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For Manufacturers, For-Profit: Jason Moss of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance Supports Members through Networking and Education

Association Adviser

Jason Moss, founder and CEO of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance can, and he might take you out to dinner if you can, too. Jason Moss, Georgia Manufacturing Alliance. JM: In February 2008, I kicked off my first meeting with 16 people. JM : Well from 2008 to 2010, our national economy tanked and our group’s size had plateaued.

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The Big Picture: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

The Big Picture

And Georgia is now a classic marketing example for the "If it aint broke, dont fix it" textbook. Ray Charles "Georgia On My Mind" has been the state slogan since 1979. But the new slogan says nothing about Georgia, he said. Everyone knows Georgia is on his mind. December 2008. November 2008.

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How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

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Wendy Kavanagh, Georgia Society of Association Executives. The Georgia Society of Association Executives is celebrating its 100 th anniversary this year. We actually started collecting input from association CEOs in 2008. Wendy Kavanagh has served as president of the Georgia Society of Association Executives since 2005.

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

Association Success

would have had a green light for financial risk right up to the moment of the 2008 financial crisis, or for political risk right up to the moment of 9/11. A country with a four out of five or a green light should not suffer a black swan, right? No, not right.

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NAACP’s Ben Jealous: An Iconic Leader’s Biggest Successes

Associations Now

.” And with him announcing his resignation this week (he’ll stay on through December), now’s a good time to consider exactly what benefits he brought to the group he’s led since 2008. million in 2008. The NAACP’s revenues stood at $46 million in 2012, up from $25.7

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Electronic Billboards: The Rise of a Digital Emergency Tool

Associations Now

” Already, the billboards have come in handy during Boston’s heavy snowfall earlier this year, in Georgia during an ice storm last year, and in New Mexico during a gas shortage. . “Digital billboards have emerged as an increasingly common tool for emergency communication.”

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Sound Structure: Transparency, Mission Help Code Council Succeed

Associations Now

The incident was the third in Atlanta in the last year and the second death at the stadium since 2008. Similar incidents have occurred at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the Ballpark at Arlington in Texas, and Reliant Stadium in Houston, among others.

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