Stand Up for Ethics and Stand Out.
Perhaps more than ever, the ethical practice of strategic communications matters.
PRSA is a professional membership organization rooted in the ethical practice of public relations and strategic communications and focused on providing critical and timely resources to keep members informed, connected, and advancing the profession.
The PRSA Code of Ethics is widely regarded as the cornerstone of the ethical practice of public relations. Since 1950, the Code sets out principles that uphold core values, including advocacy, honesty, expertise, independence, loyalty and fairness.
PRSA provides educational opportunities to explore ethics within public relations year-round, including hosting a variety of offerings during “Ethics Month” in September and at PRSA’s annual conference.
Join PRSA and demonstrate your commitment to ethics and the values PRSA represents. Our members include marketing and public relations managers, social media directors, brand strategists, CCOs, CMOs, storytellers, digital media analysts, content creators and curators, public information officers, agency owners, professors, thought leaders and icons all come together at PRSA. It’s the most essential professional network in the strategic communications universe.
Let PRSA provide the guidance, programs, and resources to accelerate your skills, build your knowledge and help grow your community.
Member benefits include:
- 24/7 access to an online community, peer to peer support and solutions, discussion forums and chats.
- More than 40 timely and interesting webinars throughout the year — offered at no additional cost to members — including our popular Storyteller and Diverse Dialogues series, spotlighting critical and timely topics you are facing now.
- Special programs focused on DE&I initiatives across the organization, including new Affinity Groups.
- Subscriptions to Strategies & Tactics, our monthly print and online publication bringing you current editorial content on topics that explore the ethical practice of public relations and communications.
- Subscription to the daily newsletter, Issues & Trends, to keep you abreast of the latest industry news delivered to your inbox each workday.
- PRSA’s Jobcenter with access to the largest network of professionals anxious to hire you on the largest job board focused on communications, PR, and marketing positions.
- Virtual Career Fairs connecting you with your next astounding job.
- Discounted member rates for ICON — the largest gathering of communicators each year.
- Opportunities for leadership development in volunteer roles across the organization
- Access to Professional Interest Sections in a wide variety of industry verticals; network with your peers and colleagues and participate in programs tailored to your needs.
- A network of more than 110 Chapters across the U.S.
- Access to professional development courses, workshops, seminars and certificate courses as live learning and a full library of on-demand learning.
- Access to the APR credential, recognizing excellence in knowledge and skill and elevating team performance.
Join today and expand your opportunities, meet colleagues who become lifelong friends and build skills and expertise that sets you apart professionally.
Use promo code ETHICS22 to join today, and we will waive the $65 initiation fee. Or if you are a former member, we will waive the $35 reinstatement fee.