Institute for Public Relations

🌟 We are thrilled to introduce IPR NEXT — a NEW membership community for emerging leaders with less than 10 years of experience.🌟 This initiative meets a much-needed gap in our industry for investing in the future leaders of our field with professional growth, mentorship, peer connections, and research-driven training and development opportunities for the next generation of leaders. 📈 Invest in your career or share with a future leader in your network: bit.ly/ipr-next Animation by Tucker Berardi

🌟 Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🌟 Throughout this month, we want to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions of Hispanic and Latinx PR professionals who have made an enduring impact on our field. Check out the IPR Research Library to learn about the lives of some of the many Hispanic PR pioneers who helped shape the industry: https://buff.ly/3XJrWfK

Register today and earn a NEW badge for your LinkedIn Profile! 🎓💻✨ The fourth installment of IPR Master Class: Strategic Communications features 10, live interactive sessions on critical, insights-based topics in strategic communication. Expert faculty from diverse backgrounds and organizations will lead these two-hour sessions. This course is geared toward mid- to senior-level communicators. Spots are limited for this series, so don't miss out!

Register today for the 2024 IPR Commissions & Centers Summit in New York City! 📊🌟 The Summit is an in-person research and networking event featuring work by the five IPR Commissions and Centers of Excellence. Join us on December 3 for research presentations, interactive activities, networking opportunities, and more. Learn more and register at the early-bird rate here: buff.ly/3Bb7jA2

Last week’s PRNEWS PR Roundup featured the 2025 IPR Bridge Conference Call for Presentations! The Bridge Conference closes the gap between PR pros and academics by allowing them to present research at a peer-reviewed conference, network, and collaborate with one another. Submit your presentations by October 30, 2024, to join us on April 9 and 10 in Washington, D.C. ➡️ Check out the PRNEWS article here: bit.ly/4grZxC3  💫 Submit your presentations here: bit.ly/3XAX5C1

In any organization, if you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it—or demonstrate its value to senior leadership. Effective measurement is essential for identifying which strategies work best among various communication tactics. 📈 Join us for IPR Master Class: Strategic Communications to learn actionable measurement strategies from Laju Obasaju, JD, MBA, Executive Director of Data & Analytics at Comcast. This session will equip you with the tools to enhance your measurement skills and drive results. Register today! buff.ly/3Yt1RT1

We had a blast yesterday at Ascend with ELEVATE 2024! It was fantastic to connect with our IPR ELEVATE members in Dallas, Texas, for our annual retreat.✨ Thank you to Southwest Airlines for hosting us and providing a wonderful campus tour for our IPR regional event. We also want to extend our gratitude to IPR Trustees Whitney Eichinger and Linda Rutherford for making this event possible. We look forward to building on the insights and connections we made with our IPR ELEVATE members! 

A recent Seramount study examining DEI within large organizations reveals a commitment among 76% of respondents to combat racism and injustice, yet many respondents say the "focus on DEI is overblown." And while 78% of employees deem organization inclusivity crucial, there are notable gaps in how inclusive managers and senior leaders are perceived. 🔍 Learn what these DEI trends mean for communications professionals in the full report: bit.ly/4dNBBYl

📣 Attention PR scholars and practitioners! Don't miss your chance to present at the 2025 IPR Bridge Conference. Submit your presentation by October 30 to gain insights from senior-level executives and present your research at a respected peer-reviewed event. 🎓Join us to connect with fellow academics, expand your network, and stay at the forefront of the latest PR and communications research. Learn more and submit here: bit.ly/3XAX5C1

Early-Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow! 🚨 Join us for IPR Master Class: Strategic Communications to equip yourself with tools to reduce the spread of disinformation. In this live session, Michael Cherenson, APR, Fellow PRSA, will discuss response strategies that communicators can implement to combat disinformation. 📅 Register by tomorrow to take advantage of the early-bird rate! buff.ly/3Yt1RT1