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Cleveland Nonprofit Recognizes Unsung Volunteer Heroes

Associations Now

For nine citizens of the Greater Cleveland area who were recently honored with MTV Awards, the recognition had nothing to do with catchy music videos or trophies shaped like moon men. The organization decided that we needed to put the ‘human’ back in ‘human services.’. The program’s longtime manager shares some secrets to success.

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High Quality Educational Content Remains Key for Attendees

Associations Now

One of the organizations’ top priorities was finding a meeting destination that with a strong medical community. In 2019, the AAMI held its meeting in Cleveland, home to the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System, and biomedical organizations such as BioEnterprise. We packed the place.

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How to Delight Meeting Attendees in 2020

Associations Now

The organization transformed a big-box room at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland into the ultimate CrossFit gym , hosting literal hometown heroes to compete with world-renowned CrossFit athletes. The Association of College & Research Libraries was drawn to Cleveland’s affordability and accessibility.

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Inspiration in a Box From One Traditional Meeting Venue

Associations Now

How one organization used a traditional venue to create an unconventional, out-of-the-box experience at their inaugural winter meeting. Welch, an independent nurse anesthetist and owner of the gym Crossfit Cadre in Hudson, Ohio, helped organize Crossfit Hero workouts at the Kent State University Field House to raise money.

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Labor Day-inspired ideas to strengthen and grow your union

Aptify

Read on for three ideas to help strengthen and grow your organization. And since 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September the annual national Labor Day holiday , the U.S. These days, your members expect to be able to interact with organizations – including their union – online.

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Create Mindful Meetings For An Improved Attendee Experience

Associations Now

Meeting attendees, more and more, want a “larger variety of healthy and green food choices for breakfast, lunch, dinner and breaks,” says a report from Svenska Möten, the leading Swedish meeting planning organization. You’re not going to find an experience like that in a hotel,” she says.

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Three Reasons to Embrace SEO During the COVID-19 Crisis

Associations Now

And that means that purely digital ways of reaching potential customers or members are more important than ever—which means that if your organization relies on search already, you could be seeing traffic benefits. percent and 65.6 percent, respectively. But video workout site Daily Burn saw the most benefit, with a 310.2 percent bump.

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