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What’s in store for Central Ohio PRSA in 2020?
Last year, you had the opportunity to give feedback on our annual survey. We listened.
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You are most interested in programming. Last year, we started our successful Coffee Chats, free programs for members. These informal gatherings allow us to learn from professionals and network with our peers. We’ll continue these for 2020. Make sure to register for our January Coffee Chat now!
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You want to continue learning. In addition to Coffee Chats, we’ll offer quarterly luncheons, along with a revamped Annual Conference. Our first luncheon, February 20, goes behind the scenes of the Democratic Debate. On March 27, our Annual Conference, “The Modern Communicator,” will feature 14 fast-paced breakout sessions, a plenary address, and a keynote, all from the brightest minds in Central Ohio. Registration will open for both of these events soon. We’re also looking to enhance programming with Webinar Watch Parties -- more to come. And if you’ve been a member for 10+ years, you’re automatically part of our Master’s group, which offers free programming twice a year. Our Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) committee is also available to help you prepare for the APR process.
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You prefer to meet early or midday. We’ll offer our programming in the morning and at lunchtime, except for Meet the Media so we can continue to have local media personalities attend this event.
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Move the program locations around.We analyzed zip codes of where members live and work and plan to move programs to different venues and neighborhoods based on our findings.
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You want to network more. Expect some type of program from us each month. Whether that’s a Coffee Chat, luncheon, mixer, PRism Awards (which the committee is already working on some new ideas for this year!) or more, save your third Thursday each month for Central Ohio PRSA (with a few exceptions).
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We’ll continue to improve communication.We get it. Your inbox is overflowing. There’s so much on social media. We’ve audited our social media and are looking to streamline communication on those channels, through our website and through PRSA Matters, our biweekly newsletter that comes out the second and fourth Thursday of each month. We recently created a Members Only Facebook group so you can connect more with your peers and ask questions. We’ll also send calendar invites to remind you of upcoming events.
In addition to all of these benefits, we’ll continue our quarterly podcast, “Good Morning, Communicators,” offering opportunities for students, including a new mentorship program for you to impact a student’s life and providing enriched learning on the topics of diversity, inclusion, and ethics.
I am also so proud that we started the Central Ohio PRSA Scholarship Fund last year, which allowed six students to continue their membership in PRSA; gave a stipend for one student to attend the PRSSA International Conference; and allowed several students to attend programming at no charge.
You get what you put into your PRSA membership. Attend an event. Write a blog post. Host a program. Work on a committee. Donate to the scholarship fund. There are plenty of ways to get involved and make an impact — for the future generation and for you.
I look forward to seeing you this year. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions, concerns or new ideas to explore. Let’s also connect on LinkedIn!
Warm Regards,
Katie Thomas, APR
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