Aiding the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) in the development and oversight of the “Public Relations Defined” initiative were 12 allied professional organizations and trade associations representing public relations professionals from around the world. They include:
- Public Relations Student Society of America
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Arthur W. Page Society
- International Association of Business Communicators
- Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
- Institute for Public Relations
- International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC)
- Canadian Public Relations Society
- National Association of Government Communicators
- Word of Mouth Marketing Association
- Hispanic Public Relations Association
- National Black Public Relations Society
