Public Relations

Our main objective is to contribute to creating a professional environment conducive to the accurate perception, goodwill and necessary and effective understanding of public relations practice in Africa.

AMEC is the world’s largest media intelligence and insights professional body, representing organisations and practitioners who provide media evaluation and communication research, analysis, evaluation and insights.

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication is a research center at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State dedicated to the study and advancement of ethics and responsibility in corporate communication and other forms of public communication.

AWC is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.

At the core of our mission is advocating for the highest standards and ethical practice of public relations and communications management around the world. We believe ethical and strategic practice will make a positive contribution to the profession, our employers and to the communities we serve.

Recognising the growing importance of communications, we offer professionals a platform to connect, deepen their expertise, share best practice, establish and promote standards.

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management is the confederation of the world's major PR and communication management associations and institutions, representing over 360,000 practitioners and academics around the world.

The Hispanic Public Relations Association’s mission is to advance the practice of Hispanic public relations as a marketing discipline; to serve as the voice for professionals working in the Hispanic communications field nationwide.

Hold The PRess is an advocacy group dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the public relations and communications industry. The initiative was founded by four Black women in response to public relations agencies voicing support in the wake of protests against police brutality; however, Black professionals remain underrepresented and marginalized within the industry. Hold The PRess aims to address this disparity and create lasting change through advocacy and action.

IPR is dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations™. We create, curate, and promote research and initiatives that empower professionals with actionable insights and intelligence they can put to immediate use.

IABC serves professionals in the field of business communication, bringing together the profession’s collective disciplines.

IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, aims to advance trusted communication and the ethical practice of public relations.

The Museum of Public Relations is a non-profit, permanent institution, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of the public relations practice for education and research that will help shape its future and inform the public of the practice’s social value.

Since its founding in 1998, the National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS) has served as an advocate for black professionals in public relations, media relations, corporate communications, investor relations, government affairs, community relations, and related fields.

The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges.

The Plank Center’s primary mission is to help develop and recognize outstanding leaders and role models in public relations.

The PR Council is a trade association focused on helping grow Member agencies and the overall industry through education, events, thought leadership, and industry resources.

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) is the world’s largest professional PR body. We represent more than 35,000 PR professionals in 82 countries worldwide. With offices in London, Dubai and Singapore, we are a global advocate for excellence in public relations.

The PRCA was founded in London in 1969 and launched PRCA Americas in 2020 with the aim of raising standards in PR and communications, providing members with industry data, facilitating the sharing of communications best practice, and creating networking opportunities.

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) empowers its members to succeed at every stage of their careers through a wide breadth of professional development, networking and leadership opportunities.

The goal of this association is to unite trend-makers and influencers from the global communications elite and provide a platform for discussion focused on the future development of communications and their role in business, society and politics; to provoke in-depth analysis of the form and content of interaction between business, media, and society, on the one hand, and the state, on the other.

VOICES is an organization that proudly represents, promotes, and advocates for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in communications roles.

Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts, and other financial community constituents.

The National Association of Government Communicators is dedicated to advocating, promoting and recognizing excellence in government communication.

We are a national organization representing lobbying, public policy, and government affairs professionals. Our mission is to promote professionalism, competence, and high ethical standards through education.

The National School Public Relations Association provides school communication training and services to school leaders throughout the United States, Canada and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools worldwide.

College Sports Communicators was founded in 1957 and is a 4,100+ member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada.

The Public Affairs Council is the leading international association for public affairs professionals.