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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth Kanter

There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) 2023 Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2023 professional accomplishments: Generative AI for Nonprofits : Allison Fine and I published and launched our second book together, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in Age of Automation in 2022.

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Late-Fee Debate Puts Spotlight on Library Association Policies

Associations Now

This month, the city council of San Jose is expected to consider a proposal to change the way it handles late fees at its libraries. Currently, the system charges 50 cents a day for late books and a $20 fee for lost materials. million at the San Jose Public Library alone, the New York Times reports. “A

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New Years Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals: 2023

Beth Kanter

In fact, there is a lab at Stanford that studies workplace rituals and a book, “ Rituals at Work ,” devoted to the topic) For over twenty-five years, I have implemented a number of rituals that help me prepare for the year ahead. We gave over 50 book talks, fireside chats, webinars, and workshops both in-person and online.

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Conference Circuit: Children’s Literature, From Idea to Publication

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Creating books kids love isn’t child’s play. Just ask the crowds of renowned editors, agents, art directors, authors, and illustrators in the world of children’s publishing who are attending the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators ’ Winter Conference.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.21.21

Reid All About it

Mary Cahalane at Hands On Fundraising interviewed Francesco Ambrogetti about his book, Hooked on a Feeling. Noelle San Jose. Hooking members. Although their conversation is focused on donors, everything he says about emotions, feelings, experiences, memories and identity relate to members, attendees and learners too.

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Smaller-Scale Locales Score Big on Top Destinations List

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The list, which is compiled based on meeting booking activity on Cvent’s network, shows some interesting trends. Though only slightly larger than National Harbor, it was ahead of two much larger California cities—46th-ranked San Jose and 48th-ranked Long Beach—that have more available meeting space.

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LinkedIn’s Data Harvesting Under Fire: What You Can Learn

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According to the lawsuit, the company’s data-harvesting practices include logging into user accounts, collecting email addresses in the user’s address book, and then emailing nonmembers using the collected information. It’s a very difficult balance,” Altimeter Group analyst Charlene Li told the Times.