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Repaying the Favor: Louisiana Restaurant Association Mobilizes Harvey Relief Efforts

Associations Now

The Louisiana Restaurant Association, in tandem with other New Orleans groups, is coordinating a relief fund targeted at hospitality workers affected by Hurricane Harvey. When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and other parts of southeast Texas , Louisiana’s restaurant industry knew all about how bad a storm like this could be.

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Let’s talk about race

Association Success

At some point in the last six weeks, you’ve probably given at least a little thought to your association’s policies and bylaws — and maybe even wondered if they’re passively promoting racism within your organization. We’re bringing in Maxine Crump, CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana, to lead this workshop. We want to help you do better.

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Missed “Rooting out Racism?” Watch it here

Association Success

Yesterday we proudly launched a new workshop titled “Rooting out Racism: How to get started at your organization,” led by Dialogue on Race Louisiana CEO Maxine Crump. . What matters is it’s here, and what matters is what kind of country do we want, what kind of society, what kind of communities, what kind of organization?

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The importance of shared definitions in conversations on race

Association Success

Having what Dialogue on Race Louisiana President and CEO Maxine Crump calls “shared definitions” is the key to fostering genuine and solution-oriented conversations. When people come into Dialogue (on Race Louisiana), we help them know the definition we’re using.”. So, there’s no shared definition.

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Pennsylvania Legislation Threatens Private Certification, ASAE Says

Associations Now

A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature is the latest in a series of state-level measures that threaten certifications offered by associations and other private organizations, according to ASAE and the Professional Certification Coalition.

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3 trends we’re watching in 2021

Association Success

Keep your eye on them, too, so your organization can prepare for the future and thrive in the aftermath of an uncertain and tumultuous 2020. Organizations will be held accountable for diversity efforts. . We also acknowledge that systemic racism is bigger than any one organization can combat.

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How this survey revealed the racial inequities in the association industry

Association Success

Not only have we examined our internal and external practices, we have also made an effort to help other organizations do the same. To explore this, we unveiled our own survey, Benchmarking Diversity in the Association Industry 2020 , a survey aimed at professionals who work for social and professional organizations.

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