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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We

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10 Steps to Choosing Your Association’s Next AMS

Membersuite

Typically, this group includes membership, accounting, IT, events, member/customer service, education, certifications, and marketing staff. #2: Once you identify your requirements, research vendors on ReviewMyAMS and come talk to us at industry events like AMS Fest and ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition. 7: Ask for a Proposal.

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Association Brain Food: 8.18.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Love. Create buzz around your event with a silent auction. Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. Silent auctions.

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Association Brain Food: 3.8.24

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… 2024 association trends. Event marketing. You’ve probably seen survey reports about people registering later for events than in the past. As you might expect, AI is on the list, but they look beyond the usual discussion points.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.17.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

While the way you align your proposed member community with your executives’ goals will vary by association, five of the most common priorities you might find in the strategic plan include new member acquisition, member engagement and retention, non-dues revenue growth, advocacy and legislation, and maintaining relevance.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.4.22

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Steven Johnson points out the contrast between the dismal perspective of the mainstream media on events in Ukraine and the energizing, hopeful perspective he sees from Ukrainians on Twitter. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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