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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. Last month, PEN America announced a member expansion plan to create regional chapters for the first time in its history.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.18.16

Reid All About it

But since my family is spending next week at Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, I will savor my time with them on the beach. Before I get to OIB, I’m attending the Association Executives of North Carolina’s Annual Meeting in Williamsburg VA where I get to spend time with several speaker friends from across the nation.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

Reid All About it

I started with North Carolina oysters on the half shell while making a few sides and our appetizer, shrimp cocktail. Tirza Austin, Online Community Manager at American Society of Civil Engineers. By empowering your components, associations can increase member engagement and retention, growing both revenue and membership.