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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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Association Brain Food: 12.22.23

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The Community Check-In A weekly community chat on Slack for black professionals working in the events industry. Host: UST Education Speaker: Tim Hopkins, CAE, Chair, ASAE Diversity + Inclusion Committee, and practice director, McKinley Advisors Thu 1/11 at 3 p.m. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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CAI is being awarded a prestigious award from the Public Affairs Council (PAC) - the Lobbying Strategy Innovation Award for our Condominium Safety Policy Response and Initiative

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This is a prestigious award program recognizes three top organizations each year for their work in grassroots, communications, or lobbying strategy innovation.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

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She explains how to get in front of prospects, make an impression on them and communicate the value of membership. Explore ways to enhance visibility, financial communications, accountability, improve management of financial resources, and optimize the impact of financial reporting and messaging. Staff meetings. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.18.21

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Billhighway describes the chapter self-assessment exercise used by the Associated General Contractors of America to collect data for chapter benchmarking. Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee?

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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

By supporting these pairings, associations can foster a learning culture and community. Bulletin describes how member apps help improve member engagement by providing centralized communication channels for members. Host: UST Education Speaker: Leona Dalavai Scott, President, JEP Marketing Communications LLC Tue 4/30 at 2 p.m.

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How Leaders Can Help Others Find Their Path

Associations Now

For instance, Lani Montoya, CHRO at the spirits company Pernod Ricard North America, told the symposium that its system allows all workers to see what positions are available at their skill level. Tony Gigliotti, healthcare executive So how do you do that? Be transparent and create opportunities for autonomy. But transparency is key.