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Daily Buzz: What Freelancers Mean for Your Association

Associations Now

Contractors might be temporary, but treating them like part of the larger team can boost talent and productivity. But even as freelance workers become more commonplace, more often than not, they aren’t considered part of the larger team. Also: Improve your facilitation skills. Instead, organizations should learn to embrace freelancers.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

They describe several examples of general and specialized membership tiers and discuss factors to consider before moving forward, like your AMS and market research. She shares examples of a pre-event virtual program and one that takes place after an in-person event, both adding more value to the attendee experience. Membership tiers.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.21.16

Reid All About it

Central (networking at 8:30 a.m.) – Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives Association Day. Hear about real life examples and take home tips on scope discovery, board dynamics, metrics for success, and more. Registration is limited to association CEOs and any team members they bring with them. Mon 3/12 at 9 a.m.

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Former NFL Stars Embrace eSports With New Tournament

Associations Now

The Gridiron Gaming event, planned for June 22 in Dallas, will aim to draw in both traditional fans and eSports fans in an arena purpose-built for video games. One such example is PFRPA chair, Jim Brown, a three-time MVP and movie star who retired from the NFL in 1966.

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Segmenting Members Leads to More Relevant Communications – and More Memberships

Association Adviser

All of these communications must be created and distributed by someone, and that “someone” is often a member of an association publishing/content creation team who feels overwhelmed by the amount of work they’re expected to do. Just two percent of people surveyed think their association is overstaffed.

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Destinations Make Diversity and Inclusion a Strategic Priority

Associations Now

Take the Dallas CVB , which was the first in the country to appoint a chief diversity and inclusion officer back in 2012—and is still one of the few CVBs to have a dedicated D&I department. While Dallas has a few years under its belt, other CVBs have either recently started or expanded their D&I strategy. Recent Efforts.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

Reid All About it

Although written for event platform Hopin users, many of these virtual event tips apply to any platform, for example, developing an attendee video guide and holding screen. Presenters: Dallas Mavericks’ CEO Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall. Virtual event tips. Kendall Walters, Vidyard ). More info/register. Host: PCMA.

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