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Conference Circuit: Meeting of the Minds Heads to Detroit

Associations Now

The rate at which people and businesses abandoned Detroit over the last half-century is well documented. Although the city filed the nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy case last year, its political and business leaders say Detroit is on the cusp of significant renewal. Libraries in the Center Ring.”

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Is Social Crowdsourcing Good for Philanthropy, Anyway?

Associations Now

But it also brought in people who might not otherwise engage with Bezos, like Madonna, who saw an opportunity to help her hometown of Detroit: @JeffBezos #Detroit @empowermentplan @DETBoxingGym @DetroitAcademy pic.twitter.com/UAIq5IRpRd. Libraries solve many of the issues in education and employment across the United States.

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Conference Circuit: 2014?s Events in Review

Associations Now

Other events, like the 2014 Meeting of the Minds conference held in Detroit, spoke to the need to recognize the potential of economically distressed areas throughout the country. The New England Library Association stressed the importance of the industry with its conference theme “Be Bold. Libraries in the Center Ring.”—an

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative Capacity, Emerging Education Models, and Group Decision Making. Here are a few of the recent developments in education that no doubt will find their way in some form to association efforts. The Flipped Learning phenomenon is gaining major traction in elementary and secondary education.

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Member, Meet Sponsor: A Model for Reaching Under-Served Segments

Associations Now

The Reference and User Services Association (part of the American Library Association) solicits sponsors for student members, on a one-to-one level. Funding for those awards comes from SfN donors. “Each $25 contribution provides a RUSA student a one-year membership,” according it its website. .”

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