Q from Geah Pressgrove: Tell us about your failures. Marly Leighton-Colburn: About every 6 mos. we have a failfest where we share our failures with the group. It is honest and keeps us on track. DoSomething

“Do not be afraid to admit when you mess up. We aren’t.” Marly Leighton-Colburn DoSomething

Q-what about privacy and data protection? Marly Leighton-Colburn: it’s easy for us. We don’t share their data. Many members are under 18 so we can’t. To remain authentic we have to protect our membership info. We take it very seriously.

“We are amplifying youth voice. We as an organization do not have a voice. We utilize segmentation of our base with #research to drive priorities. Marly Leighton-Colburn DoSomething

“We are driven by the ideal that a young person should able to advocate impactful social change without money, a car, or an adult. We are committed to this and it drives us.” Marly Leighton-Colburn DoSomething

Q-have you had ethical dilemmas around partnerships? Marly Leighton-Colburn: “we have a strong vetting process for the brands we work with & they also self vet. We aren’t here ... to fix a brand in crisis. Our goal is systemic social change.”

“We spend no money on influencers. We have a $0 influencer budget. We only bring in people who are connected and interested with what we do DoSomething.” Marly Leighton-Colburn

WVU PRSSA has a busy day today! We had a great time teaching Suncrest Elementary’s fifth grade class about branding! They reinvented some of their favorite brands. Hershey➡️TAC (The Amazing Chocolate)

Congratulations Brad McElhinny on receiving the 2019 Chris Stadelman Outstanding Media Professional Award from PRSA WV Chapter .

First award presentation and now Answering Q&A from the audience Brad McElhinny

Congratulations to my talented & supportive co-worker, Brad McElhinny, winner of the 2019 Chris Stadelman Outstanding Media Professional Award from PRSA WV Chapter. 👊🐻 MetroNews

It’s a packed house for our 40th Anniversary Celebration. Thanks to our partners at Charleston WV CVB & Appalachian Power for making this event possible.

Four of our founding members share the stage to talk about establishing PRSA WV Chapter #PRSAWV40

Joe Long, APR, presents the concept for the new PRSA WV Chapter West Virginia Public Relations Hall of Fame. #PRSAWV40

Thanks Jim Owston, Ed.D., of Owston & Owston, for presenting a case study of the 2019 Best in WV Campaign WV Remembers: Beckley Holocaust Remembrance Day. The integrated campaign was created for Beckley’s Holocaust Annual Remembrance Day.  Thanks for hosting @wvumediacollege!

THREAD:Congratulations to our chapter for bringing the Star Chapter Award home!✨ Although our year came to a sudden pause, we want to thank the amazing members of this chapter who helped persevere through these uncertain times. You ALL have made this chapter proud! 💛💙 #letsgo

REMINDER! The PRSA-WV CRYSTAL AWARDS 2021 Call for Entries is out and the early bird deadline is just one week from today. You didn't stop working during COVID-19. Now it's time to enter your best work with our PRSA-WV Crystal Awards program - prsawv.org/About_the_Crys…

AWARDS UPDATE-We have extended the final deadline for our Crystal Awards submissions until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. LINK: prsa-chapters.secure-platform.com/a/organization…

Four new members of the WV Public Relations Hall of Fame to be inducted Nov. 16. More at wvprsa.org

He started the state’s largest pr agency with a vision and a typewriter. Charlie Ryan is one of the four inductees in the WV Public Relations Hall of Fame Nov. 16. wvprsa.org to “attend”.