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Associations Boost Aid Efforts Amid Nebraska Flooding

Associations Now

Organizations throughout the Cornhusker State are hosting fundraisers and offering aid in response to the “bomb cyclone” that slammed Nebraska and neighboring states this week. The “bomb cyclone” that hit a number of midwestern states had a devastating effect on Nebraska in particular. Among them: The trucking industry.

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4 Ways to Optimize Your Association's Sponsorship Program

ISAE

He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and pursued a career in sales. He lives and golfs in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife and three sons. Jen, her husband, and two daughters call Lincoln, Nebraska home

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Repair Association Backs Farmers Seeking to Unlock Tractor Software

Associations Now

The report quotes a Nebraska farmer and repair mechanic who uses pirated John Deere software: “I’m not a big business or anything, but let’s say you’ve got a guy here who has a tractor and something goes wrong with it—the nearest dealership is 40 miles away, but you’ve got me or a diesel shop a mile away.

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Did You Know? It’s Business As Usual For Associations’ Advocacy Activity

Association Adviser

But associations, whose missions often ring with echoes of bringing stability and long-term improvements to an industry, seem to be quietly observing and humming along as usual. Furthermore, the types of relationships needed to successfully influence positive change for an industry take time to build.

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Newsjacking Offers Opportunities for Associations

SCD Group

This year, for example, Nebraska (the movie) star and Oscar nominee Bruce Dern received the best actor award and spoke at the “geezers dinner.” Are there events within your industry or profession which you might event-jack to achieve your objectives? Perhaps it should be called event-jacking?

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Happy 100th to the Car Wash! How One Association Is Celebrating

Associations Now

Born in Detroit in 1914, the “automobile laundry” has evolved into a global industry with more than 150,000 retail car washes around the world, according to ICA, which is marking the industry’s centennial by sponsoring a number of celebrations and activities. “We But those are all soft ROI.

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Nairobi Terror Attack Puts Focus on Mall Security

Associations Now

While the scale of the Westgate Mall incident in Kenya this week has drawn attention to the need for mall security, one industry group says that focus was already there—and will likely intensify here at home. An earlier attack: Nairobi isn’t the first scare the industry has had—and an earlier incident hit much closer to home.

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