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We like to start the week joyfully, With a positive kick-off to our team meeting. Our team meeting starts with ‘Monday Motivation’ at The Joy Club, led by our fantastic Content and Events Producer, Marina. The session includes highlights from customer feedback, as well as joy from the wider world. Marina brought this moving story to us, which I wanted to share with you too. Sisters Helena and Barbara were separated in Germany during WW2, with Helena forcibly taken to a prison of war camp. They were reunited after the war in Germany, but life took them on different paths - with Helena moving to Montana and Barbara to New Jersey. The Wish of a Lifetime programme from AARP reunited them once more, for what the sisters consider to be the last time. Such brilliant work, bringing joy to people in later life - a mission very close to our hearts at The Joy Club, of course! What do you think? Do you have any rituals in your team, to start the week in a motivating way? ➕ Follow me, Hannah Thomson, for age positivity, leadership and community insights. Link to full article in the comments, as well as a link to the AARP ‘Wish of a Lifetime’ page - where you can find out more, donate or submit a wish. Do check it out, though worth bearing in mind that (I think) it’s US only. Credit: Good News Network for the story and screenshot, featuring an image from Dina Averuk Photography.

Let’s explore how you can bring deeper meaning to your event by incorporating artists into the program. At Synchronicity, we set ourselves apart in the industry by taking things one step deeper, working with artists with a truly meaningful connection to the event’s purpose. Check out our latest blog to know more! 💃🕺 #eventplanning #eventprofs #seattleevents #nonprofitevents #teamsynchronicity

Exciting news! Deya has received Advance Assurance for SEIS ✨ We’ve been working hard BTS and are proud to announce Deya's investment round is opening later in the year, and we’re now accepting early checks through advanced subscription agreement (ASA). The global creative industries are projected to reach £2,108,207 million by 2028, but millions of Black creatives still don’t have access. At Deya, we’re leveraging tech to connect Black creative talent to jobs and opportunities. We’re defining better ways to help inclusive teams thrive. Here’s what we’ve been up to pre-launch: 💥We’ve garnered over more than 1700+ creator sign ups to our waitlist pre-launch 💥We’ve secured non-dilutive funding from Arts Council England, WeTransfer’s Supporting Act Foundation, BeyGOOD Foundation, Mentor Black Business and Somerset House. 💥200+ waitlist members have participated in in-person opportunities and offerings, including free professional portrait shoots and tickets for sold out culturally relevant shows. What gems of advice can you share as we get started on our fundraising journey? 👋🏾 #WomeninTech #GetFunded #AngelInvestors #PrivateEquity

Events are big and important, but they are also fleeting and ephemeral! Let’s make sure you’re snagging all the qualitative bits and fine details to help next year’s planning process, so your event can grow stronger and more effective year over year. Head over to our blog post to learn more! #eventplanning #eventprofs #seattleevents #nonprofitevents #teamsynchronicity

Now that spring is here, it's time to start thinking about your company's summer event plans! Don't know where to start? ZogCulture's here to help! Learn more about our services, here ⬇ #CompanyEvents #CorporateEvents #EventPlanners #ZogCulture #EmployeeEngagement #Offsites #Onsites #FieldDay #NYC #CentralPark #PayPalPark #HumanResources #HREvents #Teambuilding

📅 Weekly Recap & What’s Next! 📅 This week, we spotlighted two amazing board members, reminded you of our upcoming events, and shared exciting news about our 30th Anniversary Bash and sponsorships. 🎉What are you most excited about? Share in the comments! #WeeklyRecap #HASBAT #CommunityUpdates #EngageWithUs

We missed the mark. And because this community is so loving, and holds us accountable - they alerted us to something we didn’t see until it dropped from an event we were scheduled to speak at later this month. And whether intended or not, we own our complicity. Yesterday we were excited to be included as speakers at GoodUnited’s social media virtual event launch announcement. When we first heard the concept, we understood the vision, we loved that it was free to anyone and didn’t come with a sales pitch. But we didn’t ask the question baked into our values - is everyone included? And the lack of diversity in this event hit us smack in the face when it was announced. No excuses. We missed it. And we own it. Since we launched We Are For Good in 2020, we didn’t want DEI to just be a pillar of our work, but rather to be foundational to our work - baked into everything we do. Because at its core - that's community. We believe acknowledging and sharing privilege is the only wholehearted path forward to equity and healing. And because it's the only way to dismantle systems of power. But this situation showed gaps in where our intentions missed our internal systems and checks and balances. And we recognize that the best way to learn is to listen, to sit in the discomfort of hearing how our inaction hurt many we may never know and hurt and disappoint our friends and community that didn’t feel seen in this moment. But again, these can’t just be words. This event will be entirely reimagined moving forward, bringing voices and diversity to the table that should have been there from the start. We’ve received that commitment from GoodUnited, and you deserve that commitment from us. We hope it not only makes you feel safe - but that it’s a more vibrant experience for all. We didn’t honor our core value # 1 - that everyone matters. And in the process of our lack of due diligence and duty of care, we perpetuated harm. We’re truly sorry, friends. We’re sorry we didn’t represent all of us better. We’re sorry we weren’t paying close enough attention or built systems in our own work to ensure we support opportunities where the mic is shared with everyone. You’re going to hear us apologize a lot in this work. We Are For Good is a space for good people to gather and understand how to be better. And hear each other. We welcome stories that help the collective grow. Because there’s a lot of learning, unlearning, healing, evolving + listening that needs to be baked into our culture. And it starts with us. We’re committed to building a space of belonging where conversations keep growing - and where people always serve as our heartbeat. Jon + Becky

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