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Building and Protecting Your Association’s Brand Is Vital

SCD Group

Louis Cardinals brand – one of the icons of professional baseball – took a hit when the FBI announced it was investigating whether the Cardinals hacked into the computer system of the Houston Astros baseball club. Today, the association has fewer members, less revenue and less clout in Washington.

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From Mega Trends to Association Trends to Meeting Trends.

GlowGlobally

MPI PEC North America in Houston was a location for this presentation on how key MegaTrends affect associations and their events. Open vs Closed System. Association Trends. Association Management. I presented along with my UK colleague Vanessa Cotton of ExCel in London. Global Economy. Demographic Shifts.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Summary: A selection of thought-provoking content from beyond the association management realm that offers new ideas for association executives. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference. Peanut butter + chocolate = bestseller. 1, Columbus, OFA & ANLA Staff Workshop. 2, Columbus, PIA-Ohio Board Workshop.

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PODCAST: The Power of Change with Michael Praeger: Strategy 123’s Cat Carmichael on CAM Industry’s Most Pressing Challenges

AvidXchange: Association Management

Our guest for the first episode of “The Power of Change with Michael Praeger” is Cat Carmichael, the Chief Executive Officer for Strategy 123, a strategic community association management (CAM) consulting company focused on acquisition preparation, increased profitability and creating successful exit strategies and succession plans.

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Top 3 Reasons for HOAs to Consider AP Automation

AvidXchange: Association Management

Old-fashioned bill-pay systems ignore invoice presentment, but that’s how many of SMBs pay vendors today. Cost reduction in AP must include integration with the accounting system, and most SMBs don’t always have the resources to do this work themselves.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.10.21

Reid All About it

Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, challenged the association community to imagine it’s December 31, 2029, look back over the past decade and ask, “What did our association do to shape a different and better future for stakeholders and successors?” The IAL Launch Event for Compass: the Systems Map for Association Leaders.

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