Freelancer Membership

 

The PRCA Freelancer Portal

Q: What is the PRCA Freelancer Portal?
A: The Freelancer Portal is a new initiative from the PRCA, specifically designed for PR professionals who work as freelancers. It matches freelancers to agencies and in house teams who need ad hoc or on-going support.

Q: How do I join?

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Q: Why should I join?
A: In addition to the new business opportunities offered by the Portal, freelancer members receive a wide range of benefits:

Enhance your credibility through our Codes of Conduct and Designatory Letters

  • Grow your network with our extensive programme of networking events including drinks evenings, regional and sectoral groups, conferences and awards
  • Increase your market knowledge through free thought leadership events. Gain access to research papers and case studies, along with industry guidance and advice.
  • Develop your skills using our online and face-to-face training. We also offer bespoke training and an industry certified qualifications programme
  • Access great discounts via partner schemes from top suppliers and access the English Speaking Union for meetings. We also offer a personal benefits package with special offers from lifestyle brands such as Apple Inc

Q: Is there a cost involved?
A: Membership costs £120 inclusive of VAT a year.

Q: How does this affect PR Agencies and In House Teams?
A: More and more people are choosing to work as freelancers for their own clients as well as for their previous employer - this includes agencies. The PRCA has received many requests from consultancy members to create a formal relationship with PR freelancers. Through this initiative PRCA members can be sure they are hiring people that are competent in both the services they provide and in professional behaviour.

If you have any questions, please email join.us@prca.org.uk

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Fee Income
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  • This field should only be completed by the individual with responsibility for your company's PRCA membership.
  • NB - Once you check the box to the left of this field and click update this figure is fixed for the entire year.
  • Fee income is defined as fees or income arising from time spent on carrying out public relations consultancy work plus any mark up and any handling charges or profits made on disbursement or expenses.
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    1. will be used to calculate your membership subscription fee for 2009
    2. will be published on the PRCA website and in the yearbook.
  • This figure must include the fees from any subsidiary companies but not associated companies (see below).
  • If you are bound by Sarbanes-Oxley please select that accordingly, we will contact you individually about your fee income.
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Subsidiary companies
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  • These companies are entitled to the same benefits as other PRCA members, they must abide by the PRCA Professional Charter and Codes of Conduct and their fee income must be included in the fee income field above.
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  • These companies are not included in your membership and as such do not benefit from PRCA member benefits. These companies are not covered by the PRCA professional charter.
Current clients
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The clients listed in this section are those which retain a consultancy on a continuing basis to deal with their public relations either in a specialised area or as a whole. One asterisk (*) against a client's name indicates that the consultancy has been retained by that client for three years; two asterisks (**) indicate that it has been retained for at least five years. Clients served on an ad-hoc basis are listed separately.

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Clients for whom you have undertaken work in the last twelve months on a project rather than a retained basis

Conflict of interest clients
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NB This will not appear as a separate list in the yearbook.