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PRSA is hosting a webinar on Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. that will focus on how non-profit organizations can effectively communicate with audiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderated by Red Havas senior vice president Melanie Klausner, the webinar will look at how several nonprofits are working to take care of their communities, evolve their missions to align with the realities and constraints of COVID-19, protect employees and generate support in new, innovative ways. Scheduled to participate in the panel are Bob Woodruff Foundation CEO Anne Marie Dougherty; Lupus Research Alliance senior director, marketing & communications Penny Mitchell; The Monday Campaigns PR & partnerships director Cherry Dumaual; Facebook strategic partner management entertainment & social impact Mayola Charles; and Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity marketing & resource development coordinator Tiffany Cadogan. For more information or to register, click here.
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Inkhouse is holding its second “Meet the Press” virtual event on Aug. 25. “The State of the Media in Summer 2020: Racial Equality, the Economy & the Election” will feature a panel of reporters from the Boston business and political press. The panel will discuss how their individual reporting has been impacted by recent events, and how PR professionals can adjust how they work with the press. The panelists include State House News Service reporter Katie Lannan, Boston Globe reporter Jon Chesto, WGBH senior investigative reporter Phillip Martin and Boston Business Journal associate editor Hilary Burns. To register for the webinar, click here.
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The Institute for Public Relations is hosting the first of three virtual conferences on the Future of Comms on Sept. 3 from 12 pm to 4 pm. The program will include a series of 30- to 45-minute sessions addressing such topics as leading with a values-based strategy, PR diversity, the importance of collaboration in communications, and social and digital strategies. Attendees will receive a playback version of the presentation 48 hours after the event, as well as the PowerPoint and other additional materials from the presentation. The following two conferences in the series will take place on Oct. 8 and Nov. 12. For more information, or to register, click here.
The New York Women in Communications are honoring an accomplished group of female communications professionals at the 54th Annual Matrix Awards on May 21... The USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations is placing the spotlight on purpose-driven communications at “The Balancing Act, Purpose, Politics and Polarization,” its 34th Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium on April 4... The Knight Center for Journalism in America is sponsoring The 25th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ
The National Press Club is holding a March 20 screening of a film that depicts the dangers journalists face in Vladimir Putin’s Russia... News platform Semafor, in partnership with Gallup, will present an exclusive first look at its 2024 World Happiness Report on March 20 from 9 to 11:30 a.m... The Museum of Public Relations is sponsoring a March 14 event that looks at the role communicators played in gaining equal rights for women.
ICR is hosting a Nov. 14 The IPO Summit: Navigating the 2023 IPO Landscape,online event that will bring together CFOs, investors and other key players to share their insights and outlook on the process of going public... The Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit, PR Summit DC and ADWKDC are being held on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring a free Nov. 15 webinar on how virtual reality is reshaping the ways in which communicators do their jobs.
The Museum of Public Relations is putting a spotlight on the contributions made to the PR industry by Native Americans and Indigenous People at a virtual event on Nov. 3... The Institute for Public Relations is sponsoring an Oct. 18 webinar on that will look at the issues facing communications pros who address ESG matters... The American Marketing Association San Diego Chapter is presenting an Oct. 21 conference that will feature speakers from Walt Disney Parks, Snap Inc. and Qualcomm.
Richard Edelman presented the inaugural Daniel J. Edelman Award to NBC-TV weatherman Al Roker to honor his effort to make the world a better place during PRSA/NY's Big Apple Awards gala on Sept. 22.
