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Inspiring change: Promoting diversity and inclusion in our communities

Ungrated

Long simmering and intricately intwined with our country’s history, equality, diversity and inclusion came back to the forefront in 2020 after the racially charged death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests that touched small towns and large cities. Cultural clashes and fair housing concerns extend far beyond flags.

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Minnesota Police Chiefs’ Digital Campaign Aims to Boost Recruitment

Associations Now

“Quite frankly we are at a point of crisis, in terms of public safety, and men and women joining this very honorable profession,” Medaria Arradondo, Minneapolis’ chief of police, said in comments reported by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

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Report: Financial Services Roundtable Steps Back From Consumer Bureau Fight

Associations Now

But a new report suggests the trade group may have pushed members out of their comfort zone. The report suggested that FSR members had apologized to CFPB officials for the campaign. The post Report: Financial Services Roundtable Steps Back From Consumer Bureau Fight appeared first on Associations Now.' Some members had anxiety.

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Funding Initiative to Support Black-Owned Businesses Hits the Local Level

Associations Now

cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City, and Raleigh, North Carolina. This week, AEO officially launched the Tapestry Project Action Lab, which takes the larger project and applies it to businesses at the local level. The association will bring the Action Lab to five major U.S.

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Homeland Security Uses Nonprofit Grants to Help Prevent Terrorism

Associations Now

The initiative, Reuters reported , came about in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, in April 2013, with the Justice Department and DHS choosing to eye a community-based approach to fighting extremist messages from the Islamic State and similar groups.

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Airport Amenities: What’s In, and What’s Out?

Associations Now

According to a report from Airports Council International-North America, older types of airport amenities, such as smoking lounges and pay phone banks, are likely to go away as newer kinds of amenities take hold. For example, Minneapolis-St. There are some holdouts,however.

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Gen Y Favors Loyalty When Shaping Brand Perception, Study Finds

Associations Now

The brands millennials have grown up with—and stuck with—produce quality products and reliable service, and it’s this consistency that inspires trust, the study reported. What millennials say about brands is as important as what brands say about themselves, the report concluded. And it’s trust that breeds loyalty.