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Conference Circuit: 2014?s Events in Review

Associations Now

The American Psychological Association , for example, took advantage of social media by assembling a dedicated Student Twitter Team to maximize event coverage during and after the festivities. The New England Library Association stressed the importance of the industry with its conference theme “Be Bold. Libraries in the Center Ring.”—an

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Seen Elsewhere: Resources for Trend Scanning, Gaming, Productivity

Idea Architects

In this edition, explore tools for environmental scanning and trend watching, examples of game dynamics being applied by real-world companies and associations, and a handy tool for tracking and maintaining personal productivity. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Staying Aware of Societal Trends and Innovations. Blog Archive.

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Member, Meet Sponsor: A Model for Reaching Under-Served Segments

Associations Now

Just a few more examples to add to the two above: The Society for Neuroscience “ grants about 70 awards each year , worth more than $100,000 total, assisting students, postdoctoral fellows, international delegates, and even science-journalism­ students” to attend its conferences. Funding for those awards comes from SfN donors.

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12 Simple Ways to Unleash More Creative Thinking

Idea Architects

For a quick field trip, just visit the periodicals section fo your local library or spend time looking at the covers of the magazines in an airport shop. Example: How can we do 10% more next year while using 10% less money to do so? 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Betsy Cross. Love this list! It works for me.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Building Creative.

Idea Architects

Both of these sites also serve as great examples of how associations could more effectively curate and share interdisciplinary content for members and facilitate ideas spreading. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. See ASAEs Acronym blog for a great Joe Rominiecki post featuring curated content about content curation (hes clever).

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Is Social Crowdsourcing Good for Philanthropy, Anyway?

Associations Now

But it also brought in people who might not otherwise engage with Bezos, like Madonna, who saw an opportunity to help her hometown of Detroit: @JeffBezos #Detroit @empowermentplan @DETBoxingGym @DetroitAcademy pic.twitter.com/UAIq5IRpRd. Libraries solve many of the issues in education and employment across the United States.

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