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Disappointment Can Be a Powerful Catalyst

AssociationChat

For example, I’ve been thinking about what America really stands for in people’s minds and what it means for me. Over the summer I’d gotten taller (my full height at 5’8 was really tall in comparison to everyone around me…on the first day in my art class one student asked if I was the teacher). Seventh grade was a harsh year for me.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

WBT Systems

Once you know what you want to study, explore all formats, both in-person classes, workshops, conferences, and presentations, and online courses, conferences, summits, and webinars. Review your employee handbook for policies on employee training. Research educational options. Research HR policies. Know what you’re up against.

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Inside An HR Overhaul

Associations Now

For example, the Oncology Nursing Society, which started out by converting extra space in its building to a workout area, now offers an onsite gym with access to multiple machines, weights, and other equipment. “We’re down again on all our costs for this quarter as compared to last year. The health of our organization is improving.”.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth Kanter

I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. The Accelerated Learning Handbook. The examples are work place learning, but useful to anyone who is doing training. By Dave Meier.

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

Idea Architects

Both of these sites also serve as great examples of how associations could more effectively curate and share interdisciplinary content for members and facilitate ideas spreading. A free downloadable PDF handbook provides all the information you need to use the process. License.].

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How to build your brand community.

Disciple Media

In this handy guide to online customer communities, we’ll take a look at some good examples of brand communities, the benefits of creating a strong customer community and some of the best ways to build an online customer community. Harley Davidson is another great example of a brand community. So, let’s get started! Harley Davidson.

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World’s Best Intern: Advice from Nonprofits to Interns

Beth Kanter

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. The grad students in my class will be doing an internship as part of their field work, being placed in international organizations in the US and around the world.

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