Can you take a beloved event online and preserve its pizzazz? SFPRRT answered that question with an emphatic “YES!” – while raising more than $8,000 for the SFPRRT Scholarship Fund. Donna Sachet led off with a high-energy turn as auctioneer, raising $3,500 in the live auction alone. She then passed the torch to Carla Marinucci, […]
Read MorePR Round Table Launches Valentine’s Party Online Silent Auction
Bid Now! Benefiting the Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Program Open from January 26 through 2 p.m. on February 11, 2021 The San Francisco Public Relations Round Table’s annual Valentine’s Party & Fundraiser, set for Thursday, February 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is always a fun event, and it will be even better this year if […]
Read MorePOLITICO’s Carla Marinucci Headlines Round Table’s Third Annual Valentine’s Party & Fundraiser on February 11
POLITICO’s Carla Marinucci Headlines Round Table’s Third Annual Valentine’s Party & Fundraiser on February 11 CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE SILENT AUCTION While we won’t lament the end of the very challenging 2020, it’s anyone’s guess what lies ahead of us in 2021. All the better to focus our energies on what we can do to […]
Read MoreFormer Round Table Chair Mike Brown Retires after Half-Century of News and Public Relations
Editor’s note: Our great colleague Mike Brown passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021, with his beloved family at his side. You can read his obituary here. The family has suggested that in lieu of flowers, donations in Mike’s memory may be made to Catholic Charities. Legendary public relations executive Mike Brown announced his retirement after serving […]
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle Columnist Otis Taylor Shares Why He Writes About Racism and Inequities
Click on the arrow above to watch the Zoom recording of Otis Taylor’s talk. Otis R. Taylor Jr. is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. He writes about issues affecting the East Bay, but the impact of his words has no limits. Most of his columns deal with issues related to racism and culture. […]
Read MoreJoin Us Dec. 9 for a Virtual Lockdown Comedy Break
December 9, 2020 Holiday Program & Scholarship Fundraiser Join the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table for a Virtual Lockdown Comedy Break With Comedians Lisa Geduldig and Greg Proops Wednesday, December 9, 2020 12 noon – 1 p.m., with networking from 11:50 a.m.-noon We are thrilled to present two stars of the local comedy scene as […]
Read MoreNovember 18 Virtual Event: San Francisco Chronicle Columnist Otis Taylor Talks About His Beat—Race, Politics, Housing, Policing and Immigration
In these times of COVID, national soul searching and election upheaval, it seems an apt moment to host San Francisco Chronicle columnist Otis R. Taylor Jr. at the Wednesday, November 18, noontime meeting of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table, which will convene on Zoom. Twice a week, Taylor writes human-centered columns about race, […]
Read MoreKatharine Mieszkowski and Lance Williams of Reveal News Share How They Unearth the Facts
Two veteran Bay Area journalists spoke about investigative reporting at the October 7 meeting of the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table. Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski, both senior reporters with Reveal News (part of The Center for Investigative Reporting nonprofit), discussed what makes a good investigative report, and then provided a case history for […]
Read MoreReal-World Reporting by Reveal News: Journalists Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski Share Stories on How They Unearth the Facts
Climate change and global migration. The rise of fascism. The spread of COVID-19. Racial injustice and growing wealth gaps. The world is facing an unprecedented number of urgent global crises and the destabilization of democratic institutions. Has there ever been a time when factual and professional reporting mattered more—or when it has been more under attack? On […]
Read MoreBeverly Butler Rose and Blodwen Tarter Named PR Round Table Life Members
Two longtime Round Table members have been named Life Members by the Round Table Board of Trustees. Beverly Butler Rose, APR, ABC, retired in early August as senior vice president and department head of Customer Experience Communications, Treasury Management, at Wells Fargo, and Blodwen Tarter, PhD, retired in late August as chair of the Marketing and […]
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