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3 trends we’re watching in 2021

Association Success

That’s why we’ve given members and non-members alike access to the handouts and recording of “ Rooting out racism: How to get started at your organization ,” a workshop with Dialogue on Race Louisiana CEO Maxine Crump. Interested in learning more about our Strategic Foresight course? Virtual events and meetings are here to stay.

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How Fast-Acting New Orleans Won Over the NBA

Associations Now

The city and the state of Louisiana pursued a thoughtful strategy to convince the league that it was taking discrimination concerns seriously. Almost immediately after news of the potential move broke last month, Louisiana Gov. New Orleans has hosted the game twice previously, but it still had to make a pitch to the NBA.

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

Association Adviser

Long story short, AGC hired me at age 24 to run a chapter in Louisiana. I was pretty up to speed when I got back to the Louisiana chapter office for my first job. After eight years in Louisiana, I ran a chapter in Jacksonville, Florida for six years and then came up to Atlanta to run this chapter in 1995 where I’ve been ever since.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.27.20

Reid All About it

Good eats—skip down to the list of free webinars if you’re not into cooking: The highlight of the week was Louisiana oyster and linguiça bake , an Emeril Lagasse recipe. The premise is two-fold: Grab your favorite grape (in wine form, of course) or cocktail of choice and spend an hour with us as we talk facilitation graphics.

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From the Corner Office: Gifford Briggs, LOGA

Association Adviser

This month’s Corner Office Spotlight shines on Gifford Briggs, vice president and chief lobbyist of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA) which represents the independent and service sectors of the state’s oil and gas industry. We also do speaking tours and of course a lot of lobbying.

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Associations Respond to Hurricane Harvey

Spark Consulting

In case you missed it, ASAE’s Collaborate forum (member login required) has recently been hosting a robust discussion of how associations are helping their members and the local community in Houston and southwest Louisiana respond to Hurricane Harvey. The USPS of course! So how do you know who’s affected?

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Leverage Technology; Don’t Be a Slave to IT

Association Adviser

You’ll need to experiment and get member feedback, of course, but, the only way you can really go wrong is to ignore these trends. The game asks skills-based questions of varying difficulty, and based on a user’s score, suggests courses to help improve skills. Social Media 2.0. Work/Life Balance.