Welcome To The
National Black Public Relations
Society
The National Black Public Relations Society (NBPRS) is the foremost organization for professional image makers and strategists. We invite you to join our network of 400-plus members comprised of public relations administrators, media specialists, government relations directors, and communications professionals.
With the strength of our affiliate chapters throughout the country, NBPRS strives to nurture, enlighten and inform its membership about new technologies and techniques. Our goal is to empower our entrepreneurs and practitioners to network and succeed.
You also can connect with us at the local level through our chapters in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Are you a member yet? Contact our local chapter today!
Looking for Inspiration?
Read & Learn from some of the industry’s best
“Diverse Voices: Profiles in Leadership” will help educators, students and practioners of Public Relations better understand the challenges faced by minorities in the field.
Published in partnership with the Museum of Public Relations, Diverse Voices features interviews with more than 40 multicultural corporate and PR agency leaders. These executives, who have risen to the very top of this dynamic and vital field, share candid anecdotes detailing the successes they have had, the obstacles they have had to overcome and the lessons they have learned along the way. The book also has tips and lessons for those entering the field.
The book will be a valuable resource not only for students and educators but for managers of all levels, in agencies, corporate communications departments and organizations.
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Working Remotely? Tools You Can Use
We are living in extradinary times. On behalf of NBPRS, we want you to be safe and healthy. Now, you’ll living in a new normal. You’re having to work out of your apartment or home. Here’s a basic list of tools that may help you telecommute.
Here are some basic survival tips:
- Be flexible: What you normally used to do or what you expect to happen, may not. Roll with the punches.
- Be creative: You’re going to have create innovative ways to find solutions for your clients, engage and motivate your workers.
- Find time for yourself: Working at home is convenient, but it’s also deceptive. You tend to work more than you think. Take breaks. Shut it down at a certain point every day.
If you have other suggestions, please email info@nbprs.org.
- GSuite: Free tools for email and word processing
- Google Hangouts: Free texting and video calls
- Jitsi: Real-time Video Conferencing
- Zoom: Real-time or scheduled phone or video conference
- FreeConferenceCall: Free conference calls and video conference
- Virtual Assistants: Hire people on an hourly basis to assist you remotely
- Digital Virtual Assistants:
- Slack: Team messaging and project management to beter manage emails and manage projects
- Project Management:
- Asana (free)
- Monday.com (fee-based)
NBPRS Partners with CommunicationsMatch
New online tool creates platform for entrepreneurs to reach new markets
TheNational Black Public Relations Society, Inc. (NBPRS) has partnered with CommunicationsMatch, a PR and communications agency and freelancer search and engagement platform. NBPRS members will join a network of more than 5,000 agencies and professional profiles listed on its matching search engine.
CommunicationsMatch has also created a new member organization and designation category to its search tool enabling companies to refine agency searches by membership of NBPRS and other industry organizations. <<Click here to learn more about CommunicationsMatch.>>
NBPRS Job Bank
- Deputy Executive Director | Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc., Atlanta & Georgia Chapters (IEC ATL/GA)
- Assistant Commissioner, Governance and Compliance | Mountain West Conference
- Athletics Director | Carroll Community College
- Director of Strategic Communications & Public Relations | American Physical Society
- REGIONAL PROPERTY MANAGER | CRM Rental Management, Inc.
- Director of Development- Major Gifts, Intercollegiate Athletics | Purdue for Life Foundation
- Director of Administration and Special Projects | Step Afrika!
- VP, Director of PR, Content Marketing, & Social Media | HDJ & Associates, Inc.
- Director of Communications | Bentley School
- Executive Director | Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra