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Teen Spirit: Youth Board Develops Future Leaders for Oklahoma Association

Associations Now

Each year, the Oklahoma Heritage Association invites a handful of high schoolers to serve as volunteer leaders in a yearlong program. Just ask the Oklahoma Heritage Association, which is currently accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Teen Board program. It’s never too early to start developing tomorrow’s leaders.

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Silver lining: Lessons learned from social distancing

Ungrated

Now, as an important tool for maintaining relationships and communication, civility has improved. I personally enjoyed the lively debates on social media over the Netflix documentary “Tiger King” about a zoo in Oklahoma. My hope is that our civility on social media will continue. We want to interact in person.

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Iowa Cattlemen Raise Money for Out-of-State Wildfire Victims

Associations Now

As ranchers have been devastated by wildfires in Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, and Kansas, ICA is working to assist those affected over the past month. Iowa may not be currently dealing with any wildfires itself, but that doesn’t mean the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association isn’t ready to help others.

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Six Ways to Add Coaching to Your Learning Mix

Leading Learning

A human resource team might hire professional coaches to enhance teamwork or coach employees in specific areas like communication, conflict management, delegation, and developing a career plan. Many organizations offer coaching benefits for their employees. AARP and Capital One employ ICF-credentialed external coaches for their clients.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.6.21

Reid All About it

Communication app overload. Achurch Consulting explains how to thoughtfully manage multiple communication and collaboration platforms. Chris Berry, District Executive Director, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. First you must identify goals and KPIs, as well as cultivate an organizational culture of data transparency and trust.

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Friday Buzz: The City With the Best Wireless (Hint: It’s Windy)

Associations Now

Rockford, the smallest city on the list, topped the charts on the speed front; Oklahoma City had the most reliable connections. Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Disagree? (ht

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The ROI of Social Media

Association Okie

When I was at the Oklahoma Public Employees Association, which represents Oklahoma state employees, most of our members did not have email when we started using it. It was not that many years ago we were debating the ROI on email and websites. Is there an association today that is not using these tools?