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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We

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Happy Giving Tuesday: How Board Members Participate

Beth Kanter

Before I take you behind the scenes of our NTEN board fundraiser for Giving Tuesday , let me ask you to consider to a donation of any size to support NTEN and the Nonprofit Technology Conference Scholarship campaign. A donation to the NTC scholarship fund will help professionals make it to the 2019 Nonprofit Technology in Portland.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth Kanter

To honor her memory, I’m rais ing money for NTEN to offer diversity, local, and general scholarships for the 19NTC in Portland. In the nonprofit sector, professional development opportunities and learning are so vital to sustaining the nonprofit sector, yet too often, the cost is out of reach for many. Let me connect some dots.

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Five Global Meetings Megatrends

Associations Now

One would be increased cost for the technology required to do this, but it may also require additional speaker training and thinking outside the box for ways to generate collaboration and conversation among virtual and in-person participants. Some destinations are already doing so. Sustainable Development.

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Association Brain Food: 3.3.23

Reid All About it

Easy availability of low-cost cyber weapons has led to a surge in phishing attempts, malware, and ransomware attacks on inadequately secured networks. – DMV First Friday Black Association Executives Dinner More info/register. Organizer: ASAE Black Association Executives Mon 3/6 at 8 a.m. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food: 2.24.23

Reid All About it

What about the costs? Easy availability of low-cost cyber weapons has led to a surge in phishing attempts, malware, and ransomware attacks on inadequately secured networks. Now the world is our oyster, we can deliver online, hybrid and in person. What method works best? Do you stream live events or make them available on demand?

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Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth Kanter

And, there is also a Lean Start Up Conference taking place in December that I will cover on this blog, taking the lens of how to apply to nonprofit work. Gateway Green is a project in Portland to turn a stretch of unused land into a multi-use bike park. Linda Robinson, Gateway Green (Board Chair).