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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

After more than three decades at the helm of various AGC chapters, Michael Dunham, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. Michael Dunham, AGC Georgia. Association Adviser: Mike, tell us a little about AGC Georgia. Michael Dunham: AGC Georgia was founded back in 1928. MD: Not really.

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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

Associations Now

The rise of non-traditional meeting spaces has been supercharged in recent years, as meeting planners look to cut costs and attendees continue to seek unique, memorable experiences. For example, the Indianapolis Artsgarden hosts over 250 performing artists a year. And that means rethinking the location of your next conference.

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How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

Association Adviser

Wendy Kavanagh, Georgia Society of Association Executives. The Georgia Society of Association Executives is celebrating its 100 th anniversary this year. We have several idea files, both paper and virtual, where we’ve been dumping notes and examples from other organizations for a few years now.

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Increase Your Membership ROI – Return on Involvement

Association Adviser

Is the cost of membership worth the return on investment? Lowell Aplebaum, CAE, spoke earlier this month at the Georgia Society of Association Executives’ Annual Meeting in a session called “Creating the Member Story.” The news is good – membership remains strong at most associations. But membership goes so far beyond just joining.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.18.20

Reid All About it

At Associations Now , Lindsay Currie, CAE shares some low-cost ideas from for engaging and retaining members. Hear about the anatomy of a virtual event and examples of how associations have increased the interactivity of online experiences that will ultimately improve online learning forever. Member engagement. Inclusive marketing.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.14.20

Reid All About it

Georgia McGoldrick, Product Marketing Specialist, 3Play Media. Understand the ‘fine print’ clauses that cost or save you tens of thousands of dollars. For example, how can you ensure the opening reception at your conference is memorable, not just ho-hum? More info/register. Host: Mediasite. Tue 2/18 at 2 p.m. – 1 CMP credit.

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What It Takes to Cultivate Leaders

Associations Now

Hardly anyone is naturally equipped to be a good leader, said Scott Brunner, CAE, executive vice president of the Georgia Pharmacy Association and architect of several leadership development programs. A recent Associations Now article on leadership development programs posited that leaders are made, not born. Of the $70 billion U.S.

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