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Influence Across America

Spark Consulting

Thanks to the generosity of my friend and colleague Ed Barks , I had the opportunity to attend Influence Across America: The Rise of State and Local Power and the Impact of Digital Media , a National Digital Roundtable panel event at the Newseum earlier this week. The post Influence Across America appeared first on Spark Consulting.

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Starting Chapters? In 2019?

Mariner Management

According to the 2019 Chapter Benchmarking Study , the trend looks more like it’s about closing chapters. But that’s not the story over at PEN America , a literary organization with nearly 100 years of history. Jennifer Egan, president, shared their journey, in an interview PEN America Chapters Unite Readers, Writers Nationwide.

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How the Romance Writers of America responded to racism accusations — and what associations can learn from them

Association Success

Next, came a rather public revamp of policies and initiatives intended to make the Romance Writers of America more diverse and inclusive. Four months later, the Romance Writers of America board suspended Milan for a year and banned her from ever holding a leadership position in RWA. Where to start. But it can’t end there. Johnson said.

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Conference Circuit: Linguistic Society of America

Associations Now

The Linguistic Society of America’ s 2019 Annual Meeting begins January 3 in New York City. Organization: Linguistic Society of America. Conference: LSA 2019 Annual Meeting. LSA 2019 begins on the afternoon of January 3 with a full slate of sessions. Rundown Attendees: 1,000 plus. Concurrent sessions: 36.

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Lessons From the Ethics Crisis at the Romance Writers of America

Associations Now

The crisis at the Romance Writers of America has been providing a few lessons on the matter, though not in the way anybody in the organization would have wished for. The post Lessons From the Ethics Crisis at the Romance Writers of America appeared first on Associations Now.

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Book of the Month—January 2019

Association Success

Workforce development has grown to an approximately $160 billion dollar business in North America and $355 billion worldwide. Competitive Advantage will hit bookstores October 1, 2019. Competitive Advantage: Create Continuing Education That Is Profitable, Sustainable, and Impactful by Tracy King, MA, CAE.

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Digital Transformation…

Spark Consulting

Case studies with the Construction Specifications Institute, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the School Nutrition Association. Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise (PDF), co-authored with Shelly Alcorn, CAE, Ubiquity University, April 2019.