break the Cycle, a national domestic violence organization based in Los Angeles, is this year's Reality Check Grant recipient. The grant is valued at $50,000 worth of professional business leadership skills training, marketing, and technological support services.

"There were hundreds of worthy applicants," said David Rippe, Executive Director of Social Spectrum. "and it was difficult to select only one. Break the Cycle is a well-deserving organization working hard to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives free of dating and domestic violence. It's an important issue."

Jessica Aronoff, Executive Director for Break the Cycle said, "Through this partnership with Social Spectrum, we are certain that youth nationwide will benefit from Break the Cycle's programs and services as easily and readily as those living in our local service communities."

The Reality Check Grant includes a complete immersion in the same sound business practices used by the world's leading companies. These include…

  • A private leadership workshop for the senior staff, board, or executive team
  • Development of a strategic marketing communications plan including review of messaging, branding, current marketing materials, web site, development of new materials, demand generation recommendation and media relations
  • An evaluation of technology and infrastructure

    "Our goal is to bring Fortune 50 best practices to organizations so they can better succeed in their important missions," said David Rippe. "The Reality Check Grant allows us to assist Break the Cycle in fulfilling their important mission."

    "We are thrilled to partner with Social Spectrum," Ms. Aronoff stated. "As Break the Cycle continues to grow nationally, we believe the long-term impact of this award will far surpass the $50,000 value."

    About Break the Cycle
    Break the Cycle is an innovative nonprofit organization, whose mission is to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from dating and domestic violence. Break the Cycle provides youth nationwide with domestic violence prevention and intervention services. As the leading voice for teens on the issue of dating violence, Break the Cycle also serves as an advocate for policy and legislative change.

    For more information, please visit www.breakthecycle.org.

    About Social Spectrum
    Social Spectrum is dedicated to non-profits and socially responsible businesses. We provide the best of Fortune 50 tools, techniques and practices in an affordable and effective manner. We've worked with corporations and non-profits for over 10 years. We bring them both together in a powerful offering called Social Spectrum. Our work focuses on three key areas...

  • Business leadership training and coaching
  • Marketing strategy and communication
  • Technology and infrastructure

    Social Spectrum delivers its expertise at a small fraction of what the world's leading companies pay for such services. Organizations gain big company thinking and leadership skills to help them better operate with confidence in serving their constituents or cause.

    For more information, please visit http://www.socialspectrum.org/

    CONTACT:
    David Rippe
    513-253-4854
    david@socialspectrum.org

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