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Bus Tour Aims to Raise Awareness of Effects of Childhood Trauma

Associations Now

The American Adoption Congress, the Attachment & Trauma Network (ATN), and the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) are teaming up with the mental health provider Calo Programs for a five-city bus tour.

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Hackathons Helping Nonprofits: The Overnight Website Challenge Offers Pro Bono Redesigns

Associations Now

The Nerdery’s Overnight Website Challenge, which the Minneapolis-based agency has done in multiple cities for nearly a decade, is designed to give local nonprofits the chance to succeed with the help of some talented creators burning the midnight oil. So why not apply the strategy to nonprofits that need the help, too?

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Destinations Make Diversity and Inclusion a Strategic Priority

Associations Now

Convention and visitor bureaus are making diversity and inclusion efforts an integral part of their strategy. While Dallas has a few years under its belt, other CVBs have either recently started or expanded their D&I strategy. to encourage adoption of diversity and inclusion as a core value of all Meet Minneapolis partners.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

Forj

Three overarching topics caught my eye at the upcoming AAMSE Annual conference in Minneapolis : MACRA and the QPP, Member Engagement Strategies, and Professional Development. Member Engagement Strategies. Explore ideas, strategies and practical tools you could use to create and/or grow your own leadership development program.

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USA Swimming Dives Head First Into Bold New Ad Campaign

Associations Now

” Based on the clip where this tagline shows up, the first two have some competition: It’s all part of USA Swimming’s strategy to draw children to a sport that tends to get a lot of attention once every four years, during the Olympics, but often struggles to keep interest up the rest of the time.

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What Target’s Breach Proves: The CIO’s Role Matters More Than Ever

Associations Now

In a 2012 interview with the Minneapolis / St. While you absolutely have to have highly skilled technology talent on your team, as CIO you’re in a role that demands great business breadth, because you’ve got to understand strategies from across the entire business and know how to act upon them.”

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Transmedia — Making Change Across Mediums

Beth Kanter

I caught up with Danny Alpert at the NTC Conference in Minneapolis, MN where he briefed me on how he is using a “Transmedia” strategy to raise awareness and funding to support homeless services. He graciously agreed to pen this guest post while I was in transit to “down under.” ” Enjoy.