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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

After more than three decades at the helm of various AGC chapters, Michael Dunham, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. Michael Dunham, AGC Georgia. Association Adviser: Mike, tell us a little about AGC Georgia. Michael Dunham: AGC Georgia was founded back in 1928. MD: Not really.

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Listening to Elephants: 6 great reads for association executives

SCD Group

When you’re “selling” anything – imagine a pyramid of your “niche” market – 3% are buying now, additional 7% thinking about it, 30% not thinking about it, 30% not interested now, 30% definitely not interested ever. NOTE: I put this post in Helvetica rather than Georgia font. what do you think?).

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Association Career Paths

Association Adviser

Karl Kirsch, CAE, vice president of Meeting Expectations , a meeting planning and association management company, said most of his contemporaries never intended to go into the association world when they were coming up the ranks. ” We carefully monitor what other associations are paying, said Meeting Expectations’ Kirsch.

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