The Company of Public Relations Practitioners is a
company without livery in the
City of London
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, and was granted this status in 2013. The Company was formed in 2000 as the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners to represent the
public relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. P ...
profession and for
charitable
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Etymology
The word ''charity'' or ...
purposes.
The Company aims to achieve a grant of
livery
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to become a
livery company.
See also
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Chartered Institute of Public Relations
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is a professional body in the United Kingdom for public relations practitioners. Founded as the Institute for Public Relations in 1948, CIPR was awarded Chartered status by the Privy Council o ...
References
External links
Website
Organizations established in 2000
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