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GSAE Raises Thousands for Host Cities through its Pay the Pig Raffle

Association Adviser

Through their signature “Pay the Pig” fundraiser, the Georgia Society of Executives (GSAE) has raised more than $12,000 since 2015 for charities beloved by the cities […]. But did you manage to stuff it with $12,000 – and then give every penny away?

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Yes, Some In-Person Meetings Are Still Happening! (Here is how they are doing it!)

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Savannah, Ga. ––– 113 GSAE members, speakers, and guests attended the 2020 Georgia Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting, August 26-28, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Georgia. Photos provided by the Georgia Society of Association Executives. GSAE Supports Community, Safety at 2020 Annual Meeting.

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High School Football: Georgia Group Tackles Heat Risks on Practice Field

Associations Now

Athletic organizations like the Georgia High School Association are hopeful that football players will stay safe this summer as coaches adhere to heat and humidity guidelines on the gridiron. Heat Illness Stats From 2010 to 2015, 20 high school athletic heat stroke fatalities were reported.

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Royalty is Crowned and an Association Shines in the Annual Ms. GHCA Pageant

Association Adviser

If you attend the Georgia Health Care Association’s annual Ms. Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA) Pageant, you’ll find many of these beauty pageant hallmarks – but the participants will be mostly sexagenarians or older! GHCA Pageant grew out of a pageant sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission in the 1970s. GHCA Pageant.

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From the Corner Office: Tino Mantella, TAG

Association Adviser

Tino Mantella, Technology Association of Georgia. This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Tino Mantella, president and CEO of the 19,000 member Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Georgia has 20,000 tech companies generating $13 billion in revenue and accounting for 17 percent of the state’s GDP.

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Time to breathe…and think long-term

Aaron Wolowiec

But thanks to periods of economic stability, for the first time in a decade, these always-on-go folks will have time to take a breath and think strategically, according to Meeting Professionals International’s Meetings Outlook, 2015 Spring Edition. It was developed in partnership with Visit Denver. Now is one of those rare times.”.

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Associations Work to Tackle Industry Workforce Shortages Head-On

Associations Now

Following the passage of a $1 billion transportation funding bill in 2015, Georgia was in need of highway construction workers. They hope to attract 100,000 millennials to the workforce by 2020.