Today I was thinking about how excited I am for the PRSSA National Conference in San Diego this year! From Nov 6-10, PRSSA members from around the country will join together to network and attend professional development workshops and chapter development sessions.
On the PRSSA 2009 National Conference newsletter they gave a little sneak peak at a few of the professional development workshops:
“Grommets and the Tide of Technology PR” (Video Gaming and Technology)
“Mahalo World” (International PR Campaigns)
“Styling the Trends” (Fashion)
“Voyage to Visions” (Travel, Tourism and Hospitality)
“From Bonfire to Bona Fide Events” (Event Planning)
San Diego, here I come! Who else is planning on attending this year? Temple University sends two representatives (myself and the president of PRSSA), but we’d love to send more. Got any fun fundraising tips for us?
For more information on this year’s conference, visit www.prssa.org/conference2009.
Glad to see you're pumped! Will this be your first conference? If so, make sure to bring business cards and get ready to network! Here are some fundraising tips:
ReplyDelete-Talk to your PRSA Chapter and see if they can help sponsor you guys.
-That said, reach out to individual PRSA members, alumni and other supporters of your organization. Consider building an alumni database and ask them for support.
-PRSSA publishes its annual National FUNdraising playbook with some great ideas! Check out what other Chapters are doing to raise funds here: http://www.prssa.org/fundraising/
-I'm not sure what the situation is like with your student government, but if you can, aplpy for funding.
Good luck and see you there!
I was just visited the National Conference website today and I become more and more excited every time I visit it! Our chapter is looking for some fundraising ideas as well. Adding to Nick's tips, you could try teaming up with a restaurant or another campus organization, I've found that an effective fundraising method in the past. Good luck!
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