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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

This pasta al limone from Bon Appetit reminds me of a dish I had for lunch one day in a restaurant in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco. Mon 1/20 at 12 p.m.* – Community Integration into the Total Organization Ecosystem. The Culture of Lean Innovation: Small Changes, Big Impact. More info/register. *All

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Thursday Buzz: Event Planning for a Million People

Associations Now

Also: A state chamber goes from money troubles to tripling its revenue. Event-planning pro Jarno Stegeman, also known professionally as The Event Tutor, spoke with George Ridgely , the executive director of San Francisco Pride, about how he and his team prepare for the world-renowned San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration.

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Association Brain Food: 7.8.22

Reid All About it

In an article for MIT Sloan Management Review, Susie Lee from Degreed suggests four things leaders can do to foster a sense of belonging at their organizations. 5 things employees do that put your organization at cybersecurity risk. We saw nearly 2,000 registrants for WEC 2022 in San Francisco in-person and online.

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Survey Reveals Top Community Association Manager Challenges

AvidXchange: Association Management

And 61% said they would not consider a job opportunity at an organization that lacked the tools or technology to automate at least some finance tasks. These results underscore the need for community management associations to invest in digitization to not only boost internal efficiencies, but to retain and attract talent.

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth Kanter

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City.

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Lean Impact Series: 10 Changemakers Using Lean Startup Methods For Greater Social Impact

Beth Kanter

As part of this deep dive, I’ve been getting lots of inspiration from the start up and innovation movements here in Silicon Valley (and elsewhere), especially the work of Peter Sims – Little Bets. But but for social good organizations that want to go lean, there are scant few examples.

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My Conversation With Eric Ries on the benefits of Lean Start Up Principles for Nonprofits

Beth Kanter

Lean Start Up is is taking hold in huge corporations like GE and into the nonprofit sector, in hospitals, schools, and social good entrepreneurs. The latter is exemplified by the work of “ Lean Impact ” which is hosting a conference in San Francisco in 2014. Funders that ask for ROI to soon create a bad dynamic for innovation.