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Moneyball For Conferences: You Want Your Meeting to Mean Something

Velvet Chainsaw

We just won twenty games in a row , said the fictitious Peter Brand, advance scout for Oakland A’s. said Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane. Using Solid Data To Make Informed Decisions. The Oakland A’s baseball team did not have a winning record. And what’s the point? We just got the record , said Brand.

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The Happy Healthy Nonprofit Book Tour: You Are Invited To Join Us

Beth Kanter

Tue Jan 31 – OAKLAND 6pm-8pm. 439 International Blvd, Suite 1 Oakland, CA 94606. For more information on Cabot, visit: [link]. TechSoup Lunch Time Brown Bag , 435 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94107. Copies of our book available courtesy of Box.org. SOLD OUT BUT WAITLIST AVAILABLE for Tech Soup Event. ➳

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Prince’s Quiet Philanthropic Legacy

Associations Now

There are people that have solar panels on their houses right now in Oakland, California, that don’t know Prince paid for them. To deal with what we’re not doing to get our young people prepared to be a part of this new information economy.'”

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Social Media Roundup: The NYPD’s Social Media Crossfire

Associations Now

— [OAKLAND]ASM (@OLAASM) April 22, 2014. She notes that every plan must be constantly updated with information on an association’s mission, benefits, current members’ interests, funds, specific marketing steps, and management. myNYPD feature this on Facebook, swine! NYPDnews pic.twitter.com/kvJSkiL7a8.

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Lunchtime Links: Using Your Website to Expand Your Mission

Associations Now

Moneyball , based on the Michael Lewis book by the same name, focuses on the efforts of Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane, who, along with his staff, used data and statistics to assemble a winning Major League Baseball roster on a limited budget. But is it using that information to inform its decisions?

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. Stay tuned for more information in 2017, but I will be very busy writing facilitator process guides based on my decades of experience as a trainer and sharing that on this blog.

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Page One: 9 Ways CMA’s SEO Strategy Builds Brands

CMA Solutions

It is a vehicle that contains much more than information, which you can find in blogs and guides. For Amerlux, a lighting manufacturer in Oakland, New Jersey, we built a media relations campaign to generate more sales leads for its interior and exterior products. Over time, your brand will be rewarded.