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Event Planning Has Risen in the Ranks of Most Stressful Jobs

Velvet Chainsaw

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent (or more) lower than 2019. Annual conference budgets are usually finalized 12-plus months prior to the event. Shifting marketing budgets.

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Funding Your Mission: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

NXUnite

The three types of functional expenses are: Program costs, which are directly related to furthering your mission, meaning they’re different for every organization. For example, an animal shelter would include spending on pet food, toys, and medical supplies under their program costs. Staff compensation policy.

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Association Brain Food: 12.8.23

Reid All About it

The Future of Thought Leadership (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! AI for Event Planners: Leverage the Power or Proceed with Caution?

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Association Brain Food: 4.14.23

Reid All About it

Tanner Kohler, Nielsen Norman Group ) Even in the metaverse, women remain locked out of leadership roles, although they spend more time and spearhead more initiatives there. Elizabeth Grace Saunders, Harvard Business Review ) Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. More info/register.

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Unlocking Success: Why Your Association Needs an Association Management Company

Ngage Management

These experts bring a wealth of knowledge in event planning, membership recruitment, financial management, marketing, and governance. Cost-Effectiveness : Hiring and retaining skilled staff can be costly for associations, especially smaller ones with limited resources.

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Association Brain Food: 3.24.23

Reid All About it

WBT Systems describes how associations can support women professionals by providing professional development, leadership training and networking opportunities, and educating employers about eliminating workplace challenges. Data-informed event planning. Quick hits Can AI write thought leadership content for you?

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Two Tensions Keeping Senior Event Professionals Up at Night

Velvet Chainsaw

Whether your results are better or worse than the CEIR index, I think it is a helpful top-line metric for benchmarking and sharing with your organization’s leadership. For most business event professionals, rebuilding attendance and overall revenue is priority one. (One can only hope!)

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