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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

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The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based team was motivated by the desire to find solutions for struggling businesses like the Detroit automobile producers. It offers the audience a product that is not available elsewhere with a ticket price that sits in between the circus and a Broadway show. The show combines drama, daring, and special effects.

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Women’s March Organizers Plan a Follow-Up Convention

Associations Now

Months after the Women s March became one of the largest activist events in American history, the organizers are hoping to leverage that momentum with a conference in Detroit. and the world the same day—is launching its own conference, to be held in Detroit in October. Scholarship options will be available.

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Is Social Crowdsourcing Good for Philanthropy, Anyway?

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But it did present an interesting way to think about how organizations can draw awareness to fundraising needs. As a result of Amazon’s surging stock price, he’s very close to topping Bill Gates and becoming the world’s richest person. Bezos may or may not call these organizations back.

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The new association “normal”

Aaron Wolowiec

ASAE The Center for Association Leadership , which supports the interests of more than 22,000 association executives and industry partners representing 10,000 organizations worldwide, sat down with President John Graham about new membership models and game changers he sees happening for associations during the coming year.

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Joint Membership: The “Special Sauce” for Chapter Relations

Associations Now

Joint membership can offer big benefits for associations with component relations for both the national organization and state or local chapters. Apparently, there’s another type of special sauce that the association world is craving right now—joint memberships in national organizations and their chapters. I love Big Macs.

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Your Members’ Tech Comfort Level Matters

Associations Now

In a Sunday panel at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Detroit, Geary noted that he respects the value of technology but said he has become less knowledgeable about tech as he gets older, relying on his younger staffers to keep him abreast of important trends and stepping in when he needs to get a stronger handle on a given issue.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: My Simple Business Blueprint

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Price it fairly. Dont discount price. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. Do good work. Be generous to others. Keep learning. If the contracting is painful, the work will be worse. Take a pass. Add more value.