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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. The important thing, Bridges noted, is that the same number of decisions that get made during that annual meeting can happen on social media and with other tools, like VoterVoice.

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Social Media and Disaster: Hospitals On Facebook

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

They were reporting that phone calls weren't getting through, but that they were still able to access social media using their phones. As a social media consultant, there was a lot I learned about social media during the days following the tornado in Joplin. Post in the comments here!

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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

Aaron Terr at Persuasion makes a free speech case for Section 230 , which prevents owners of social media platforms and online communities from being sued for user-generated content. Politicians want to beat up on social media platforms because people are saps, but what are the downstream effects? . More info/register.

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26 ways association professionals find problem-solving inspiration

Association Success

LinkedIn: The social media site for business professionals often has leadership content pop up to the top of feeds. Webinars and online tools : Often, membership of various organizations and subscriptions to various online publications or even digital platforms earns you access to virtual conferences and webinars. The takeaway?

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How An Informal Nonprofit Employee Champion Program Can Benefit A One-Person Communications Dept.

Beth Kanter

Perhaps you can relate to this chart from Gerard Matthews , Communications Director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. As a one-person communications department, your workload, which includes doing the social media, is always increasing. Are you an one-person communications department? How did you do it?

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth Kanter

They are most likely already sharing great stories about your organization on their social media streams and making suggestions to their friends and followers about how awesome your organization’s programs are. One Person Communications Department: Arkansas Advocates for Children has a one-person communications department.

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Advocating for a Better Legislative Flow

Association Adviser

GTM: The Beaver (Arkansas) Water District has put in a rate increase for source water protection through landscape protection. What are the most effective tools you employ for advocating for effective water management? AA: Can you give an example of such a partnership between farms and utilities, and its benefits?