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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. Kristine’s Story The goal of the Kitchen Cabinet was to talk about the great things restaurants do in Milwaukee. Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet. I am still evaluating the lessons learned.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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We were living in the midst of cultural, technological, and economic instability long before the pandemic. Microsoft revolutionized the software industry, and I was laid off. Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet. There was no working partnership with industry and public health.

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Association to Train Underserved Communities in Emerging Tech

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A leading IT association has developed partnerships in multiple cities to provide technology certification training for underserved communities. And earlier this month, ISACA announced another Atlanta initiative in partnership with that city’s chapter of Blacks in Technology, which supports Black tech professionals. percent of the U.S.

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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While some businesses are writing their final pandemic chapter, the healthcare and restaurant industries continue to feel the aftershocks of seismic disruption. Their experiences involved unprecedented social and industry challenges that nothing could have prepared them to meet. The abrupt switch to remote work was a global challenge.

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Conference Circuit: Human Services

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The American Public Human Services Association’s IT Solutions Management for Human Services Conference begins next week in Milwaukee. City: Milwaukee. Mandela Barne and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will welcome attendees, and then keynoter Brett Culp will take the stage. Attendance is expected to hit 1,500. Wisconsin Lt.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.13.20

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This study investigates more than 60 factors influencing members across six domains, including economic, technology and market psychology. If you’re seeing lots of movement in your industry—members losing jobs, employers hiring for new positions—consider hosting a virtual job fair. The future of work. Virtual job fairs. 1 CMP credit.

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Lieutenant Governors Forge Industry Partnership to Promote Drones

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The Aerospace States Association, a lieutenant governor-led group focused on aviation issues, is partnering with Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, one of the more bullish supporters of the growing drone industry, in an effort to promote the devices’ economic potential. Alabama Lt.