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Best of the Web: November 2013

Association Adviser

How to Keep Your Non-Dues Revenue Going. California Society of Association Executives Seasonal Spectacular. Contact us today for an assessment of your current communications plans and non-dues revenue strategies. Developing a Successful Student Membership Strategy. Tony Rossell. Membership Marketing Blog. Associations Now.

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Best of the Web: February 2014

Association Adviser

The Executive (California Society of Association Executives). June 4-5, 2013. Contact us today for an assessment of your current communications plans and non-dues revenue strategies. Lyn Slater. How to Create a Pinterest Place Board for an Event. Maggie McGary. Mizz Information. Six Customer Service Steps to Keep Your Members.

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How Coachella Could Help You Plan Better Events

Associations Now

Today marks the start of the second—and final—weekend of Coachella , the music and arts festival held every year at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. In 2001 it became an annual event, and camping was introduced as an add-on option in 2003, creating another revenue stream. Know when to grow.

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Las Vegas, Other Resort Cities Bear Brunt of Federal Travel Cuts

Associations Now

million on hotel contracts in DC in 2013, compared to just $2.7 government spent $92,736 on Las Vegas hotel rooms during fiscal year 2013. Las Vegas hosted more than 22,000 meetings and conventions in 2012, the highest amount since 2008, and we are on pace to beat that number in 2013.” Agencies spent $57.5

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Wake Up to Educating the Future Workforce

Associations Now

At the 2013 Digital Now conference , in multiple presentations—none of which were ostensibly related—the topic of education kept arising. Then, eventually, I see the time and realize I’m running late, and my morning begins in a rush. I’ve been pressing the snooze on another alarm for a while now, too. Technology.

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth Kanter

Video games are big — bigger than Hollywood in terms of revenue, as a $66 billion global industry. The neuroscientists at the Gazzaley Lab at University of California, San Francisco, have shown that games can improve our cognitive function. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City.

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Live Events Still Key Driver of Association Revenue

Association Adviser

As you’ll see throughout today’s issue, live events remain a cornerstone of the association non-dues revenue equation. percent) consider live event revenue the single most important area they’d like to increase in 2013. Emerging technology is also having an impact on the association revenue equation.

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