Tag: CIPR

CIPR launches new Agency & Client Finder service

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has recently announced the launch of its new Agency & Client Finder service, designed to connect organisations and in-house PR teams looking for external PR support with industry-leading agencies.  The service streamlines the process of finding suitable PR partners by allowing organisations to submit their PR briefs for the CIPR to then match their needs and objectives with agencies within its Corporate Affiliate network.  There are currently 67 Corporate Affiliate agency members of the CIPR, each adhering to the highest professional and ethical…

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CIPR’s Diversity and Inclusion Network release new guide on Disability allyship and advocacy

Stuart Mitchell

A new guide from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) Diversity and Inclusion Network is out today, exploring the role and importance of allyship, advocacy, and accomplices in dismantling barriers which exist in the PR industry.  The final instalment in a five-part series of guides is designed to enhance understanding of disability allyship and advocacy by offering practical strategies for how PR professionals can support colleagues and close the gap between industry discourse and tangible change. The guide is part of a free-to-download series of EDI essentials, covering the following…

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New CIPR report reveals less than 4% of investigations into suspected unregistered lobbying activity saw civil penalties imposed

Stuart Mitchell

Just two civil penalties have been issued following investigations into suspected unregistered lobbying under the Lobbying Act in the last 5 years, according to new research published recently by the CIPR, the industry body for UK lobbyists and public relations practitioners.  Introduced by the coalition government in 2014, the Lobbying Act launched a statutory register in which consultant lobbyists are obliged to register their correspondence with Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL), the UK’s lobbying watchdog. Though intended to increase transparency and…

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CIPR Expands On-Demand Learning Offer with Three New EDI Modules

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has expanded its series of On-Demand Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Training modules with three new additions. The latest modules bring the total number of courses in the Institute’s EDI training series to six, all of which are now free to CIPR members. The six ‘Mix & Match’ modules enable PR practitioners to design their own customised EDI course tailored to their individual or organisational needs. Each module offers guidance on integrating EDI principles into communications work and provides tactics for promoting EDI…

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PRCA/CIPR Mental Wellbeing Audit 2023/2024 highlights persistent challenges and trends in PR industry

Stuart Mitchell

There has been in increase in diagnosis of mental health conditions in the PR industry according to new research carried out by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). The research – conducted by Opinium – revealed that on average, 91% reported poor mental health in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the proportion of PR professionals that have been diagnosed with a mental health condition has risen from one in four (25%) to a third (33%). The number of PR professionals who…

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