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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

Launching a chapter network has helped PEN America, a literary organization with almost 100 years of history, recruit new members and reinvent opportunities for member engagement at the local level. There’s no denying that we’ve been fairly New York City-centric in terms of programming since we were founded in 1922,” she says.

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Report: Nonprofits Increasingly Challenged to Compete on Salary

Associations Now

Job opportunities at nonprofits are growing, but the pay often isn’t enough to bring in new recruits, according to a new report. Nonprofits in the New York City and Washington, DC, areas in particular are experiencing growth, and even slight pay increases, as they try to keep up with corporations.

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Pope Francis: Catholic Student Associations Capitalize on Papal Visit

Associations Now

Good Luck Getting to Work Pope Francis’ Wednesday visit to Washington, DC, will also make getting to work a lot of fun for association employees based in the nation’s capital. The Washington Post recommends that , if you need to head into the city, you leave your car back in the suburbs.

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How the Pope Is Connecting with Younger Generations on Social Media: Pope Emojis

Beth Kanter

As you probably know, the Pope is visiting the United States this week in Washington, DC; Philadelphia; and New York City. While the crowds will gather on the ground for a change to touch the hand of Pontiff, there will be a lot of crowds online to celebrate his visit. There are also even Pope emojis available.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.12.17

Reid All About it

Recruiting new members is important, but existing members are the lifeblood of your association. – ASAE Technology Section Roundtable: Digital Transformation (New York City). Location: Washington DC. More info/register. Host: American Marketing Association. Thu 5/18 at 2 p.m. More info/register.

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Synergy in the Boardroom: From Chaos to High Functioning

SCD Group

Policies were presented and adopted to ensure that new initiatives were not to be brought to the Board without having been vetted at the committee and staff level and that all proposals required a clear mapping to strategic plan as well as a sound business proposition. A year-long Board development and recruitment process was established.

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Keys to Association Career Success

Association Adviser

“Your job is to make whatever organization you represent more effective in more that [members] can’t do it for themselves,” explained Johnson, who started his career as an association lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Technology is the biggest driver of change in online learning, career development and executive recruiting, said Yates.