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Coping strategies: Mental health support for community association managers

Ungrated

“People come to (community managers), and their expectation is that we have all the answers, that we’re the strong ones,” says Michael Dee, CMCA, AMS, a manager with FirstService Residential in Kansas City, Mo. “It 18–21, in Las Vegas.

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Convention Center Hotels: If They Build It, Will You Come?

Associations Now

That’s led some cities to build hotels using public funds—a strategy that’s proved controversial with taxpayer-advocacy groups. As it turns out, the one thing Kansas City, Missouri, was missing in its effort to boost its convention business was a bunch of hotel rooms. Hot Commodities.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

Associations Now

As you plan future meetings, you want a city that already understands your attendees’ needs and areas of interest. Does the city offer venues that match your plans for receptions and pre-conference activities? Does the city offer enticing tours and extracurricular activities your attendees can’t say no to?

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A New Type of Conference Education

SCD Group

Cold, windowless conference rooms. Too often, this describes conference education sessions. Emily Bibens is Vice President of Woody Bibens and Associates ( www.woodybibens.com ), an association management company with offices in Kansas City and St. What Can Your Association Learn from Chicken Learning? Sound familiar?

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How We Transitioned From Brick-and-Mortar to a Virtual Workspace

Association Success

With the transition, we expanded geographically into hiring employees from other parts of the US , outside of Kansas City where our office was formerly based. Liz spoke in the “The Future of Work is Here” session during SURGE Optimism 2018, an interactive virtual conference hosted by AssociationSuccess.org on November 7th-9th.

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How to Make Valuable Face Time With New Members

Associations Now

Associations can use existing events, like their annual conference or chapter meetings, and take a proactive step toward welcoming new members,” Aplebaum says. “So The Kansas City chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry hosts micro-involvement events monthly, through a series called New Member Mingles. “In

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

I keynoted many conferences, including ConnectVA , American Marketing Association Nonprofit Conference , the Institute of Fundraising in London , and others. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.