The ISR supports both individual professionals and organizations through our membership offering and corporate strategy support.

The ISR aims to create a vibrant and innovative community of stakeholder relations practitioners globally. We help you to grow your network of fellow practitioners, develop your knowledge through seminars and training courses, access useful toolkits and templates, and advance your career development through vacancy postings and referrals.

ISR members will have access to the following benefits:

1) Free access to monthly online training courses and seminars

2) Discounts on accredited training courses through partner institutions

3) Discounts on the Stakeholder Relations Practitioner Certification Programme

4) Access to strategy and planning tools, resources and templates

5) Briefing seminars by industry leaders on relevant topics

6) Invitations to ISR networking events

7) First access to internal jobs postings and referrals

8) New member profile and photo in the weekly newsletter and website (optional)

Please complete your application on our Website Membership form below.

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES AND FEES

(PER ANNUM):

Category A: Individuals or Small Organisations - Under R10m revenue: R1200 / $70 USD per member

Category B: Medium Organisations - Under R50m revenue: R5000 / $300 USD per member

Category C: Large Organisations - Over R50m revenue: R10000 / $600 per member

CORPORATE STRATEGY SUPPORT

The ISR supports private and public sector organisations with best practice research, strategy support, customed briefings and training sessions for Boards, C-Suites and stakeholder relations and community facilitation teams. We support organisations to drive sustainable strategy and development goals through effective stakeholder relations.

Corporates can access the following paid services:

A. Strategy Support:

1) Stakeholder Relations strategy review and recommendations

2) ISR Best-practice checklist.

3) Stakeholder Relations strategy workshops with the Board and EXCO.

B. Training and Toolkits:

4) Monthly online training courses for team members. (ISR members free)

5) Executive coaching sessions for the Head of Stakeholder Relations.

6) Stakeholder Relations guides, templates and toolkits.

C. Talent Referral and Recruitment:

7) Talent attraction, referral and recruitment support

8) Customised Competency Framework and Job Profiles

D. Co-Branding Opportunities:

9) ISR networking events

10) Co-branding and sponsorship opportunities at ISR events, Annual Awards

and Gala Dinner.

Please contact us to discuss your corporate strategy and support requirements: membership@stakeholderinstitute.org

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I hereby acknowledge that the Institute of Stakeholder Relations (ISR) promotes ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES and DOES NOT CONDONE FRAUD AND CORRUPTION. The ISR reserves the right to deny membership to any individual engaging in corrupt practices or who may bring the ISR into disrepute.

Personal Profile (Optional): (please click on the checkboxes)

I hereby give my permission for the Institute of Stakeholder Relations to publish my photograph and short profile on the website www.stakeholderinstitute.org.

I hereby give my permission for the Institute of Stakeholder Relations to publish my photograph and short profile in the weekly newsletter.

If you have opted in to be featured in our Newsletter and on our Website, Please email a nice professional profile photograph to membership@stakeholderinstitute.org

If you have opted in to be profiled, Please complete a one paragraph personal profile below (max 200 words):

Example: Cassandra Gabriel is a highly experienced organisational consultant with strategy, stakeholder relations and sustainable development expertise. She has international advisory experience in private and public sector organisations, across diverse industries and sectors. Stakeholder relations is her passion and throughout her career, Cassandra has prioritised stakeholder consultation, through social empowerment and local economic development, internal employee engagement and in developing win-win stakeholder partnerships. Cassandra’s work experience spans 26 years across civil society, government and the corporate sector. Her formal working experience has been in Parliament, telecommunications and the defence sectors. Roles she held included head of public education and outreach for the Constitutional Assembly (Parliament); Ministerial Media Officer; and Executive: Parliamentary, Government Relations and Business Development for Telkom and Denel. In 2005 she formed a niche consulting firm, Gabriel and Associates. Over the past 18 years she has successfully completed consulting assignments across diverse industries and sectors, and in many countries. She has designed and delivered a broad range of development-focused programmes. This includes research, knowledge management, strategy facilitation, stakeholder engagement, communications and change management. (174 words)

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