Social Impact
Get to Know Your Conference City: Invite the Locals
The Society of Architectural Historians helps residents in its host city get to know their hometown a little better — by inviting them on exclusive tours.
Heart-to-Heart With Visit Anaheim and the AHA
Visit Anaheim’s partnership with the American Heart Association, the “Heart-to-Heart” campaign, gives lifesaving training and tools to local schools.
“The Real Farmville”
The Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland has its own farm — not to mention a full-time intern who’s helping study bee-colony collapse.
A Highway of Broken Dishes
An initiative at Germany’s Maritim hotels turns broken dishes into asphalt — and that’s just the beginning.
It’s Within Your Power to Help Stop Human Trafficking
Meeting planners are in a unique position to help identify and confront human trafficking.
What’s the Value of Volunteering?
Are your corporate social responsibility efforts worthwhile? Marc Morial, the National Urban League’s president and CEO, offers advice.
How the National Urban League Provides Minority Entrepreneurs With New Opportunities
A “Shark Tank”-style pitch fest is just one way the National Urban League uses a one-day summit to help minority-owned small businesses overcome obstacles.
The Power of Advocacy: How Two Medical Conferences Empowered a Family with Disabilities
Alice Brouhard found the technology to give her daughter an independent life at a medical conference. Then she launched her own event to help other special-needs families.
Yelp Is on the Way
To provide attendees with top drinking and dining options in San Diego, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization partnered with Yelp.
How Much Should You Spend on Marketing Your Meeting?
And where should you spend it? Velvet Chainsaw’s Dave Lutz on what works and what doesn’t.
The ‘Dumpster’ Lunch
To spotlight the problem of food waste, WasteExpo 2017 served a delicious meal made entirely of food that was left over or would otherwise have been thrown out.
Vancouver Makes Giving Back a Part of the Meeting Experience
Here’s how the city engages attendees and the public in socially responsible activities.