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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. We advocated fiercely for our members to get protective resources. Kristine’s Story The goal of the Kitchen Cabinet was to talk about the great things restaurants do in Milwaukee. I am still evaluating the lessons learned.

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Association to Train Underserved Communities in Emerging Tech

Associations Now

A leading IT association has developed partnerships in multiple cities to provide technology certification training for underserved communities. And earlier this month, ISACA announced another Atlanta initiative in partnership with that city’s chapter of Blacks in Technology, which supports Black tech professionals. percent of the U.S.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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We were living in the midst of cultural, technological, and economic instability long before the pandemic. Although the firm that I worked for was one of the leading providers of association software, when the company saw the investment in resources and time that was needed to switch to the new technology, they decided to stop production. “On

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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Lockdown regulations were enforced one way in Dane County, another way in Milwaukee, and yet another way in Northern Wisconsin,” Kristine advised. We also established a public/private coalition in Milwaukee to learn how restaurants could apply public health regulations to reopen. Do you have the resources you need?’

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.13.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Looking forward. This study investigates more than 60 factors influencing members across six domains, including economic, technology and market psychology. Presenters: Charlotte Hayslett, Vice President of Human Resources, Visit Milwaukee.

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Cracking the Culture Code: Professional Development

Jamie Notter

The National Fluid Power Association does, too, but in addition to the memberships and seminars focused on topics in better association management practices, once a year we take our entire staff through a day-long, hands-on workshop on the use of fluid power technology. These are the courses our members send their employees to.

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Invest in Yourself: Book Recommendations for Young Professionals

Association Adviser

I’m talking about things such as how to effectively participate in meetings, how to deal with difficult people, how to master your organization’s technology, how to manage your time efficiently, how to deal with office politics or just how to be “likeable.” No, I’m not talking about the latest young adult fiction novel. Don’t believe it.