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Interview with an Expert Series: Tracy King

Blue Sky eLearn

Tracy has taught communication studies at multiple academic centers to students around the world. I started experimenting with Blackboard and Moodle when I was teaching communication courses at a St. Paul liberal arts university back in 2000. How did you get involved with eLearning?

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4 Ways to Optimize Your Association's Sponsorship Program

ISAE

For instance, when you raised the price of your hole sponsorships at your golf fundraiser, you raised an additional $2000 and onboarded an additional 10 new sponsors. When Jen came to GolfStatus as Communications Manager in 2020, she was struck by the power of the sport to raise money to power nonprofit missions.

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The Seven Leadership Secrets of Great Team Captains

SCD Group

They communicated practically, not in grand speeches. “The leaders of history’s most dominant sports teams took risks, engaged in dissent, embraced grunt work and hated giving speeches,” an excerpt from ‘The Captain Class.’ Walker offered a video summary of his book. The Seven Leadership Secrets: They took care of tough, unglamorous tasks.

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A new face, a new format and all things ORGPRO

Aaron Wolowiec

Kristen Parker Digital Communications Manager. First, I’m delighted to announce that Kristen Parker has joined the Event Garde team as our digital communications manager. Since 2008, Kristen has worked as a communications manager for Michigan State University, serving in the university’s central public relations office.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.18.20

Reid All About it

Going Virtual: What We’ve Learned Supporting 2000+ Virtual Events in 6 Months. Communicating Through a Crisis. Crisis communications has gone from an occasionally mentioned discussion point to now a trending topic. Host: Ed Rigsbee, CAE, president at Rigsbee Research. Fri 9/18 at 1 p.m. Wed 9/23 at 12 p.m. More info/register.

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How to Hire The Ideal Freelancer

Association Success

Once you do this, set up a phone interview and get a feel for how they communicate. Communication is the most important job quality in a professional freelancer. If they have a great skill set but are crummy communicators, look elsewhere. Also keep in mind how they communicated to you throughout the process.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

In early 2000, we were focused on state and local chapter associations, which we viewed as being underserved by the association management software (AMS) providers of the day. This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. They have enjoyed remarkable growth with this strategy.