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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. Get out a pen and a piece of paper, and let’s make a list of products you know are created here in Georgia.” We also produce a Georgia Manufacturing Directory.

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Restaurant Group Joins Suicide-Prevention Initiative

Associations Now

The #86TheStigma campaign combines a state agency and charity along with the Georgia Restaurant Association’s advocacy strengths. The Georgia Restaurant Association has partnered with two other groups to support suicide prevention in the industry. We want everyone to be involved in this program.”

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True North

Golden's Rules for Association

The following is adapted from remarks delivered at the National Society of Professional Engineer’s House of Delegates General Assembly, July 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. As NSPE ends one fiscal/program year and starts a new one, it would be typical to talk about the past year’s activity.

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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

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After more than three decades at the helm of various AGC chapters, Michael Dunham, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. Michael Dunham, AGC Georgia. Association Adviser: Mike, tell us a little about AGC Georgia. Michael Dunham: AGC Georgia was founded back in 1928. MD: Not really.

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Use Sponsored Grants to Strengthen Your Membership and Events

Association Adviser

During our session at the 2017 Great Ideas Conference, we presented three ways your association can leverage grants funded by industry or vendor partners to strengthen your membership: Use them to draw in new members, to encourage professional development, and to support the sponsors who fund them. Lonnie Parizek, MHCA. The answer?

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Hurricane Dorian: Associations Get Into Response Mode

Associations Now

The storm is expected to cause problems through the end of the week, particularly in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, and affected regions are preparing for cleanup and recovery. And as storm efforts move from preparation to response, associations are ready to help. Among the ways they’re stepping up: Helping diabetics in need.

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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

Associations Now

percent in 2017, while demand for other spaces remained flat, according to an Eventbrite report. While Bankers Life Fieldhouse is known for basketball, it also hosted nearly 500 meetings and events in 2017-18. At Gen Con 2017, the Fieldhouse hosted a popular They Might Be Giants concert.