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How to Reset Your Board Diversity Efforts

Associations Now

The study, Closing the Gaps , explores efforts among educational and healthcare nonprofits in the Philadelphia area, and identified a few bright spots: Women trustees and trustees of color have increased between 2019 and 2022, but diverse board chairs are rare, and some boards remain exclusively white. Expertise matters, of course.

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Five Millennial-Friendly Benefits to Offer Your Team

Associations Now

A piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer noted how this workplace trend was growing , with many organizations putting in a rule where people could dress however they liked, as long as they weren’t taking part in a client meeting. Of course, organizations that go the extra mile with leave for both mothers and fathers can really stand out.

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Conference Circuit: The Science of Chemistry

Associations Now

As the Democratic National Convention wraps up its time in Philadelphia , 18,000 laboratory medicine professionals are making their way to the city to hear about new developments and vital industry research, learn about cutting-edge diagnostic technology, and connect with global experts in areas like clinical chemistry and lab management.

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Why Strategic Training Matters for Capacity Building

Leading Learning

Perhaps you’ve been serving your mission for what seems like a lifetime, so of course you understand those you serve. Technology has a way of making us think that some things are brand-new when really what’s new is the gadget and not the basic methodology. The problem is that it’s easy to trick yourself. How long ago was that?

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Don’t Manage Social Media Like the NFL

Associations Now

The league is starting to reverse course, but it nonetheless remains a great example of how not to manage a social strategy. — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 16, 2016. In 2013, I wrote about Pax Dickinson, the former chief technology officer of Business Insider who lost his job over his controversial tweets.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. When I look back on 2016, it was a very rich and productive year. And, I expect no less in 2017. What about you?

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MASAE Mid-Year Meeting

Moving through the Association World

Last week a few colleagues and myself headed into Philadelphia for the first ever Mid-Atlantic Society of Association Executives Mid-Year Meeting. A few of the key ideas surrounded online presence, whether that be your website, social networks, and of course mobile apps or mobile optimized sites.