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Thanks For Playing: Happy Birthday, America!

Thanks For Playing

Happy Birthday, America! Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews? Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. Happy Birthday, America! Splash: Refreshment For Your Small-Staff Organization. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 04 July 2012.

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Learning about Soyfoods, a Book Review

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I was recently tapped to lead the Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) , the trade group which represents soyfoods manufacturers, soy processors, and soybean farmers. If you’ve spent any time on a highway in America then you’ve seen soy growing, about waist high as you drive along. The Skinny on Soy. By Marie Oser.

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Association Brain Food: 5.24.24

Reid All About it

They start by reviewing the benefits of a well-crafted print magazine—in case you need to make a case to your leadership team. If your organization offers free professional development for the association community, please send me the link via email by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. Association magazines.

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Thanks For Playing: Book Review: The Back of the Napkin

Thanks For Playing

Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. I think every organizations board status report should be a series of 5-10 key metrics that are tracked over time and shared in graphs or charts. The book does, however, make a GREAT case for hiring Roam to help your organization solve big, hairy problems, assuming you can afford him.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.18.21

Reid All About it

Billhighway describes the chapter self-assessment exercise used by the Associated General Contractors of America to collect data for chapter benchmarking. The labor shortage America is currently experiencing is the largest issue disrupting supply chains, disrupting every industry and causing every member to rethink how they get the work done.

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Daily Buzz: Using Data to Diversify Your Organization

Associations Now

No matter the industry, it’s important for organizations to be diverse. But while companies understand why they need to have a more diverse workforce, many aren’t sure how to make it happen,” Sandy Cross and Porter Braswell say in Harvard Business Review. How do you promote diversity within your organization?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.25.21

Reid All About it

They describe how the Association General Contractors of America shares this data with its chapters, provides resources to help them improve performance, and supports their growth with chapter leader training and development. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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