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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

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Launching a chapter network has helped PEN America, a literary organization with almost 100 years of history, recruit new members and reinvent opportunities for member engagement at the local level. The 2016 election has made the creation of more PEN America chapters more urgent,” Werner says. “As

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Associations are the Key to our Nation’s History and Prosperity

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As we prepare to celebrate the 238 th birthday of our nation, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the role associations play in this ongoing experiment of democracy we call America, as they are very much intertwined within the fabric of our society and our collective history. The earliest association on record in the U.S.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.7.20

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On Sunday, I made this brothy chicken soup with hominy and poblano from the New York Times so I had something ready to go during the week. Michael Barrett, Sports & Leisure North America Centerplate, a Sodexo Company. Digital First: A New Mindset to Expand Association Influence. . 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

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Presenters: Antonia Cardone, Americas Lead of Total Workplace, Cushman & Wakefield. Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Host: ASAE.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

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Member engagement. Anne McCarthy at Sidecar recaps a panel discussion at SURGE Forward about the new approaches to member engagement taken by associations during the pandemic. Member Engagement in 2021: How Associations are Navigating Engagement in the Post-Pandemic Environment. Office myth.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.22.21

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Amanda Kaiser, Member Engagement Specialist at Kaiser Insights LLC, and Arianna Rehak, CEO and Co-Founder at Matchbox Virtual Media, have cooked up a fantastic-looking experience during which you can learn how to radically strengthen your virtual events by offering meaningful, quality networking opportunities for members and attendees.

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Lunchtime Links: This Is Not Your Regular Conference Booth

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Penguin’s bookstores-on-wheels will roll into this week’s Book Expo America. Also: how your association can use Instagram to encourage member engagement. What we ask ourselves about Instagram is ‘are we having a meaningful conversation with our users?’ this summer.