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Exploring Advocacy: How to join and persevere for a cause

Association Adviser

Chatting up a hairstylist, rushing across the finish line of a half marathon, and corralling 400 youths at the Texas State Capitol may not seem like groundbreaking ways to further a cause. Her graduate degree is in recreation, parks and tourism sciences from Texas A&M University with an emphasis on youth development. “Do it!”

Texas 60
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NRA Convention: Gun Group Announces Member Milestone

Associations Now

A New Front As the NRA met in Houston, another major gun-related development took place over the weekend in nearby Austin, Texas: The pro-liberty group Distributed Defense, which has been working to build a gun using 3-D printing techniques, successfully tested a gun created almost entirely with a 3-D printer.

Houston 40
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Plan to Succeed in the Magazine Production Process

Association Adviser

These best practices can organize your editorial leadership and help you develop best-in-class communication pieces that your members can trust as the voice of your industry. A clearly defined editorial plan can help ease the magazine production process and help you reach your communications goals. ” 2.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth Kanter

I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. I also was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks.

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How Smart Associations Grow Membership

Association Adviser

That’s what Balko and his leadership team share with the board, which he said has historically looked only at membership. As Reggie Henry , CIO of ASAE The Center for Association Leadership , and Marcus Underwood , Naylor’s vice president for online media, discuss in Is New Technology Worth the Investment?

Georgia 60
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Upholding the Common Good

Idea Architects

And the catalyst for all this unexpected emotion was a simple photo of the now-deceased Congresswoman, Barbara Jordan, of Texas, in her wheelchair and wrapped in an American flag. But s he epitomizes for me the essence of democracy, grace, and leadership. It was at this inauspicious moment that I began to quietly cry uncontrollably.

Texas 60
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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing (source: The Atlantic) – Bureaucracy, equipment shortages, an unwillingness to share, and failed leadership doomed the American response to COVID-19. Nearly 300 Million Children Are Missing Class. Only a few weeks ago, China, where the outbreak began, was the only country to suspend classes.