Day: 30 March 2020

CIPR launch new webinar series to support profession through the Coronavirus crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is launching a new weekly series of #CIPRLearn webinars aimed at advising public relations professionals on managing their work during the COVID-19 outbreak with tips and tools on working from home, communicating with staff, crisis management and business continuity. The webinars will be available for all – including non-members – to watch live and will remain available for CIPR members. Registration is required for each of the webinars by clicking the relevant links below. Wednesday 1 April, 11am – Crisis management Wednesday 8 April, 11am – Internal communication *pre-recorded and available to all…

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PRCA launches in Latin America

Stuart Mitchell

The world’s largest PR body, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), announced that it will launch in Latin America on 1st April, 2020. To access the launch, email Isobel Arrowsmith. The PRCA represents over 35,000 practitioners in 66 countries, and runs ICCO, the international umbrella body for 40 other national and regional Associations, representing over 3,000 agencies. Its inaugural Latin America Chairman will be Gustavo Averbuj MPRCA.  The launch of PRCA Latin America will give regional agencies automatic membership of ICCO, and open up a global network of business opportunities,…

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PRCA & CIPR issue joint statement on COVID-19 outbreak

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) have issued a joint statement praising the efforts of communications professionals during the coronavirus outbreak. The two bodies have also published an open letter to the Chancellor calling for more support for freelance practitioners.  The letter to the Chancellor can be read here. Joint statement:   The coronavirus outbreak and the extraordinary measures brought in to protect public health have had an unprecedented impact on the public relations industry.   PR organisations across the UK have already lost staff, while up to 8,500 freelancers face the prospect of losing clients and being unable…

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IPA Effectiveness Awards entry deadline extended

Stuart Mitchell

The IPA has further extended the deadline for entries into this year’s Effectiveness Awards until Tuesday 5 May due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. With the Government requiring all non-essential workers to stay at home as much as possible, the IPA has also decided to remove all aspects of the entry process that cannot be completed online. Therefore, entrants will not be required to submit physical copies of their case study by post. The deadline to submit the Databank Questionnaire and supplementary materials has also been…

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UNESCO convenes an emergency meeting of the Principals of Multilateral Education Partners to join hands in education response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Stuart Mitchell

Twelve multilateral organizations met virtually on 24 March 2020 at UNESCO’s call to an emergency meeting of the Multilateral Education Platform (MEP) on COVID-19 education response. The MEP was launched in July 2019 in the face of the global learning crisis and the urgency to accelerate progress towards SDG4. In welcoming the MEP members, Ms Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, recalled the unprecedented educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 138 countries forced to close schools and universities, affecting 1.37 billion children and youth–or 80% of the world’s student…

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