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Political Black Swans: Ignore Them at Your Association’s Peril

Association Success

In 2003, widespread protest broke out around me in Azerbaijan, a country formerly part of the Soviet Union. Beware of political risks when exploring new global markets. Violence erupted just a few blocks from my office with clashes between protesters and the police, the torching of cars and mass arrests. Managing Political Black Swans.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: My Simple Business Blueprint

Idea Architects

I dont actively monitor current financial projections compared to the same time last year. I dont try to get a certain # of clients or hit certain revenue targets. That said some projects (and some professionals) may require more significant contracting than what my work entails. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

How Secure is Your Professional Development Revenue Stream? MIT long ago made a commitment to fully open the doors on education, making lecture notes, exams, and videos available for free online as part of its MIT Open Courseware Project. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.13.20

Reid All About it

Presenters: CEO Joanna Pineda, CTO Maki Kato, and two full-time remote staff: Leah Monica, Director of Marketing, and Maria Lima, Director of Special Projects. Learn how to identify and develop member persona segments, use various data sources to identify the ideal member journey, and focus campaigns on conversion and revenue.

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Infrastructure Group Warns of Slow Repairs to Nation’s Broken Bridges

Associations Now

Despite improvements in some areas, a reduction in federal funding for infrastructure projects is having a negative effect on repair efforts. ARTBA says federal funding declined by 20 percent between 2003 and 2017.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

In our earliest learning management system selection projects, whether to host an LMS yourself or have the vendor host it was still a legitimate question, and more than a few of our clients did choose to host the LMS software on their own servers. Most learning businesses, of course, are a long way from rising to that standard.

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