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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.22.21

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Host: New York Society of Association Executives. 8: Innovate. Explore the trends and technologies associations can better monetize and/or innovate with to more effectively communicate with and educate their members, constituents, and the public. 8: Innovate. What does that mean? Are we building back our bench?

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficiency

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When you’re losing a nickel here or a dime there, it doesn’t seem like a lot … until you do the math and realize it’s costing you a pretty penny. Just ask New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). a $1 fee goes to the MTA on new card charges. At a cost of $2.50

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

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In an age when centralization is running into a cost-of-living wall for many industries, embracing a remote-first culture could expand both your pool of talent and your base of operations. But what if this desire for a central location, both in terms of office and locale, comes at the cost of innovation?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.21.20

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Alisha Haridasani Gupta, New York Times ). It’s common to hear that member experts lack respect for staff’s attempts to apply innovative new formats and instructional-design best practices. Key Contract Clauses: A Meeting Planners’ Guide to Cost Containment & Risk Reduction. This is hilarious. 1 CMP credit.

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Inclusion May Be Key to Ending High Employee Turnover

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A researcher studying ways to stem the high rate of employees leaving nonprofits has been searching for low-cost solutions and homed in on inclusion and leadership. Associations know all too well the burdensome costs of high employee turnover. The for-profits can offer bonuses. The nonprofits really can’t.

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Daily Buzz: How Dark Social Is Skewing Your Data

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If you go to The New York Times right now, pick any article, and send the URL via Facebook Messenger to one of your friends, you’ve shared it via dark social,” says Liesa Opitz on Convince and Convert. “In Membership associations must innovate to stay relevant & grow – simplifying #UX every step of the way.

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Association Brain Food: 6.2.23

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He’s the guy behind the New York Times recipe section, so you can consider him a reliable culinary source. Volunteer Engagement Best Practices for Chapter-Based Organizations | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic.