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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

According to The New York Times , living with the pandemic “has pushed us to reckon with our deepest questions … [about] how we make meaning of our time on this earth.” This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Helping to Heal.

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Association Chapters Help People With Alzheimer’s Connect With Art

Associations Now

The Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Florida, for example, just announced an expansion of its Alzheimer’s program, which the museum created in collaboration with the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

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An Association That’s There for Child Caregivers

Associations Now

The American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), a group started in 2006 as the Caregiving Youth Project, has been working with local schools in Palm Beach County, Florida, to help identify and offer assistance to students who have had to take on the challenging task of caregiving. Siskowski was just 13.

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U.S. Tennis Association Gets Tech-Savvy

Associations Now

In an interview with The Enterprisers Project last month , Bonfante explained the ways in which the association has been incorporating technology into every part of the tennis experience. Earlier this year it announced it was breaking ground on a new $60 million headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The post U.S.

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth Kanter

His views on the philanthropic world have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , USA Today , The Los Angeles Times , and on National Public Radio. These nonprofits are accelerating change in the world by staff using data to influence strategy and inform decisions that produce value and impact.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.1.20

Reid All About it

Florida Society of Association Executives ). Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times ). Host: New York Society of Association Executives. – Projects that Lead to Analytics Success. If you’re in North Carolina, I hope you’ll support the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food: 12.2.22

Reid All About it

Do you remember early last year seeing a slew of LinkedIn updates about an online DEI course at the University of South Florida (USF)? Topol, New York Times ). Check out the launch party information below (December 6)—it’s bound to be an informative and enjoyable event. Word-of-mouth marketing. Virtual event planning template.

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