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Iowa Builders Group’s New Endowment Targets Industry Skills Gap

Associations Now

A new endowment launched by Master Builders of Iowa will fund innovative solutions to close the industry’s skills gap and bring younger workers into the construction field. This week, Master Builders of Iowa announced the launch of MBI Works, a $5 million endowment to fund new resources for career education and workforce recruitment.

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University of Iowa Eyes Plan to Combine Alumni Association, Foundation

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For years, the University of Iowa treated its foundation and its alumni association as separate entities. But now UI is rethinking its strategy—and looking to combine the two groups. Similar examples of this kind of merger helped along the decision-making process in Iowa.

Iowa 40
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Association Brain Food: 12.8.23

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Results Direct and.orgCommunity released the first and most comprehensive report on mobile apps in the association community , which includes data on how associations and their members are using mobile apps. Mark Lowry at Association Analytics shares helpful member retention strategies. Mobile apps. Member retention. Zoom fatigue.

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Make a Plan Now for a Professional Development Day During the Holidays

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Teachers look forward to their Professional Development Day because they’ll learn about new instructional strategies and acquire new skills. What do you need to start learning to achieve them? • You know that pile (list, folder, bookmarks) you have of articles (posts, reports, books, papers) to read? Now’s the time.

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Make a Plan Now for a Professional Development Day During the Holidays

.orgCommunity

Teachers look forward to their Professional Development Day because they’ll learn about new instructional strategies and acquire new skills. What do you need to start learning to achieve them? • You know that pile (list, folder, bookmarks) you have of articles (posts, reports, books, papers) to read? Now’s the time.

Hawaii 40
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Transportation Association: Drones Could Save Money and Time, Limit Drivers’ Headaches

Associations Now

Cook, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s engineer of operations and maintenance, noted that the strategy is beneficial both to drivers and to state employees. Drones, on the other hand, allow inspections to be done for $250—and in just two hours, compared with the eight hours it takes for a manual inspection.

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Social Media and Shiny Object Syndrome

Associations Now

Find out how two association marketers developed a streamlined social media strategy for their national and affiliate offices to complement and enhance their overall marketing plan. It’s tempting to dive right in and begin telling the world everything you want it to know about your organization, but that’s not good strategy.