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The Case for Innovation in Advocacy

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I am not an innovator. Correction: I have been convinced that I cannot be an innovator. If you were to play word association with advocacy , I’m sure innovation is not the word you’d come up with. This is why innovation is necessary for association government relations. But why is that?

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DELP at ASAE14

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Innovation in Plain Sight: ASAE’s Experiment with a New Product Development Framework. How Not to Embarrass Yourself Doing Business Abroad: Darlene Lebron Lopez, MBA. Salsa for the Soul – The Secret to Lifelong Success: Eloiza Altoro, MA, CAE. 10:30 – 11:30 am. Co-presenter: Mariah Burton Nelson, MPH, CAE. Earning the CAE.

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ASAE12: Are you ready?

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Visit the various lounges: ASAE will have lounges for the following constituencies – CAE, CEO Network Center, International, Small Staff, Innovation Exchange Forum, and DELP. A good association professional is a well-rounded one. Please take advantage of them.

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So you wanna be a DELP Scholar?

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Take your time in developing responses to the essay questions that accurately reflect your thoughts about leadership, innovation and association management. Therefore, the application and selection process is rigorous.

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Achieving Success in Diversity and Inclusion

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As associations, we have to be innovative and willing to do something different. Creating and fostering inclusive environments for all cultural groups to work together effectively. Growing recruitment, retention and equity of multicultural groups in at all levels – in hiring, membership, and boards.

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Humanizing Government Relations

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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, government relations isn’t the first thing you think about when it comes to innovation. Courageous – To be courageous is to be willing to experiment. However, don’t think that it’s not happening.

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What ASAE10 meant to me

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We talk about innovation. If the weather is nice, let’s hold a session outside. Do a walk and talk. Serve cookies and milk. Something that says ASAE is on the cutting edge of meetings. Now let’s actually do it. Diversity and inclusion remains a challenge to achieve.