{"id":1984,"date":"2025-10-09T08:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/?p=1984"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:06:39","slug":"eddie-ozzie-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/2025\/10\/09\/eddie-ozzie-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie &amp; Ozzie Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1991 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"the Eddie &amp; Ozzie trophy 2025 presented to the NARFE Senior Content Manager \" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-1024x855.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-1536x1282.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/2025-10-NARFE-EddieandOzzie-Awards-Trophy-2048x1710.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019re proud to share that\u00a0<em>NARFE Magazine<\/em>\u00a0has earned a 2025 Eddie Award, one of the publishing industry\u2019s most prestigious honors, recognizing the best editorial content across association, nonprofit, consumer, and business publications.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/magazine-issues\/narfe-magazine-march-2025\/?_zs=fmafm&amp;_zl=Xf6V3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>March 2025 issue<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was entered \u201cbecause it exemplifies our editorial mission: to inform, advocate for, and empower the federal community. Published at a pivotal moment for public service, this issue demonstrates how we help readers navigate policy changes that directly affect their careers, benefits, and financial security,\u201d said NARFE National President William \u201cBill\u201d Shackelford.<\/p>\n<p>The issue included the cover story \u201cPreparing for a Revived Schedule F: Replacing Angst With Action,\u201d which tackled a complex, politically charged issue with clarity and purpose, offering proactive guidance for career federal employees facing potential instability under a returning administration and delivering actionable insight grounded in NARFE\u2019s advocacy mission. A feature highlighting NARFE-PAC Month, \u201cThe Federal Service Is Under Attack, and NARFE-PAC Is Our Best Defense,\u201d positions NARFE-PAC not just as a fundraising vehicle, but as a crucial strategy for building bipartisan support in Congress. By explaining how PAC funds are deployed and tying them to legislative wins like the repeal of WEP and GPO, contributions are seen as impactful and essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis industry recognition affirms what NARFE members already know: NARFE Magazine delivers trusted, high-quality information on federal benefits, pay, and advocacy \u2014 content that makes a difference for the federal community,\u201d Shackelford said.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our staff members for their dedication and professional excellence!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NARFE Senior Content Manager Matthew Sanderson attended the 2025 Eddie &amp; Ozzie Awards in New York City on October 6, 2025.  NARFE Magazine was recognized as best in its category, Best Full Issue in the Association\/Nonprofit &#8211; Professional\/Membership Association &#8211; Business, Leadership &amp; Public Affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-1984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/10\/eddie-ozzie-eo25_logo_gold-1024x680-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2005,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984\/revisions\/2005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984"},{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=1984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}