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Santa Associations: Yes, Virginia, They Exist, and They Aren’t Always Pretty

Associations Now

In 2017, FORBS President “Santa” Bob Callahan noted to Time Magazine that it’s necessary to embrace the fact that you’re going to be Santa all 12 months of the year—whether you like it or not. IBRBS, meanwhile, also offers scholarships to its members and their children. What does it take to be Santa?

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Members Hire Strategic Solutions

Potomac Core

According to Jon Kulok , Principal , Edge Research , based in Arlington, Virginia, having this type of immersive research level “sets the strategic planning discussion around stakeholders and enables conversations around how members can leverage their Association to get to places not imagined today.” Foster and communicate solutions.

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Association Looks to Boost Member Relevance With New Innovation Center

Associations Now

Recognizing that its members are dealing with ever-changing technologies and other shifts that will require them to think differently to remain relevant, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants introduced its Center for Innovation late last year. It came up with four strategies, and one was innovation and vision. “We

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Connecting Associations in Person and Online: The Evolution of Naylor AMS

Association Adviser

Timberlake Membership Software was founded in 1998 in Fairfax, Virginia by Brian Choate. The Naylor Marketplace was introduced in 2017. One prize that has resulted from the Boxwood-Timberlake symbiosis is the Naylor Marketplace.

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Should Your Next Conference Have a Plant-Based Menu?

Associations Now

After embracing a “meatless Monday” campaign at past annual conferences, the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education introduced an all-vegetarian menu in 2017 for its 2,000 attendees.

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Private Equity Hires Associations, Private Equity Fires Associations

Potomac Core

In 2017 there were 3,283 transactions in the United States, totaling $511.66 According to PitchBook 2017 Annual PE and VC Fundraising report, Private Equity funds have almost $1 trillion in dry powder (investment capital) and that could foretell more company acquisitions. Private Equity Investment is Exploding.

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Brewers Association Grants Will Support Events Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

Associations Now

Two of the programs (in Pittsburgh and Richmond, Virginia) are craft beer festivals targeted at local black communities; one (in Denver) focuses on the local Latino community. In 2017, the association tightened its marketing code to discourage potentially offensive brand names or imagery.

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