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Inspiring change: Promoting diversity and inclusion in our communities

Ungrated

Long simmering and intricately intwined with our country’s history, equality, diversity and inclusion came back to the forefront in 2020 after the racially charged death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests that touched small towns and large cities.

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Angela Kisskeys Named Associations North President

AssociationChat

MINNEAPOLIS – Associations North, the leading trade association for non-profit associations in the upper Midwest, announced today that Angela Kisskeys has been promoted to President of the organization. June 15, 2022. ANGELA KISSKEYS NAMED ASSOCIATIONS NORTH PRESIDENT.

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Is Your Association the Online Hub for Ideas?

Reid All About it

Engaging audiences through education. They busted through their physical walls to start a conversation in the online world, where they engage not only those who might visit the museum in Minneapolis, but anyone interested in contemporary art and culture. Museums and associations, they’re more alike than you think.

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Conference Circuit: A Healthy Host for a Holistic Association

Associations Now

The American Holistic Medical Association (AHMA) is hosting its annual conference in Minneapolis from September 18-21. So why did the organization choose Minneapolis over typically lavish, buzz-generating host cities like Las Vegas, New York, or Chicago? Plus, Minneapolis/St. cities; and, most of all, its citizens.

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Destinations Make Diversity and Inclusion a Strategic Priority

Associations Now

The planner conducted visual-awareness training for these leaders, who then went back and educated their members,” Richards said. In March, the Meet Minneapolis Board approved the formation of the Diversity and Multicultural Action Committee and adopted a policy statement on D&I.

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Medical Device Group Embraces Threat-Sharing Strategy

Associations Now

“It’s probably no surprise to hear that the smaller the med-device company, the harder it is for them to hire, retain, and pay for cybersecurity expertise,” Rothstein said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Part of what we are using the ISAO to do is to provide that type of education [for] our midsize, smaller-sized companies.”.

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After Mass Collision, Bird Conservation Group Discusses Bird-Friendly Building

Associations Now

Eckles explained that the local organizations give educational talks to architectural firms, associations, and conventions on bird-friendly design “so architects get an exposure to this problem and then their solutions can be even more creative than ours.”.