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Executive Director of CEC, that headquarters would soon be launching an
active outreach campaign to all lapsed members as well as a strategy for
onboarding new members. This does not mean that we, as DVIDB, won't
have our own approaches for building engagement and onboarding
members. The more we can work with the larger CEC, the more we can
connect effectively with our international membership. We feel that this
connection is vital for our rare fields and think that it is our community that
keeps us strong now and for the future.
2. The Divisions have a voice and make a difference. This year,
DVIDB's President Tiffany Wild invited me to serve in a group called the
Interdivisional Caucus (IDC). The purpose of this caucus is to address the
issues and concerns of all Divisions, to create a forum for communication
across the Divisions, and to provide input to the CEC Board and paid staff. In
attending both the online IDC meetings and the face-to-face meetings at the
Leadership Institute, I came to appreciate how this structure allows for the
larger organization to create approaches to address shared needs. For
example, over the past 3 years, the IDC has been working with leaders within
Division on Communicative Disabilities and Deafness (DCDD) on the
prevention of maltreatment for students with disabilities. Over time, the DCDD
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