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Monday Buzz: The $70K Minimum Wage, Six Months Later

Associations Now

Gravity Payments founder Dan Price decided in April to raise his company’s minimum salary far beyond Seattle’s $15 hourly wage: to $70,000 a year. “Revenue is growing at double the previous rate. Plus: Do nine out of 10 nonprofits really fail? Six months into the experiment, how is Gravity faring? Other Good Reads.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

In response to this challenge, some associations have made impressive gains in their adoption of technology, particularly in the areas of mobile, social media, video, online learning, connectivity and more. Seattle Seahawks. Video is also a valuable form of content, learning, non-dues revenue and even membership leads.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

Some quick hits before we get to the list of free webinars: Good advice: how to make your social media feed more interesting. ( How to Use Social Media and Event Technology to Grow your Event Community. Explore the best social media channels that resonate with your community. In a three-part series, rasa.io

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

We found that while Retail, Real-Estate, and Travel & Hospitality industries have struggled, industries such as Media & Entertainment, Video Conferencing and Social Media have prospered. Audiences still want to engage in the content and follow the shows and actors on social media.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

We found that while Retail, Real-Estate, and Travel & Hospitality industries have struggled, industries such as Media & Entertainment, Video Conferencing and Social Media have prospered. Audiences still want to engage in the content and follow the shows and actors on social media.