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2009 in Haiku

DelCor Connection

Although haiku is not my favorite form of poetry, there is something wildly appropriate in its use for a post about 2009. Its brevity and form are analogous to communication today.    I bid farewell to 2009 using haiku and encourage you to submit comments in 5-7-5 format.      Alone.   iPhone.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.1.20

Reid All About it

Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times ). Host: New York Society of Association Executives. We will share data from our Economic Impact on Associations study, which originally launched during the Great Recession in 2009 and has gathered data every year since—including in the weeks leading up to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Speaking to Alabama Law Students about the Association World

Association Navigator

Because Senator Sessions was a new senator and a former prosecutor I’ve always assumed that it made it easier, as a lawyer, for me to understand the Senator’s point of view. But I got impatient with politics and wanted something different, something a little more legal than political communications. million people in 2009.

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Co-Creation: The Value is in the Process

Association Success

And you’ll need a communications plan to keep participants informed in between sessions, as staff explore feasibility and try to operationalize the outcomes of co-creation. In another example of co-creation at work, New York City allocates a million dollars a year to each district for a participatory budgeting program.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.26.18

Reid All About it

Steven Johnson in The New York Times says, Bitcoin “may well turn out to be a genuinely revolutionary breakthrough and at the same time a colossal failure as a currency.” Instead, you need to tap into your own true self and let it rip, which takes practice. No matter the topic, her papers are always interesting and informative.

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Study: Nonprofits That Follow BBB Standards Raise More Money

Associations Now

His analysis [PDF] showed that charities in the national sample that adhered to the 20 BBB WGA standards raised roughly 8 percent more in fundraising revenue; in the Metro New York sample, charities that met all the guidelines reported a 13.5 percent fundraising increase. The study linked the rise to their BBB accreditation.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.6.19

Reid All About it

Strategy as currently practiced rarely emphasizes the importance of community.” The Harvard Business Review describes how the New York Public Library involved employees from 93 branches in innovation communities —could be a good model for chapters. Her herb-heavy crumb coating was fantastic—it’s my new Milanese recipe.

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