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Legal Concerns to Weigh for Association-wide DEI Initiatives

Most trade and professional association DEI efforts are unlikely to generate antitrust concern. For those that do, however, it is important to be careful to avoid actions that could be construed as anticompetitive.

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Better Association Diversity and Inclusion Begins with Understanding

Inside the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s journey to winning Association Forum’s Welcoming Environment® Organizational Award.

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5 Ways Associations Can Celebrate Pride Month

Whether hosting an internal celebration or donating to local organizations, associations have plenty of options to show support.

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Establishing a New Normal

Read why “returning to normal” isn’t always a good thing, or even possible. In a post-pandemic world, we must make a new normal.

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New Welcoming Environment® Certificate Program

Association Forum provides the tools and resources needed to create a Welcoming Environment at any organization.

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Association Forum Woman of Influence Award Presented to Mary Lynn Fayoumi

Association Forum is pleased to announce Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, president and CEO, HR Source, as the 2021 recipient.

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Undoing Bias: Unconscious Bias Training for the Workplace

The correct approach to unconscious bias training can improve your organization’s DEI efforts.

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Collecting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Data Under GDPR

Can associations collect data under GDPR?

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Sorry for the Background Noise

Motherhood during Covid-19 through the eyes of a first-time mom working in association management.

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A Conversation with Woman of Influence Honoree Mary Lynn Fayoumi 

Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, president and CEO, HR Source, is the 2021 recipient of the Woman of Influence Award. She sat down with Association Forum to reflect on her career and give advice to working women.

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