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Five Things You Might Not Know About Halloween

Associations Now

The 186-year-old Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia houses Terror Behind the Walls, a massive haunted-house production with a cast of more than 200 performers each evening, Hollywood-quality sets, and animatronics. Americans are expected to spend $3.1 billion on Halloween costumes this year. A world-class haunted attraction.”

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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.

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#GivingTuesday: How Sharing Best Practices Is Building A Global Philanthropic Movement

Beth Kanter

Giving Where They Live: There are communities and cities localizing GivingTuesday through campaigns like BMore Gives More in Baltimore , #GivingTuesday Bucks County and #GivingTuesday Philadelphia. This documenting and sharing of learning is what my colleague, Rachel Weidinger , calls one of the secrets to successful movement building.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

Here’s how to ensure they’re effective now that COVID-19 has forced them to work remotely. This means they will have to maintain vigilance for a surge of new cases and decide how to respond,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University in the US. billion users worldwide, across 12 different industry verticals.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

Here’s how to ensure they’re effective now that COVID-19 has forced them to work remotely. This means they will have to maintain vigilance for a surge of new cases and decide how to respond,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University in the US. billion users worldwide, across 12 different industry verticals.