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Pride Month in a Year of Loathing: Allies Needed

PRSay

Government is warning LGBTQ people about the potential for attacks overseas and counseling caution for travelers planning trips. DEI programs are being dismantled at universities and in state governments. It’s about speaking out for our equality and that of every other marginalized community. For everyone.

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In Memoriam: Ralph Kam, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Kam worked for decades in Hawaii’s PR profession, including government, health care, financial services and education roles. As an instructor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Pacific University, Cha­mi­nade University, and the University of Phoenix, he helped form the professional foundations of many communicators.

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Sales, Pods and Audiobooks: 14 Months On, How’s That UK Financial Independence Book Doing?

ZudePR

On 21 August 2018 I published the first book to translate the US financial independence movement to a UK context. (It’s 4 Delivered a talk at Adobe with one to come in January to a large Scottish Government quango. #5 The post Sales, Pods and Audiobooks: 14 Months On, How’s That UK Financial Independence Book Doing?

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The ESG opportunity for public relations 

Stephen Waddington

The crisis has accelerated many of the changes already underway in media, public engagement, and organisational communication, such as the role of communication as a strategic management function and a more human approach to communication by CEOs and management teams. Meaningful metrics ESG is a strategic journey for companies.

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Reputation and Social Responsibility

5W PR

However, beyond the financial benefits that companies can get from investing in a solid corporate social responsibility strategy, businesses can take specific actions that are aligned with the interest of their consumers, their communities, as well as the world in general.

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Future skills for public relations practitioners - World PR Day

Stephen Waddington

I worked as part of a team of professional marketing and communications associations on behalf of the Government Communication Service at the outset of the crisis. The COVID-19 Communications Advisory Panel report records the impact of the pandemic on communications professionals.

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Paid Internships: The Key to Diversifying the PR Profession

PRSay

For many young or career-transitioning PR professionals who represent under-resourced identity communities, an unpaid internship — even for academic credit or experience — is a non-starter. area over the summer can be a financial burden, our investment includes housing assistance during their internship. Since living in the D.C.

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