Tag: PRSA

PRSA Clarify Position on DEI for PRSA and PRSSA Members

Stuart Mitchell

The PRSA clarify their position on DEI for their members. At Ethical Markeyting News we are grateful that they have taken this stance where many other have given in. DEI is an essential ppart of ethical marketing, it’s not about promoting people into undeserving positions but is about meaning the positions are open to everyone qualified. Dear PRSA and PRSSA Members, At the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is unwavering. In recent years, DEI initiatives have become vastly criticized and often…

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PRSA Elects Tara Carraro and Sankalp Sharma as Senior Counsel to 2025 Board of Directors

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the leading professional organization serving the public relations and communications community, has elected Tara Carraro and Sankalp (San) Sharma as Senior Counsel and members of the 2025 Board of Directors.   The appointments were approved by the PRSA Board upon the recommendation of Ray Day, APR, 2025 PRSA chair; Stagwell vice chair; and Allison Worldwide executive chair.  “PRSA is dedicated to making communications professionals smarter, better prepared and more connected through all stages of their careers,” said Day. “Tara and San joining the board helps us turbocharge this mission –…

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PRSA Wins Global Alliance World Public Relations & Communication Award for Global Public Relations Association of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the leading professional organization serving the public relations and communications community, has been recognized as the Global Public Relations Association of the Year by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management during the World Public Relations Forum 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. “For 75+ years, PRSA has been a leading advocate for the communications profession in the U.S. and around the world, and we are thrilled to be recognized as the Global Public Relations Association of the Year,” said Joseph Abreu, APR, CPRC, 2024 PRSA Chair. “PRSA fosters a community…

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Gary F. Grates, President, GConsulting Group and 120/80 GROUP, Receives PRSA’s 2024 David Ferguson Award

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA Educators Academy, a Professional Interest Section of PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, presented Gary F. Grates, President of GConsulting Group and 120/80 GROUP, with the 2024 PRSA David Ferguson Award during an awards ceremony at the Educator’s Academy Summit, taking place in Anaheim, CA. The award recognizes a PRSA member and practitioner who has made outstanding contributions to public relations education. “Having worked with Dave Ferguson early in my public relations career, I feel confident that he would be pleased to know that Gary…

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PRSA Honored with ASAE Power of Association Silver Award

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA has been honored with a 2024 Power of Association Silver Award for Promise & Pitfalls: The Ethical Use of AI for Public Relations Practitioners. Announced today by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), this Power of Association Award recognizes PRSA for its work to advance industry standards. Promise & Pitfalls is an extensive framework that follows PRSA’s Code of Ethics, and provides best practices for preventing and managing potential ethical challenges that may arise from the improper use of AI tools. PRSA’s Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS) authored…

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