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Starting Chapters? In 2019?

Mariner Management

But that’s not the story over at PEN America , a literary organization with nearly 100 years of history. They launched new chapters in six focus regions: Austin, Birmingham, Detroit, Piedmont North Carolina, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

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. The decision comes at a critical time for the organization, which represents writers. In a nutshell, they went where the action was.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. BrettRelander - Brett Relander; Dallas, Texas; I work with small to medium sized businesses & corporate brands to develop measurable digital & social media strategies. We teach it. We coach it.