NESPJ offers plenty of opportunities for you to showcase your skills.

If you’d like, you can:

 

- Contribute photographs or articles to our chapter newsletter

 

- Judge an awards competition from another SPJ chapter

 

- Join the NESPJ Speakers Bureau and give a talk at a local school

 

- Set up partnerships with SPJ student chapters at local colleges

 

- Serve on a chapter committee

 

- Run for election to the executive board

 

- Produce multimedia projects for the website

 

Those are just a few examples. Fill out a volunteer application and let us know what you’d like to do. We’re love to hear from ya!

Do you have a cool idea for a panel discussion or workshop?

We’d love to hear about it…NESPJ can help you turn your idea into a real, live successful event. Here’s how to get the ball rollin’:

 

1. Think of a topic.

It could be a hands-on workshop, a networking party, or a book signing. Need inspiration? Check out these examples. 

 

2.  Pick a venue.

Local colleges and universities are great for holding panel discussions and lectures. Restaurants, bars, and lounges are perfect for informal meetings and networking events. We’ve also hosted workshops in newsrooms.

 

3.  Tell us about your idea.

Download an NESPJ event proposal form, fill it out, and mail it to the chapter officers. After it’s approved, we can provide funding and assist in organizing and promoting the event.

2. Rock The Scene

3. Build Your Resume

4. Start a campus chapter

If you’re interested in starting a student SPJ chapter at your college campus, contact national SPJ Membership Coordinator Linda Hall at 317/927-8000 ext. 203 or e-mail her at lhall@spj.org.

 

1. Get connected

Why become a member of NESPJ? Here are some reasons:

- you’ll get a subscription to Quill Magazine

- invitations to local media events, networking parties, and journalism workshops

- you’ll be in touch with other media professionals

- ….and much more

 

When you join the Society of Professional Journalists, be sure to specify New England as your chapter. Annual SPJ membership dues are $72, and New England chapter dues are $10. Click here for a membership application.

5. Stay In The Loop

Sign up to our NESPJ Yahoo group and we’ll keep you posted about media-related events and opportunities:

5 Ways To Get Involved

We have a limited number of T-shirts from our annual Halloween fundraiser.

 

These white American Apparel shirts are available in men’s and ladies’ styles, in sizes small and medium.

 

Each shirt costs $15, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Proceeds benefit the NESPJ scholarship fund.

 

Please make checks payable to chapter president Emily Sweeney, and be sure to specify your size. Mail payments to:

New England SPJ

c/o Emily Sweeney

76 Draper Street

Dorchester, MA 02122