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Monday Buzz: Why Boston Doesn’t Have Cheap Rooms

Associations Now

An array of economic and geographic pressures have boosted Boston’s hotel rooms to extremely high rates. Case in point: the current situation in the Boston metro area. Those are the going rates now in Boston,” Paul Sacco, executive director at the Massachusetts Lodging Association, told the newspaper.

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Investing in Yourself: Professional Development for Community Managers

Higher Logic

Our guest blogger Rachel Happe co-founded The Community Roundtable to support business leaders developing their community and social business strategies. Rachel has spent the last 20 years helping organizations implement emerging technologies to advance their business strategies. We've all been there. You go to an event. A conference.

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Why These Four “P’s” Add Up to Successful Event Marketing

Virtual

Price: The pricing strategy on events is one that requires careful consideration , as it will often be a key consideration in people’s ability to attend. Be sure your promotion strategy includes personally inviting past event attendees to register—they should be a solid base from which you begin. Of course not.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. I also continued my position as Adjunct Professor teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. Year in Review.

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Say Cheese: Instagram at Meetings

Associations Now

If you’re just introducing Instagram at your meeting, or if your attendees are unfamiliar with the tool, you’ll want to keep your strategy simple at the start. The results: Over the course of three days, nearly 600 photos were shared. Take some advice from the Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals.

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Does Your Nonprofit Need Some Data Therapy?

Beth Kanter

It is all about the data, but data is playing a huge role in civic engagement strategies and if people or nonprofits lack the skills to use it for civic engagement goals, that poses a problem. He makes data visualization and working with data fun – and of course offers lots of practical insights. Why this resource?

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Friday Buzz: Life Lessons From David Carr

Associations Now

Plus: The latest on email strategy. In an autobiography that appeared on a syllabus for a Boston University course he taught, Carr wrote of himself: “He is a big sucker for the hard worker and is rarely dazzled by brilliance. — Jessica Kausen (@JessicaKausen) February 13, 2015. Impressive. Other Links Of Note.

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