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Manufacturers Group Expands Effort to Fill Industry Jobs

Associations Now

A leading manufacturing association has launched a new website intended to address ongoing employment gaps in the industry. Creators Connect itself is a spinoff of Creators Wanted, an initiative designed to attract more workers to the industry, according to Chrys Kefalas, managing vice president of brand strategy at NAM.

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Turn Member Influencers Into Industry Ambassadors

Associations Now

If you have members who are influential in your industry or profession, consider putting them to work as ambassadors. Regardless of where your association’s influencers reside, consider if they could serve as an ambassador for your industry or profession. A look at some roles to consider them for. Social media ambassadors.

Industry 105
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Crowdsource Members to Propel Ideas and Projects Forward

Associations Now

In a workshop on Monday, Torres and her co-presenter, Michael Feinson, president and founder of Engaged Strategies, offered up a new framework that hands idea generation and project control to members, giving them greater opportunity to engage. Recruit members as social influencers. It was a generative question,” Torres said.

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Seeking Volunteers For an Association Industry Campaign

Association Success

I work in the association industry.”. This is the fifth time you’ve been asked to explain the association industry, and it’s just not worth going over again. When you think about it, why is that the association industry isn’t understood as such? One friendly stranger asks. Here it goes again. “I The what?”. “…I

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Association Brain Food: 12.1.23

Reid All About it

Project success stories. Sherry Budziak of.orgSource recaps accomplishments and lessons learned by the association execs and tech partners who shared their project stories at Solutions Day. Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. Mon 12/4 at 8 a.m. 1 CMP credit.

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To Build or Buy a Software Solution: Which is Right for You?

Association Analytics

Implementing a new software solution is a huge project. This may include new staff or reassigned staff from other important projects. Additionally, it’s critical that the project road map is managed meticulously to avoid risk of delays that can lead to cost overruns. Costs are clearly spelled out at the onset of the project.

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Association Brain Food: 10.27.23

Reid All About it

In seven minutes, you can help our community learn about association industry trends in membership engagement and retention levels, digital transformation, the adoption of AI, generational priorities, and more. Many associations are putting great emphasis on career websites , so they can help industry employers with workforce development.

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