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How to Keep Your Event Speakers Happy

Expo Logic

How to Find Your Next Event Speaker. Ask for proposals: Let potential speakers come to you by sending out a call for proposals. Potential speakers will submit their proposed topics, cost and other information that can help you narrow down prospects. Press release: Send press releases about your event to media outlets.

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ASAE Launches Challenge to Recognize Power of Digital Credentials

Associations Now

With a new competition and the help of other organizations, ASAE is asking the public to submit proposals on how to use digital credentials to help close the skills gap. Recently, employers have had difficulty identifying and hiring qualified candidates to fill the 5.4 million open jobs in the United States, according to a U.S.

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Behind One Association’s Vision for Its Rebranding

Associations Now

That shift is a response to what AVIXA has seen in terms of membership growth outside its core membership of AV hardware and software companies, bringing in, as the press release about the announcement says, “experiential designers, content creators, IT companies, and users of AV solutions.” We had two options,” Labuskes says.

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Luggage Tags and Breath Mints: How MSAE Refreshed Itself As Associations North

Association Adviser

If so, how did you choose that partner? AK: RFPs and proposals were sent to five branding firms we felt could meet our needs. After evaluation, conversations and revision of proposed elements, Mercury Creative Group’s proposal was accepted and approved by our board of directors.

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Nonprofit Helps Win Bee Species Endangered Status

Associations Now

And while USFWS has yet to decide how to specifically help the species recover, it will likely include regulations on pesticides, agriculture, habitat fragmentation, and the commercial bee industry. “We Following a settlement, USFWS decided in September 2015 to conduct a full review, and a year later proposed giving the bee endangered status.

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Planning Your Nonprofit’s Capital Campaign: 4 Do's & Don'ts

Achieve

Let’s take a look at four critical “don’ts” and how to navigate them. Kick-off - one event: The kick-off event is when you announce your goal and objectives to the wider community, issue press releases, and celebrate to drum up broad energy and enthusiasm. Don’t start without a clear and compelling reason.

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Advocating for a Better Legislative Flow

Association Adviser

Now that I’m on the outside [with AWWA], I understand what the regulatory interests and concerns are from utilities and how to best communicate those to the EPA insiders. For major issues, we work with our communications department and develop press releases, campaigns that involve social media, and other usual methods to reach out.