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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. There’s no denying that we’ve been fairly New York City-centric in terms of programming since we were founded in 1922,” she says.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

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“You can think about it like a weekend or weekly digest of cool stuff that you can do in your city,” Facebook Events Product Manager Aditya Koolwai explained to TechCrunch. It will be organized in an innovative carousel slide tool. It may not be the organizers, the sponsors, or the people who contribute resources.

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Ebola: How the Meetings Industry Is Responding

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and the healthcare he received in Dallas. On the ground in Dallas. The need to be prepared and responsive is critical for associations holding meetings where Ebola patients were and still are being treated—including Dallas, the city where the first case was diagnosed. Librio, CTA, in a statement to Associations Now.

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Pope Francis: Catholic Student Associations Capitalize on Papal Visit

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Francis’ mass appeal is giving a boost to Catholic student organizations as they work to keep young people engaged on college campuses. Some, including Daniel Cox, research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, say not necessarily , especially because the onus is on local organizations to keep that momentum moving.

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Heavy Lifting: Association for Senior Move Managers Lends a Hand

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It’s a relatively new industry, whose goals are different from those of traditional movers, but it has a collective voice in the form of the National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM). “A But even getting the downsizing conversation started can be a challenge all its own.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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