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Nursing Groups Cite Looming Employment Shortage

Associations Now

For example, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock recently announced a partnership with CHI St. But, as CNYCentral.com notes , the instructor challenge is significant and has forced the school’s Liverpool campus to rely on professional nurses at SUNY Upstate Medical University to teach courses.

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After Agent’s Murder, Realtor Association Offers New Safety Resources

Associations Now

Last September, real estate agent Beverly Carter’s body was discovered in a shallow grave outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, on the last day of Realtor Safety Month. In the wake of Carter’s death, both the Arkansas Realtors Association and the National Association of Realtors vowed to work on increasing agents’ safety.

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A Hairy Situation: Occupational Licenses Face New Scrutiny

Associations Now

A hair braider’s fight against Arkansas’ tough licensing requirements for cosmetologists is just the latest example of a growing debate about whether licensure of some professions is really needed. A bill in the Arkansas legislature would remove hair braiding from cosmetology regulation. To license or not to license?

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Are associations stuck?

SCD Group

Of course, the insurance company’s representatives would need to convince the association member to look at the offering. The fourth generation to be involved in the family business, as a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Tom started his first job working in his grandfather''s general store.

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth Kanter

One Person Communications Department: Arkansas Advocates for Children has a one-person communications department. Some training topics that would be covered — of course starting with the basics and building on those – would include. Nonprofit Examples. Here’s a few examples: 1. Power of Staff As Champions.

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Balance the Spontaneous and Strategic of Social Media: Newsjacking and Obamacare

Beth Kanter

All of these organizations were, of course, very well aware that the decision would be announced, but did not know what the ultimate decision would be. During the afternoon we used Facebook to post analyses from partners and Twitter to highlight what ACA is already doing in Arkansas. Here’s a round up of what they learned. (1)