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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

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There’s no denying that we’ve been fairly New York City-centric in terms of programming since we were founded in 1922,” she says. That began to change in 2017, when we opened a Washington, DC, office, and in 2018, when we unified with the former PEN Center USA , which had previously existed separately in Los Angeles. “We

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

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cities: Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York City, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Community organizations in each city will collaborate with a nearby Community Development Financial Institution —banks, credit unions, and other institutions participating in a U.S.

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Report: The Story Machine Learning Tells About Nonprofits

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The firm used topic modeling, a type of machine learning, to analyze 2017 tax filings from 353,000 nonprofits secured from the IRS and managed using Amazon Web Services. The report also noted that cities tended to be hot spots for specific kinds of organizations.

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IT Group Hosts Virtual Reality Events, Encourages Tech Careers

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During its “Virtual Reality Experience Tour,” the foundation is hosting events in Washington, DC; Chicago; New York City; Boston; and at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to introduce kids, students, and parents to augmented-reality technology.

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Lessons From MCON on Millennial Engagement and Membership

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Last week, I attended the millennial conference— MCON 2017 —in Washington, DC. Luckily, millennials say they’re increasing and intensifying their cause-oriented engagement in 2017. That’s according to new research, which was released at MCON by Derrick Feldmann, lead researcher and creator of The Millennial Impact Report [PDF].

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Tuesday Buzz: Your Volunteers Should Represent Your Audience

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An Engaging Volunteers blog post points to a group called Refugees Helping Refugees, which works to provide citizenship to Somali refugees in New York City. — Event Manager Blog (@EventMB) August 22, 2017. To start, volunteers who are part of your target audience can help to grow your program.

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Could Less Be More When It Comes to Meetings?

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At this week’s College Art Association’s 2017 Annual Conference in New York City, all attendees were welcome to stop by the meeting’s dedicated Quiet Room. To accomplish this, associations offer attendees everything from silent spaces to nap pods—yes, nap pods—on the tradeshow floor. Shorten learning offerings.