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Tuesday Buzz: Your Volunteers Should Represent Your Audience

Associations Now

Also: How augmented reality technology in the new iOS may be changing events sooner than you think. An Engaging Volunteers blog post points to a group called Refugees Helping Refugees, which works to provide citizenship to Somali refugees in New York City.

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Join Me at SXSW, 14NTC, and Other March Conferences

Beth Kanter

There are many nonprofit, social media, and technology conferences all year long. March is a particularly busy conference month. I’ll be attending and speaking a number of conferences and workshops this month. NTEN: Nonprofit Technology Conference: March 12-15th. Conferences'

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Are We All Generalists in Association Culture?

Association Success

Today, I am the Director of Data Systems and Technology for ACPA—College Student Educators International. I became an Air Force linguist after dropping out of community college in 1997. Business communication is learned very quickly in that kind of environment where I was working for some of the world’s most prestigious attorneys.

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Can You Better Serve Your Tradeshow Market?

Associations Now

Today the tradeshow, which is invitation-only for exhibitors, has expanded beyond its original location in Long Beach, California, to include New York City and Las Vegas as well. He took this same approach with Agenda, which attracted 250 buyers in its first year.

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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

Associations must adapt to shifting demographics, new communication platforms and changing member preferences. As technology becomes more pervasive, don’t forget the personal side of the member experience. “This will require hiring staff that have stronger communication and project management skills,” she said.

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Lunchtime Links: Avoid Stress When the Pressure Is On

Associations Now

Also: an event app that creates private chats among conference attendees. Catching up with the times: The recent BookExpo America in New York City debuted a new preparation technique for attendees: a Hackathon. How so you prepare attendees to share big ideas at conferences? Stressing is the first mistake.

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Women Who Tech Around the World

Beth Kanter

Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the 4th annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit that brings together women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. How is technology improving the everyday lives of women and girls in these countries?