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1. The CEC is really made up of many small organizations. This is
a benefit and a challenge to us. It is interesting to note that the CEC is a
membership organization that has many active smaller organizations that are
affiliated with it. The CEC is governed by an elected board who hires an
Executive Director, who manages a paid staff. Currently the CEC has about
20 paid staff members who manage operations for the organization in
Alexandria, Virginia. Did you know that DVIDB is its own non-profit
organization? This means while our DVIDB Treasurer, is responsible for
submitting our tax forms, it also means that we may take action on matters
that are related to our fields' specific interest. One current example of this is
that DVIDB supported our community in its development of the Cogswell-
Macy Act. The CEC has a policy of not supporting legislation that it perceives
as outside of larger IDEA efforts, but noted that we, as a Division, may
support legislation according to our own processes with our elected Board
and membership. We will describe more about this specific issue in another
"take-away" but suffice it to say that we have some independence of voice,
which gives us a way to represent the needs of our constituents both within
CEC and in the world. Another benefit and challenge is that we engage in our
own marketing of our Division. Nicole and I learned from Alex Graham, the
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