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How One Association Handled an Active Shooter Incident in Conference City

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Those plans were quickly upended, though, when RIMS staff learned that an active shooter was at large about two miles from the conference site, the Georgia World Congress Center. That required multiple points of contact, LaBranche said, from emails to signage at the Georgia World Congress Center. We certainly didn’t.

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Yes, Some In-Person Meetings Are Still Happening! (Here is how they are doing it!)

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GSAE Supports Community, Safety at 2020 Annual Meeting. Savannah, Ga. ––– 113 GSAE members, speakers, and guests attended the 2020 Georgia Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting, August 26-28, at the Hyatt Regency Savannah in Savannah, Georgia. Photos provided by the Georgia Society of Association Executives.

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Ways Your Association Can Promote Videos to Members

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Last month, we explored the power of adding video to your current communication strategies and how MHEDA, WRLA and other associations are using video to increase member engagement and retention and. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Association Brain Food: 10.20.23

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Unlike social media, a mobile app provides a cohesive and centralized communication channel to your members. Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format, available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast (to name a few!). You’re leaving money on the table!

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Print is Alive and Kicking

Association Adviser

According to Naylor’s 2018 Association Communications Benchmarking Survey , print magazines have been the second most-valued communication channel (behind conferences and networking events) for two years now. One in four associations communicates with members multiple times per month via print, according to the survey.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.18.20

Reid All About it

This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. How to Project Leadership and Get Results on Video Conferences. Learn strategies to project confidence and authority while running your own video conference, webinar or other virtual event. Communicating Through a Crisis.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.19.20

Reid All About it

They explain how communication plays a huge role in that effort. Drag queen bingo on the first night caught my eye as well as a video of a family surprising their dad with an ACUI award. Why Just Video Conferencing is Not Sufficient for Association Governance. Making Video for Virtual Events. Virtual event benefits.

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