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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

MatrixG

When proposing new initiatives, include the marketing and communications plan in the project budget. Most professionals budget for whatever technical or operational project they are proposing, e.g., a custom database application, a website redesign, etc. Her advice? Megan’s advice is brilliant.

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ICANN Proposal Would End Price Caps on.Org Domains

Associations Now

Associations and other tax-exempt groups could find it a lot costlier in the future to renew their website domain names ending in.org if a new contract proposed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is approved. ICANN is accepting public comments on the proposed new contract for.org registries until April 29, 2019.

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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We The revised, EDI-centered evaluation has led us to a firm that was Black-owned and that has done some amazing work for our marketing campaigns,” Nelson said.

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The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Aaron Wolowiec

Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. I had this happen to me many years ago – not in a proposal, but in an “exploratory meeting” where I naively gave away the store. They’d already gotten at least two proposals.

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Eric Lanke: Provocative Proposals for Change

Eric Lanke

Provocative Proposals for Change. I just finished reading an advance copy of Shelly Alcorn s " Provocative Proposals for Change ," a report she authored based on Appreciative Inquiry interviews she conducted with more than 200 association executives (including me). Provocative Proposals for Change. Leadership. Innovation.

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A Critical Marketing Tool for Association Conferences

GrowthZone

A key component of your overall conference marketing plan should be a letter/proposal template that can be used by potential attendees to pitch the idea to their boss/board, etc. Including such a template as a standard component of your conference marketing is key to maximizing attendance.

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Insights your association management software can provide your board of directors

Nimble AMS

Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . A board report also works to outline potential risks for board members, sometimes creating a full risk assessment for review or opting to put a committee in charge and letting the board vote on proposed actions.

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