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The Meeting of the Future is Green and Looks Like This

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Jessica Davis, director of the Office of Sustainability at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), took her first stab at a zero-waste event when IUPUI’s natatorium hosted the 2016 U.S. Indianapolis now offers the Indiana Pacers Bike Share , which has 29 downtown stations and 251 bikes.

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A March Madness Highlight Reel for Associations

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Since 2012, the nonprofit Brackets for Good —a group launched in the basketball-crazy state of Indiana, of course— has helped to raise millions of dollars , despite the fact that it only operates about five and a half weeks out of the year. Bracket goodness ahoy. Perhaps it’s a little less bracket-y, but everyone still wins.

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Giving USA Report: Tax Changes, Stock Market Leave Damper on Charitable Picture

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The report, coproduced with the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, found that among individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations, charities received $427.71 billion in gifts in 2018. While technically up 0.7 percent drop in contributions from the year prior. percent in 2018, 3.4

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Millennial Women: Hear Them Roar

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A great deal of good is emerging from this chaos, and it is fueling a new wave of activism—different from what we saw prior to the 2016 U.S. It seemed activism had returned to status quo—right where we were during the election season of 2016. Conceivably, they purposefully disengaged during the 2016 U.S.

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Why Your Meeting Needs to Be Green

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When choosing the location for their 2016 conference, Lambe and his team looked at a range of cities and amenities, including walking paths, bike-share programs, and community forestry, given that the Arbor Day Foundation is the biggest environmental nonprofit devoted to planting trees. “The hotel is important for space, of course.

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5 Questions to Answer Before Planning Your Next Meeting

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Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) did it when it hosted the 2016 U.S. If so, then they’ll likely appreciate your efforts to green up your meetings. Have you considered offering composting? If so, you will be going a long way toward having a zero-waste meeting. Olympic diving trials.

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The 6 Forces Shaping the Future of Meetings

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Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis’ natatorium achieved a 93 percent waste diversion rate when it hosted the 2016 U.S. Take your conferences to the next level of green by upcycling or attempting to go zero waste. You might think a zero-waste meeting is way too ambitious, but it’s doable. Olympic diving trials.