Higher Logic

MARCH 2, 2016

We’re heading out to Austin, TX this Thursday and Friday for the annual Abila Users & Developers Conference (AUDC), one of our favorite tradeshows of the year. Round up your colleagues and “roll on over” to one of the newest bars in Austin’s popular West Sixth Street District, Rattle Inn. And we’re promising fresh margaritas, Tex-Mex treats, endless rounds of corn hole and a great view of the Austin skyline. ABOUT THE SHOW.

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Associations Now

APRIL 24, 2015

The YMCA of Austin, Texas, boosted by the tech savvy of its hometown, has learned to embrace the use of big data in its day-to-day work. James Finck, president and CEO of the YMCA of Austin, believes that his organization could soon serve as the prime example of how nonprofits can benefit from embracing big data. The post YMCA of Austin Gets Buy-In, Results With “Big Data” Push appeared first on Associations Now

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WBT Systems

APRIL 3, 2018

In just five days, we will be returning to sunny Austin, TX to sponsor PersoniFest 2018! The post Meet WBT Systems in Austin for PersoniFest 2018!

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Associations Now

MAY 25, 2016

One of the firms hoping to fill it in Austin is doing something unusual for an app of its nature: organizing itself as a community-driven nonprofit. The failure of a ballot measure backed by Uber and Lyft led the two companies to leave the market in Austin, Texas. If Austin wants ride-hailing, and wants it quickly, you have to have the whole community behind it. There was a big fight, and the vote was had,” Liemandt said, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

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AssociationChat

JUNE 5, 2020

I talked with Austin Childers, Community Manager for Map Dynamics, and Alexis Simoneau, account manager for Map Dynamics, to find out more. Austin Childers: Before COVID struck, we were the events team for Map D and traveled across the country to attend events and keep our fingers on the pulse of the industry and see the needs of events and event managers first hand. . The year 2020 has been dedicated to change.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

We are thrilled to announce that Wild Apricot has been acquired by Personify, an Austin-based constituent management software company that shares our mission of serving and empowering membership and constituent-focused organizations. Read all the details here. Personify

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SCD Group

AUGUST 5, 2013

Four Agri-Marketing Campaigns Any Marketer Can Learn From By Doug Austin via Marketing Profs.com When someone says the word "agriculture," what comes to mind? Allee blog; Shannon Neesere Stan Phelps XYZ University MarketingProfs 9" Marketing Doug Austin Retention vs. Acquisition: Do You Focus on the Funnel or Fix the Leaky Bucket? By Stan Phelps Via 9" Marketing Answer: Retention is Fast Becoming the New Acquisition/Satisfaction Drives Loyalty. More importantly, it drives retention.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2019

At the Austin chapter of the National Association for Catering and Events, creating engaging content is everyone’s responsibility. Contributing content is one of many microvolunteering opportunities that members can sign up for, either as one-off assignments or recurring duties that take less than an hour to complete, says NACE Austin Communications Chair Michelle Chavez. “We’ve Your members can pitch in as content creators of social media feeds, newsletters, or blogs.

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Ungrated

APRIL 23, 2020

Residents have donated money, food, snacks, and water to staff at hospitals and clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, says Page Austin, Harvest’s lifestyle manager. Austin notes that a neighbor mowed the lawn of a couple in the community who are both nurses as a way to thank them for their work, and residents who are teachers have been helping parents with schooling their children at home.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Austin House is a case study in creating a relaxed, but experience rich area featuring storied local businesses, food and artists together in one place for attendees to easily visit as part of their professional development and networking. The “house” was a collection of pop-up shops selected to appeal to the attendees of the Professional Convention Management Association’s annual Convening Leaders conference in Austin, Texas in January 2017.

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 17, 2018

The conference took place between April 8 - 10, in downtown Austin, Texas. Last week we hosted our first ever Wild Apricot User Conference as part of Personify’s Annual user conference, PersoniFest. Here are the highlights

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Associations should give members the power to choose their own mentorship experience , argues Tirza Austin on the Community by Association blog. They are relevant,” Austin says. What works for one partnership will not work for all of them,” Austin says.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2019

That’s where food tour operators can be useful, says Andy Potter, owner and operator of Austin Eats Food Tours in Austin, Texas. Austin Eats curated a seven-hour event with two buses, two food tour guides, coolers in each bus with local beverages and four stops including a BBQ and a brew pub. This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin.

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Associations Now

JUNE 24, 2014

While an NBA career isn’t in the cards for Isaiah Austin, the Marfan Foundation says the basketball league may have saved his life by testing him for the genetic disorder. The foundation is using Austin’s situation to draw attention to the potentially fatal disease. Baylor University standout Isaiah Austin expected to get drafted by an NBA team Thursday night, but a fateful medical test got in the way.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 14, 2020

Tirza Austin, their online community manager, said: “We have made our forums available to non-members.

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Associations Now

JUNE 21, 2019

CbA contributor Tirza Austin explains what you can do to avoid burnout and increase productivity in your community as a “team of one.” But that number is probably higher for nonprofits, Tirza Austin writes on Community by Association. To avoid burnout and beat loneliness, Austin also recommends engaging the entire organization through staff trainings. Leading a chapter can be a high-pressure job, but creating the right leadership environment makes it manageable.

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Mariner Management

DECEMBER 11, 2019

They launched new chapters in six focus regions: Austin, Birmingham, Detroit, Piedmont North Carolina, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth. According to the 2019 Chapter Benchmarking Study , the trend looks more like it’s about closing chapters.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

It’s not enough to have sessions or events outside of the convention center,” says Rachel Paisley, vice president of business development at Red Velvet Events, a destination management firm in Austin, Texas. More than 200 attendees in a group for hotel general managers and chefs spent a day at a working ranch with free-range Longhorn cattle in the Driftwood area outside Austin, Texas. This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin.

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Ungrated

JULY 14, 2020

You can see those contributions throughout this issue, including the cover photo (thanks, Page Austin at Harvest in Texas ) and the detailed guidance on reopening common areas and amenities (thanks, Michael Johnson at FCS Community Management in Utah). What will we remember about the COVID-19 pandemic when we look back at it a few years from now? I’m hopeful one thing that remains is how we’ve found solutions and support from each other, our neighbors, and within our communities.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Amy Brown, director of sales at Visit Austin, is part of a contingent of destination marketers working with event planners to harness the uniqueness of their cities. This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 8, 2019

For its 2018 annual conference, the organization selected Austin, Texas and hosted a block party for 1,800 attendees on the city’s historic Rainey Street. The event began with a party at the Austin Convention Center, featuring a live band, local food vendors and an ice breaking activity where attendees decorated their own cowboy hats. “It’s This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin.

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Associations Now

JUNE 1, 2017

The American Psychoanalytic Association’s 106th Annual Meeting is set to start in Austin, Texas, next week. Venue: Austin Hilton Hotel. City: Austin, Texas. Rundown Attendees: 500 plus. Scientific Sessions: 50. Exhibitors: 20 plus. More than 500 attendees will be onsite. Some 500 psychoanalytically trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, therapists, and researchers will make their way to Texas’ capital city next week.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Also, fun fact - Jackie identifies as a One-Percenter for the Pittsburgh Steelers, so she created a community for fanatics like her.who also live in Austin, Texas. What’s the connection between customer loyalty and Lady Gaga? Why are many Generation Z-ers best friends with their parents?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 29, 2019

There is such a high demand for it,” says Lindsay Rohler, general manager of Rowing Dock, which provides tours and activities on Lady Bird lake in Austin, Texas. This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin. Outdoor excursions can provide an opportunity for professional development and networking by making work feel like a vacation.

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Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2019

ASAE joined business and tourism leaders in Austin on March 27 in opposing Senate Bill 17 , a pending bill in the Texas Legislature that would weaken LGBTQ rights in the state. ASAE President and CEO John Graham, FASAE, CAE, joined leaders from Texas Welcomes All, Texas Competes, Visit Dallas, Visit Fort Worth, PCMA and others at a press conference in Austin to oppose SB 17 and SB 15, another bill pending in the Texas Legislature.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 1, 2019

Gold Rush Vinyl in Austin, Texas is an example of a business that also functions as a venue for professional development. This series is brought to you by Visit Austin. Learn more at visitaustin.org/why-austin. Create meaningful professional development opportunities by introducing attendees to local businesses that could benefit from their knowledge. The number one reason attendees go to meetings and conferences is for education, reports The Experience Institute.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Tirza Austin explains why you should see your online community as one of the onboarding vehicles to your association. To facilitate growth, you have to nurture members, says Tirza Austin on Community by Association. Writing an engaging speech is one thing; delivery is another. One speaker weighs in on how to keep listeners tuned in while you’re talking. Also: Nurture your online community to increase growth.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2019

Tirza Austin from the American Society of Civil Engineers writes on Community by Association that the first step to a successful reintroduction of your online community starts with a solid rebranding initiative. Don’t go back to the angry members to say, ‘Look, it’s new,’” Austin says. Is your online community inactive or failing to meet goals? It might be time for an update. Also: leaders’ role in career development.

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GrowthZone

JULY 24, 2018

Headquartered in Austin, TX with other locations in Chicago, IL, Maitland, FL, McLean, VA, Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA. Petersburg, FL with offices in Groton, CT, Austin, TX, Lombard, IL, UK, Philippines. Offices located in Austin, TX, Herndon, VA, Chicago, IL.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 13, 2020

Visit Austin. Viva Las … Virtual ? Originally slated to take place in Las Vegas, the 2020 ASAE Annual Meeting had to change plans due to ongoing problems with COVID-19. With little time to switch gears, ASAE pivoted and just wrapped up its first-ever 100% VIRTUAL annual meeting. Was it successful? ASAE released its press release this morning sharing that it had the highest registration number in the 100-year history of the event.

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Associations Now

MARCH 10, 2016

Associations, big and small, are all over the annual education, interactive, and music festival, which is getting even more attention than usual, thanks to President Obama’s appearance in Austin this year. Among the groups you might stumble upon in Austin, Texas, in the next couple of weeks: Consumer Technology Association (CTA): The tech industry group, famed for putting on CES each year, will hold the third edition of its Innovation Policy Day in Austin on March 15.

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Association Success

MARCH 13, 2020

Because social distancing — as in, the physical separation of people — is one of the only tools in the medical toolbox known to assuredly prevent the spread of this new virus, the cancelation of the Austin, Texas, music and technology conference South by Southwest was just the first in what will ultimately be a long line of events shut down by Covid-19.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

In the meetings sector, convention centers in Houston and Dallas, along with Austin, have been turned into shelters , and numerous hotel brands have also offered lodging and monetary support to those affected. Its second-largest annual gathering, Mega Camp, was expecting 7,500 attendees to arrive in Austin next week. According to TheRealDaily.com , the company “hopes to make Austin the epicenter of disaster support.”.

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YourMembership Blog

MARCH 6, 2014

McConaughey is somewhat of a favorite son here in Austin, where he attended the University of Texas, got his start in films with the locally shot movie, “Dazed and Confused”, and built a colorful reputation with his unique and carefree lifestyle at the Pecan Grove RV Park, located near the epicenter of the Keep Austin Weird movement.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Zenoss debuted its new community in April 2017 at its annual conference, GalaxZ, complete with an updated brand and a new crowdsourced community name, courtesy of its Austin roots: TechZen.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 6, 2013

Note from Beth: I’m headed down to Austin, TX for SXSW where I will have the pleasure of facilitating a workshop on measuring social media with KD Paine with case studies by David Neff and Carie Lewis. David is based on Austin — wanted to share with you a post about crowdfunding to celebrate Austin Giving Day #AmplifyAtx that raised over $2 million earlier this week. Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The “Beers to That” campaign, which will initially target the Austin, Texas, market, started earlier this month and will feature events through December 10. $ 79.1B The estimated amount that the craft beer industry contributed to the economy last year, according to numbers just released by the Brewers Association from its 2018 Economic Impact Report.

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Associations Now

MARCH 12, 2020

According to the group, all CoSN2020 participants will be automatically enrolled in the virtual opportunity and provided with a $200 credit toward any CoSN learning opportunity in the next 12 months, including registration to CoSN2021 in Austin, Texas. With coronavirus causing many groups to rethink face-to-face meeting plans, some have turned to virtual offerings as way to deliver the education their attendees need.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2019

In a post on Community by Association , American Society of Civil Engineers Senior Coordinator of Online Community Tirza Austin describes five areas that community managers typically have some responsibility for. I urge you to look at community discussions as user generated content,” Austin says. “It A lack of clarity about what a community manager is supposed to do could lead them to focus on the wrong things. Also: why you should keep your data organized—but ready for play.

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Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2019

But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. A coalition of business groups and convention and tourism leaders, which includes ASAE, is expressing concern that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature could weaken protections for the state’s LGBTQ workers.

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