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Advocating from Afar: Virtual and Remote Grassroots Advocacy

Beekeeper Group

When letters containing the bacterium anthrax arrived at the DC offices of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) in October 2001, multiple Capitol Hill buildings closed for decontamination. Or, perhaps airfare and hotel rates during fly-in season are cost prohibitive. Social Media Advocacy Challenge.

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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. For The Interested ).

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Windows XP?

Associations Now

We’re a little less than two months away from the end of an extended support deadline Microsoft put on its Windows XP software—an operating system that remains hugely popular in the corporate world, although the software in its original form predates fundamental technologies such as social media, HTML5, touch-screen smartphones, even the iPod.

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From the Corner Office: The Wisdom of Wading Into the Pool Before Going Deep

Association Adviser

Everything from interchange (credit card) fees to the cost of fuel, to regulatory challenges and the ongoing environmental issues of handling fuel. AA: How about social media? CN: We’re looking carefully at social media, of course, but we’re still trying to figure it out and how to measure it.

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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. If 60% of U.S.

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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. If 60% of U.S.

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Association Subculture: Information? Give it Away Now.

Association Subculture

A better use of our collective time would be re-examining the book " Exploring the Future - Seven Strategic Conversations That Could Transform Your Association ," by Robert Olson and Autl Dighe published by the ASAE Foundation in 2001. Their first foray was at MIT in 2001, when the school agreed to put coursework online for free.