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[GUEST BLOG] If Everyone Goes Left, Go Right

GrowthZone

Let me share three examples of chambers or chamber people who stand out, who refuse to conform, and are making a big difference in their communities. Another example is from Rebecca Wildeboer, now with the Allendale Area Chamber of Commerce in Michigan. It stands out. And it’s just one of nine of their signature programs.

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Coaches vs. Cancer: Groups’ Fundraising Strategy Eyes New Recruits

Associations Now

Here’s why ACS recruited some of college basketball’s top coaches to their team. In one legendary example, the late Jim Valvano, who coached the North Carolina State University basketball team to an NCAA championship in 1983 and later died from cancer, said, “Don’t give up. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.”.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.15.20

Reid All About it

Marketing virtual/online education. You can’t market as usual right now, you must market carefully and caringly , says WBT Systems. They provide advice for revisiting your marketing personas and strategies and creating the right type of messaging for this moment. Hosts: Canadian Nonprofit Academy and Go to Market Impact.

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Mission possible: Finding and keeping volunteers

Aaron Wolowiec

And by the end of the year, you find it harder and harder to recruit – and keep – volunteers. She and Peggy Hoffman , president of Mariner Management and Marketing, LLC , recently co-authored a whitepaper, “ The Mission Driven Volunteer.”. Peggy Hoffman, president of Mariner Management and Marketing, LLC. Sound familiar?

Michigan 100
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Return on learning (ROL): More than a boring statistic

Aaron Wolowiec

Next week I have the pleasure of participating in the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ annual convention, colloquially known as OrgPro. This will allow participants the opportunity to experiment with ROL and begin to uncover innovative ways to calculate and market ROL for their own events.

Indiana 100
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SCD Group: Free to Fee: One Association's Response to the.

SCD Group

Small Business Association Of Michigan (SBAM) decided to make a change. Despite Michigan’s businesses mired in a long recession, SBAM was not satisfied with the status quo. SBAM is a broad-based “chamber-like” organization advocating for Michigan small business. It is an ongoing effort. at 4:49 PM.