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Why a Virginia Advocacy Group Is Recording Legislative Committee Hearings

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Progress Virginia’s Eyes on Richmond project, developed as a workaround to the state’s decision not to record committee hearings itself for public consumption, is an effort at “radical transparency” in legislation, according to the group. “I’d say the system is intentionally opaque,” Scholl told The Virginian-Pilot.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

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Governance Roundtable – Ask the Attorney (Alexandria VA) This informal group of mostly Northern Virginia (but all are welcome) association senior executives meets on the third Thursday of each month in Alexandria, VA to learn, discuss, and collaborate about issues keeping us up at night. Fri 4/12 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit. to 3:30 p.m.

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Stop guessing and start knowing

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The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, for example, is using data to help highlight the importance of its members—Virginia hospitals and health systems—and the work that they do. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Virginia Health Department. This kind of information is priceless. Census Bureau, the U.S.

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Why eliminating racism starts with institutions

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Dr. Wornie Reed , a professor of sociology and Africana Studies at Virginia Tech, argues the opposite is true. In a 2015 TEDx Talk at Virginia Tech, Reed said individuals are not born prejudiced — they learn bias somewhere along the way. If those institutions have not been changed, it is likely that they are producing racism now.”.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.27.20

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If your board (or C-suite) hasn’t accepted the fact that your association must offer online education to your members and market, then you’ll want to read this post from WBT Systems. Governance System Redesign: Designing the Change Process (ASAE DC Ideas Swap). Host: Virginia Society of Association Executives. 1 CAE credit.

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Federal Contractor Groups Decry Clearance System Shutdown

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The Office of Personnel Management, already reeling from major security breaches, announced a plan late last month to take its web-based system for handling security clearances offline to fix a vulnerability. Members of Congress, such as Virginia Sens.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.2.21

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WBT Systems does too. Selecting a Cloud System – A Guide for Association Executives. Tori Miller Liu, MBA, CAE, Information Systems Director, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Michelle Dickinson, Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Virginia Assisted Living Association. Peer advisory groups.