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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

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Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We

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Making Connections: 5 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Strategies

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This fundraising strategy has gained momentum in recent years. We’ve provided five effective strategies to help you get started: Start Planning Early Combine Fundraising Events Recruit Mindfully Offer Incentives Equip Your Participants Let’s explore these strategies in more detail! Develop a recruiting strategy.

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Oregon Electric-Car Group Eyes “Living Lab” Storefront

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Drive Oregon is working to build a permanent storefront in Portland to help draw attention to the benefits of electric cars in real-world use. Car and Driver notes that the strategy could help win over a skeptical public that has largely ignored the electric vehicle segment. An electric mobility group certainly thinks so.

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Mixed Support for New York City’s New Sodium Warning

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Consumers should have the same access to nutrition information from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon.”. Research shows Americans already eat within the safe range of sodium consumption and population-wide sodium reduction strategies are unnecessary and could be harmful,” she said.

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Association Brain Food: 3.3.23

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They describe strategies for applying game mechanics to influence attendee behavior, including the incentives and technology that will help you achieve event goals. Easy availability of low-cost cyber weapons has led to a surge in phishing attempts, malware, and ransomware attacks on inadequately secured networks. Event gamification.

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Association Brain Food: 2.24.23

Reid All About it

MemberSuite describes how to proactively create the conditions for more member renewals , including laying a sound foundation with your value proposition, renewal tactics, and a strategy for lapsed members. Unpacked: What is holding you back from career success and strategies to move forward? What about the costs?

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Study Reveals U.S. Cities With Best and Worst Travel Taxes

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Business travel costs can add up when you tally hotel, car rental, and meals. Meanwhile, Portland, Oregon ($22.86), Boston ($19.34), and Indianapolis ($18.10) had the highest discriminatory travel taxes. GBTA urges Congress to reject an increase in the aviation security tax.”. destinations by travel taxes. Source: GBTA. Source: GBTA.