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Association Brain Food: 7.21.23

Reid All About it

This 5-step process can even be applied to sponsorship, membership, certification, education, in-person events, virtual events, or the next big thing your team creates. Governance. McKinley Advisors surveyed association executives to understand the characteristics and behaviors that drive next-level board performance and strategic agility.

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Monday Buzz: Take Advantage of Google’s Management Resources

Associations Now

The company has produced “a host of training and support documents to help newer managers learn the tricks of the trade, elicit great feedback, mentor colleagues, and run effective one-on-ones,” reports Inc. Could your organization benefit from learning Google processes? Other Links of Note.

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Monday Buzz: Kickstarter Becomes a Benefit Corporation

Associations Now

For Kickstarter, this means meeting several reporting requirements, including an annual statement that will report on public-benefit projects the company has announced as part of its new charter. You might be complicating the process without even knowing it. Struggling with your marketing campaigns?

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Expand Your Product Line: Clone Your Classic Conference into Punchy Regionals

Association Success

This simplifies the process, including speaker selection, handout review, and continuing education applications. However, by adding smaller regional events, new Goldilocks zones open up in other cities including suburban areas, which for us meant great venues in Columbus, Ohio; Sacramento, California; and Hartford, Connecticut, to name a few.

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Diversify Your Retention Rate, and Other Membership Ideas

Associations Now

It was just one highlight from a great week for learning if you’re an association professional in the Northeast, with three conferences taking place in the span of three days: NYSAE’s event on Wednesday, the New England SAE’s Annual Management Conference on Thursday and Friday, and the Connecticut SAE Annual Conference on Friday.

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth Kanter

Then, one of his cousins texted directions based on a new smartphone application called “Waze,” which crowdsources data from nearby drivers to create real-time traffic and road reports and find the best routes. From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston. Indeed they already are.

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The FAA’s Latest Drone Problem: Some Are Jumping the Gun

Associations Now

Despite the agency’s ongoing efforts to craft policy to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles, the lengthy process is causing some enthusiasts—including Hollywood—to flout the rules. Bloomberg reports that a helicopter-style drone hit her after its operator, who was filming the event, lost control of it. Speed Up the Process?