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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.29.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reboarding members. Check out the midnight sun and aurora borealis, paddling down the Chena River, or dog mushing in these 360-view videos from Fairbanks, Alaska. Good eats—skip down to the list of free webinars if you’re not into cooking.

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Leading a Staff That Works Everywhere

Associations Now

According to ARCUS’ website , its headquarters is in Fairbanks, Alaska. Others are located at other remote points elsewhere in Alaska, as well as in California, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. So much communication is through facial expression and tone of voice,” he says. But good technology can’t help with everything.

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SCD Group: Chicken, Bus, Holland America & Associations: How do.

SCD Group

Last month, our Holland America (@HALcruises) tour bus broke down while we were driving the Top of the World highway (TOTWH) from Chicken, ALaska, to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. Chicken, Alaska, an isolated (100+ miles from nearest cell signal) "way station" of 37 people is a hard hour drive from Tok, the nearest village.

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Association Brain Food: 4.15.22

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WBT Systems picked out nonprofit successes and challenges that illuminate practices and trends your association should know about. This is their first step in assessing the current state and emerging trends of integrations between systems as seen by vendors, consultants, and association IT folks. Tue 4/26 at 1:30 p.m. –

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Maximizing Member Management: Why It’s Time to Switch from Spreadsheets to an AMS

MemberClicks

By using targeted and personalized communication, you can create more meaningful connections with members. The system also helps develop enhanced engagement strategies that lead to increased member satisfaction and retention, which helps support your organization’s growth.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.3.20

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Chapter leader communication. This week, Billhighway writes about communicating with chapter leaders —the most amazing volunteers of all. They share guidelines on the best communication style, options for different types of virtual meetings with chapter leaders, and ways to provide chapter leaders with news, resources and advice.

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Association Brain Food: 4.22.22

Reid All About it

WBT Systems suggests offering introductory industry education to industry partners and to support, operations and shared services staff at member companies. They provide guidance on what to keep in the forefront throughout the process, how to involve and communicate with staff, and why you should expect things to remain in flux for a while.