Each PRSA chapter sends a defined number of delegates (based on chapter membership) to a national assembly meeting, held in conjunction with the international conference. At this conference assembly delegates have traditionally deliberated and voted on matters pertaining to PRSA governance. In 2009 the Assembly voted to expand the responsibilities of assembly delegates, moving them to [...]
Districts? PRSA has districts?
While your experience with PRSA might be confined to the 100 people you routinely see at our chapter luncheons, PRSA actually has more than 21,000 members. Members belong to 110 Chapters nationwide, and these Chapters are organized into 10 Districts, which help connect Chapters and PRSA National. The [...]
This past weekend, your PRSA Colorado assembly delegates, Meredith Bagnulo, APR; Lisa Cutter; Dawn Doty, APR; GG Johnston and Cherie Orwig, APR, attended the 2009 Assembly meeting in San Diego. Our primary focus was to approve a sweeping set of bylaw changes — http://www.prsa.org/AboutPRSA/Governance/Bylaws — requested by delegates of the 2007 assembly. In a Tactics article, [...]
Let’s face it, bylaws will probably never end up as one of the top trending topics on Twitter or as a focus of the next PRSA luncheon, but nevertheless, they do serve an important role in helping to govern an organization. As you may be aware, the national office of PRSA is currently proposing a significant [...]
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), fondly referred to by us as “National,” is rewriting bylaws for the first time in its 60-year history. “Yawn,” you say? Maybe, but there’s at least one idea the task force is considering that might change PRSA significantly, especially at the Chapter level.
The question is, who is eligible to [...]
Take a few minutes to help PRSA serve you better. Tell us your job title, organizational setting, industry and area(s) of specialization. Each month, May through August, we will randomly select five members who update their demographics information to receive gifts, including a $100 Amazon gift card and items from the PRSA Store. You could be [...]