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Bold idea? This association got rid of its annual conference

Association Success

When John Bridges took over the Arkansas State Employees Association as executive director about two years ago, he had big ideas. Still, despite not having an annual conference, Bridges knows his members will show up when they’re needed. .

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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

InternetAssociation

“We’re excited to have James join our team. Austin, TX – Internet Association (IA) announced today the opening of a Southern Region office in Austin, TX, with James Hines joining the organization as Director of State Government Affairs, Southern Region. We’re excited to have James join our team. percent of the U.S.

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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

Association executives want their organizations to evolve and take advantage of new opportunities, but something is holding them back. For many years, association technology teams have been talking about move to the cloud. They share tactics for the six stages of that journey and for dealing with churn (boo!) and expansion (yay!).

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Association Brain Food: 5.26.23

Reid All About it

How to Contract with and Manage State Lobbyists Does your organization have a strong grassroots presence or is your board a team of grasstops influencers? *All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Tue 5/30 at 12 p.m. – Do you work in a state, a region or across the country? More info/register.

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Summer-Fresh Meeting Ideas

Associations Now

Taking a cue from some classic summer favorites, organizations are making the most of this season’s weather and activities to bring some fun and nostalgia to their meetings and conferences. But, in true camper fashion, the team wrote and performed a “Closed for Innovation” song: Fire up the grill. A trip to the carnival.

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Powering the Nonprofit Community through Customer Support

Beth Kanter

At Blackbaud , we get very excited and inspired by our nonprofit customers’ successes and breakthroughs –it constantly drives us to look for ways to improve our technology and customer service to ensure organizations can focus on their vital work while operating and communicating as efficiently and effectively as possible.

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth Kanter

A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. They are passionate about your organization and social change, and will talk about it to anyone who will listen. One Person Communications Department: Arkansas Advocates for Children has a one-person communications department. Nonprofit Examples.