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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

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Engaged student and alum supporter: My daughter gets very excited when she hears talk about the university she attended. That’s because her school did a great job of engaging her while she was still a student. The university kept her engaged as life changed. His university connected with him regularly when he was a student.

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral: A Storied Institution Finding Way to Support the Community

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It is a great example of a storied institution finding new ways to support the community it serves and provide new ways – including DipJar – for the community to support its good work. Often people come not for reasons of faith but because they are interested in its architecture or role in the community. The post St.

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Bookshare Creates Opportunities For Gifted Students

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I talk a lot about how technology can help create tremendous educational opportunities for students with print disabilities. Steffon, who attends Gadsden Community College in Gadsden, Alabama is a straight-A student who has made his college deans list each semester. Because the Bookshare collection is free to qualified U.S.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. The following numbers reveal that progress in the association community is not as rapid as we would hope. We commit to using these practices for our business and our communities.

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Use Data to Reach People If you’re looking for a real-life example of how data can improve decision-making and by extension the bottom line, I’ll share one group’s impactful experience. It was CMA that had to learn more about its community. “If Those two aspects of life are intertwined. The tables were turned.

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Community Solutions: Just What the Doctor Ordered!

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The Advocates are college students who are recruited, trained and placed by Health Leads. We know that it takes more to live a long and healthy life than just being blessed with healthy genetics. Lori Warrens Senior Director of Community Solutions'

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Pride is a Protest, Not a Parade: How Education Can Help Fight Hate Against the LGBTQ+ Community

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Every June, the LGBTQ+ community and allies come together to celebrate love and friendship, to show how far the equality movement has come, and how much more work there is to do. Progress is never linear with hate crimes and discrimination against the community rising. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or an ally.