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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

Associations Now

Recently, the Houston Chronicle noted that Automattic’s founder, Matt Mullenweg, embraced the Silicon Valley lifestyle for years, but then moved back to Houston in part because he wanted to be closer to his parents, who were growing older. The problem is, the tools themselves don’t allow for the buy-in—the culture does.

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It’s a Great Time to Be a Young Association Professional: Erin Sevitz on Working Hard, Being Agile and Leaving Your Mark

Association Adviser

When I worked for Naylor I was based in Florida, but eventually I wanted to return to Houston. While I wasn’t necessarily looking to work at an association, through the PRSA Houston Chapter job board, I found a posting for an editorial manager role with IFMA. IFMA Houston Service Center of Excellence © Aker Imaging.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.10.21

Reid All About it

Learn how to think strategically, prepare a tactical plan for negotiating effective outcomes including your salary, the importance of researching the parties and objectives, how to use persuasive communication, and how to bargain for the desired outcome. Fri 9/10 at 4 p.m. Know Your Worth: Negotiating Salary and Benefits.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

Associations Now

Plus: how to team up with others to design your meetings. Fresh off its launch yesterday, the feature can be seen by iOS-based users in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. It will be organized in an innovative carousel slide tool. Tweet of the Day.

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PODCAST: The Power of Change with Michael Praeger: Strategy 123’s Cat Carmichael on CAM Industry’s Most Pressing Challenges

AvidXchange: Association Management

For more information about how to tweak your company’s leadership style in a less-than-perfect economy, make sure to download the full episode of the podcast and connect with Carmichael on LinkedIn here. So I have a lot of ideas about how to solve that problem without just throwing extra money at the people that you do hire.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seven Questions to Move Things.

Idea Architects

Its a very hands-on event and we explore facilitation fundamentals, tools and techniques for meetings and discussions, and how to manage common group dynamics situations. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference. We had 45 folks in July, so a great community of learners gets engaged. Blog Archive. Blog Archive.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

Use of any new technology should be considered in light of the character of the relationship an organization (or individual) wants to have with their members, customers, and stakeholders and how to reflect that and their core values and personality in doing so with the new technology. 19, Houston, Assof of Fundraising Profs Conference.