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A Spotlight on 10 Top Impact Investors Driving Social Change

NXUnite

Impact investing is when a business or other entity invests in companies or organizations with the dual aim of achieving financial returns and positive impacts. These gatherings attract social impact investors, foundations, and philanthropic organizations. They also pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Alzheimer’s Association to Vote on Proposed Consolidation Plan

Associations Now

By 2050, according to a recent study by the Alzheimer’s Association , 14.5 million people in the United States will have the disease, and it’s projected that their care will account for 31 percent of all Medicare dollars spent. trillion by 2050. “We didn’t do this just to mimic another organization.

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Old Members Are The Future!

High Context

I’m going to take a good crack at the idea we have to increase the percentage of young people in our organizations and I wanted to give Deirdre credit for kicking off this idea when I read her post. By 2050 over 25% of the population in the U.S. will be 60 years or older according to government projections.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.24.17

Reid All About it

If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Learn how to develop your education strategy to optimize mobile learning in your organization. Presenters: Jamie Gray, volunteer services specialist, Project Management Institute. webinars and other learning events. More info/register.

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Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events.

GlowGlobally

India has the potential to nearly catch up with the United States by 2050. The projected list of fastest growing economies to 2050 is headed by Vietnam, and the top 10 include Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt, and Bangladesh. China is expected to overtake the United States as the largest economy around 2025.

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Alzheimer’s Association, Shutterfly Partner to Keep Memories Alive

Associations Now

There is no cure for the disease, which the CDC has projected will affect 14 million Americans by 2050. In 2014, the company partnered with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to donate $10,000 to “ Hilarity for Charity ,” an organization started by actor and comedian Seth Rogen to fight the disease.

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Conference Circuit: The NAACP’s Annual Convention

Associations Now

.” One of the nation’s most storied civil rights organizations holds its annual meeting. Topics of discussion range from “The Role of the Poultry Industry in Feeding the World in 2050″ to “10th Anniversary of the Chicken Genome Sequence.” Plus: events supporting healthy students and healthy pets.