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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

So, as a self-proclaimed “meetings coach” and Michigan native, I’m pleased to have been invited by Brian McGrain of CEDAM (Community Economic Development Association of Michigan) to submit a presentation proposal for this year’s summit. We’re likely all feeling the pressures of time, competition, money and technology.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.22.21

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The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Organizer: Claudia Trapp, CAE, Senior Director, Programs and Education, IRP, Inc.

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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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Blue Ocean Strategy has the ring of a concept shaped by technology. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. Technology has opened protected space. We consulted with experts within education from K-12 to advanced academics.

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What’s in store for 2014?

Aaron Wolowiec

This week’s guest blog post is by Alexa Stanard , editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. Alexa Stanard, editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. Michigan hasn’t been a trendsetting state since the heyday of the American-made automobile. Farm venues are hot, and Michigan has some great ones. Happy 2014!

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to overcome your colleagues’ (or leadership’s) fear of raising sponsorship prices —an argument that gets into goals, costs and value. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

As some of you may know, in addition to my role with Event Garde , I work for Michigan State University’s central communications office. And so, Cobb said, associations should beef up their education staffs. Remember this as your association competes with cheap, easy-to-find educational resources a la the web. They’re brilliant.

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Return on learning (ROL): More than a boring statistic

Aaron Wolowiec

Next week I have the pleasure of participating in the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ annual convention, colloquially known as OrgPro. To calculate ROI, the benefit (return) of an investment is divided by the cost of the investment. It’s shorts, t-shirts, beer, BBQ, friends and fireworks.”. Hang in there!)

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