Monthly Archives: February 2020
Hiring with Purpose
There is a war for talent happening. People have more job choices and more ways to make income today than they did before, and loyalty just isn’t what it used to be. If you’re not committing thought and resources to the talent war, you might lose out to your competition. We pride ourselves on hiring…
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Addressing African-American Infant Mortality: Using a Community Informed Approach
In California, the rate of mortality among African-American infants continues to be two to four times higher than the rates for other groups statewide. Hitting close to home for our headquarters in San Diego, African-American infants are: 1.3 times more likely to be born prematurely; Greater than 1.5 times more likely to be born with…
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Camellia Mortezazedah: A Wealth of Public Health Knowledge
After a few months of working with Camellia as a contractor, Civilian knew we needed her as a permanent part of our team. Our own Art Ebuen interviewed Camellia to hear more about her extensive public health experience. After learning more about her background, it’s no wonder she’s already making a strong positive impact on…
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How Much Should Your Roots Define You?
CreativeMornings is a free talk series for creatives, entrepreneurs, developers, and crafters in advertising and marketing. It’s held the last Friday of every month with varying topics. These talks are meant to bring us together and hopefully inspire our work (and maybe personal) outlooks. After almost every one of these, I leave aspiring to do…
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Evolving Approaches to Meaningful Work
Most of us want to do meaningful work—something that gets us jumping out of bed every morning (or at the very least makes us feel like we’re contributing directly to an organization’s success). If that sounds like you, you’re not alone; research from LinkedIn shows that nearly three-quarters of U.S. workers want a job where…
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Good Deeds in Honor of a Very Special Little Boy
The Challenge Blake Davis was nearly three years old when he tragically lost his battle with pulmonary hypertension. During his fight, people asked the Davis family how they could help. In lieu of tangible gifts or a GoFundMe page for medical expenses, Blake’s parents focused on increasing the positivity around their little boy by asking…
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Civilians On the Road
While we love being in the office and doing great work with our clients we also like to get out of the office to stay up-to-date on industry trends and share what we’ve learned with our industry peers. This month, Civilians will be fanning out across the country presenting at some key industry events, see…
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