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Storytelling Tip ? Capturing the Difference

YourMembership

February 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Membership Management. Remember Indiana Jones’ fear of snakes? YourMembership.com Blog. Ideas to help you engage, empower and retain members. Storytelling Tip – Capturing the Difference. Expectations are akin to the “emotional baggage” of the reader.

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Major Gaming Convention Considers Leaving Indianapolis Over “Religious Freedom” Bill

Associations Now

One example: NASPA–Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education debated whether it should move its 2012 annual meeting, despite the high cancellation costs. Ultimately, the group decided to stay; a March 2012 Associations Now piece highlights the way the group handled the issue. The governor has said he plans to sign the measure.

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A March Madness Highlight Reel for Associations

Associations Now

Since 2012, the nonprofit Brackets for Good —a group launched in the basketball-crazy state of Indiana, of course— has helped to raise millions of dollars , despite the fact that it only operates about five and a half weeks out of the year. Bracket goodness ahoy.

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ASAE Cites Discrimination, Business Impact in Testimony Opposing Texas Bill

Associations Now

ASAE, which hosted its annual meeting in Dallas in 2012 and is due to return in 2021, recently adopted an anti-discrimination clause for meeting contracts with hotels and convention venues, which allows ASAE to cancel a meeting if state or local laws or regulations are passed that result in discrimination. “The

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Report: Philanthropy Is on the Rise … Albeit Slowly

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7 % The percentage of philanthropic giving that came through online channels, according to Blackbaud’s 2012 “Charitable Giving Report” ; the other 93 percent came from more traditional means. percent in May 2013 compared to May 2012—than offline giving, which grew just 1.1 percent in the same period. percent to $14.44

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Friday Buzz: The Secret Value of Online Comments

Associations Now

Stokes cites an experience he had while writing for the education blog Stateimpact Indiana in 2012: Commenters tipped him off early to the rising support for a challenger running to become the state’s superintendent of public instruction. “It was hard to believe the challenger, Glenda Ritz, would pose any electoral threat.

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Associations Note: Being 1st to Market Still Relevant

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At the 2012 Content Marketing World Conference, Sam Sebastin, Google’ Director of B2B Markets, talked about the Zero Moment of Truth. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical model to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early.