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Behind the Scenes of WWPR’s Pro Bono Partnership with Running Start

Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Inside Scoop of How WWPR’s is supporting the nonpartisan nonprofit, Running Start By: Suzie Ozioma As part of Washington Women in Public Relations’s (WWPR) ongoing commitment to supporting women, we’ve proudly chosen Running Start as our pro bono client for 2024-2025. Running Start is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to inspiring young women, in high […]

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Communicating Across Cultures: Bridging the Gap Between French and American Communication Styles

Aug 29, 2018 | Uncategorized

In the era of globalization, public relations professionals increasingly travel abroad for projects and conferences. We also collaborate with professionals from various countries and cultures in the U.S. Corresponding with individuals from different countries and cultures holds the exciting potential of making new discoveries. It also comes with the risk of miscommunication. In October, I […]

Back to School—And Sitar!

Aug 29, 2018 | Events, News & Updates, Pro Bono Client

Camp has sadly come to an end, but that means it’s time for after-school programs at Sitar. Though you’d never guess it from the weather we’ve been having, summer is winding down, and Sitar is gearing up for fall programs. But at Sitar, the two aren’t totally disconnected. While Camp Sitar wrapped up earlier in […]

WWPR Member Spotlight: Crystal Zhao

Jul 30, 2018 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

Crystal Zhao, one of WWPR’s newest members, is the director of special projects at Washington Media Group. She brings a unique mix of new media and political media experience to her clients—get to know her in this month’s Member Spotlight! Her Background Crystal considers her main specialities to be social media and podcast production, but […]

Camp Sitar Is In Full Swing!

Jul 28, 2018 | Events, News & Updates, PR in Politics

If you popped into the Sitar Arts Center this week, you’d witness a whirl of creative activity: from dance to digital design. That’s because for the past four weeks, Camp Sitar has been in full swing. Take a look at Sitar’s video from the first week of camp and you’ll see, behind the smiles of […]

Tackling Unconscious Bias One Company at a Time

Jul 28, 2018 | News & Updates, PR in Politics, Professional Development

“A father and his son are involved in a horrific car crash, and the man died at the scene. But when the child arrived at the hospital and was rushed into the operating theatre, the surgeon pulled away and said: “I can’t operate on this boy, he’s my son.” How is this possible? If you […]

Tools of the Trade: Event Planning Panel

Jul 27, 2018 | Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

With more and more competition, it can be harder than ever to make your event stand out in the crowd. As PR and communications professionals, many times this task falls to us and we must be ready to use all of the tools in our arsenal to make it happen. WWPR’s Event Planning Panel […]

President’s Note: June 2018

Jun 29, 2018 | Awards, Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

We all know that DC summers bring the heat, so WWPR is bringing a little something to help you beat it. From our upcoming events planning panel to our summer workout series, we’ve got opportunities for you to grab a cocktail, soak up some knowledge, and sweat with new (and old) friends. We stepped into […]

Member Spotlight: Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd Joins WWPR as Membership Committee Co-Chair

Jun 28, 2018 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

For our June Member Spotlight, we’re pleased to introduce Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, our new Membership Committee Co-Chair. In a Q&A session earlier this month, Stacy shared a few of her passions for PR, how she spends her weekends, and what she’s got planned for her WWPR committee. Psst… she’s also looking for a Co-Chair to […]

Funding Follows Accolades for WWPR Pro Bono Client Sitar Arts Center

Jun 26, 2018 | Awards, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

It’s nothing but good news this summer over at the Sitar Arts Center: first, a Tony Award nod, then a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)! In June, Sitar’s Senior Director of Programs A. Lorraine Robinson received a 2018 Excellence in Theatre Education Honorable Mention Award at this year’s Tonys in recognition […]

A Seat At The Table: More Women in Leadership Positions

Jun 21, 2018 | Membership, News & Updates, PR in Politics, Professional Development

Fact: In the corporate sector, there are only 25 women CEOs in the S&P500. According to the Heidrick & Struggles Board Monitor report, in 2016, 27.5 percent of Fortune 500 companies board seats were occupied by women—a total of 117 board seats. Out of the 117 board seats, “Roughly 30 percent of all female directors […]

Behind the Scenes of WWPR’s Pro Bono Partnership with Running Start

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