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By the time you read this, I’ll have started my annual mini-vacation that marks the…

I’ve told this story a million times: When my freelance writing mentor told me that…

As the interim membership engagement chair, I planned to open this blog post by putting…

Several years ago, my family and I were exploring the Navy Yard Park in DC…

As a relatively new member of ASJA, I was looking for a place to get…

For most of the world, October 1, 2021, may have felt like just another Friday….

I first learned the word “fellowship” in the little Lutheran church I grew up in….

The Fall Membership Drive serves not only as a reminder for members to renew their dues but also as an opportunity to look forward with excitement about possibilities to come.

Quick… what’s the fastest way to get top ROI for your ASJA membership dues? It’s a trick question, actually.

After more than a year of work, the website committee recently saw the homepage and…

I’m tired. Plumb tuckered out. Ready to take a two-month vacation. This is confusing to…

In case you haven’t heard: The 2022 conference will be on Sunday, May 1, and…

Ideally, ASJA surveys its members once a year—to check in on how we’re doing and…

In April, I shared the news here on ASJA Confidential that the ASJA Board had…

Since its inception, ASJA has been all about supporting freelance writers in any way possible:…

Diversity is having a seat at the table.Inclusion is about having a voice.Belonging is about…

Prediction: “hybrid” will be one of 2021’s word-of-the-year finalists. It’s perhaps not the best choice,…

When creating a website, momentum builds as individual tasks—and then entire categories of tasks—move from…

Wow, our members can write! This year’s awards have once again brought attention to the…

We mostly notice machines for what they do—dry our laundry, print a document, take us…

Any organization building a new website quickly learns that creating an engaging homepage is mission-critical…

Spring is my favorite season. And especially this year, with a sense of hope and…

As a pathological extrovert, it’s been hard not traveling to various conferences over the past…

Hi everyone! I’m Jen, your Journalism track host for ASJA 2021, and your guide through…

This May, as I look back on my two-year stint as ASJA’s conference chair I…

When designing a website, there’s more—lots more—than meets the eye. Long before you reach the…

I am an introvert. I have to tell people this, because I do not act…

This year’s Client Connections, which has been renamed for its virtual nature as Tele-Connections, is…

Grants are a key funding source for non-profit organizations that heavily rely on dues, sponsorships,…

In the late 1990s and 2000s, I spent a lot of time reading and writing…