Program areas at The Arthur Page Society
CONNECT program areas create engagement opportunities and help members build strong connections with each other. Specific program areas include Spring Seminar, Page Annual Conference, Page Up Annual Conference, Page International Exchange, Member Match, PageConnect, Page Up Think Thursdays and Mentoring, and our general member engagement strategy.
LEARN program areas aim to equip members and their teams to be effective strategic leaders as envisioned in the Page Model and Pacesetter report. Specific programs and initiatives include webinars, Future Leaders Experience, Learning Lab, Case Study Competition, PR Leadership Forum, and partnerships with other organizations on academic curriculum and learning.
BELONG program areas aim to cultivate a diverse community of engaged senior leaders who feel a sense of belonging and support for Page work and for each other. Specific programs and initiatives include membership recruiting, new member onboarding, renewals campaigns, regional conversations, Page DEI initiatives (excludes DAA), Page Up task forces, and responses to general membership inquiries.
The Diversity Action Alliance (DAA) has been established as a disregarded entity and is run separately from Page, with its own governance structure. Page provides back-office support and financial support along with other founder organizations. In 2021, DAA initiatives included an industry-wide effort to collect benchmark data on the diversity of the profession, advancement of an industry-wide action pledge to advance DEI initiatives within signatory organizations, webinars and programs that guide and advance the thinking of communications leaders, and a virtual gala fundraiser event.
INSPIRE program areas create transformative thought leadership content that defines the future role of the CCO and advances our ability to influence our enterprises. Specific programs and initiatives include the creation of research reports, CCO guides, podcasts, newsletters, and other content as well as the convening of Page Conversations on thought leadership-related and hot topics.
Leadership includes work with the Board of Trustees, as well as the Nominating & Governance and Honors committees. It also includes time spent on general strategy related to Belong, Connect, Inspire and Learn that is not program-specific.