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A Year in Photos

Thanks For Playing

Louis, San Diego, Kansas City, Portland, Fort Lauderdale I tried not to take pictures of myself (two, neither of my face) or people in general (very few), my meals (although there are food photos), or my cat (less successful there). House projects in process (everyone takes pictures when they're done). Big things. Small things.

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Membership Directory: Why Your Organization Needs One & How to Create One

EventMobi: Association Events

The Chamber of Commerce of Great Kansas City , for example, allows people to easily browse and search within their online member list by typing a name, category, or keyword: They also have an online print directory , if you want to check it out!) Create a process for new members to join the directory and update their information.

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How We Transitioned From Brick-and-Mortar to a Virtual Workspace

Association Success

How did this process work out for us? With the transition, we expanded geographically into hiring employees from other parts of the US , outside of Kansas City where our office was formerly based. It made the whole virtual hiring process more human and personal. And is the future of work virtual beyond our organization?

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Change Created Chaos Impacts Associations

SCD Group

A recent trip through the Kansas City airport highlights three changes that illustrate how – without modification – change creates chaos. Then massive changes resulted from hijackers and terrorists that resulted in new security processes and TSA screeners. Association boards and association executives have the Duty of Foresight.

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How to Make Valuable Face Time With New Members

Associations Now

Associations, like people , spend a lot of time and money on the process. But a smaller fraction take the time to gain intentional face time with their members: 21 percent of associations said they hosted a new member reception or orientation event as part of the onboarding process. Conference Buddy System.

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Location, Location, Location: Destination Drives Current and Future Attendance

Associations Now

To date, more than 10,000 workers and volunteers have earned the CTA designation, following a six-month process customized for each destination. The Dallas CVB, Kansas City CVB, and Experience Grand Rapids are three of the many destination marketing organizations that have made participation in the program a priority.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Stay tuned for more information in 2017, but I will be very busy writing facilitator process guides based on my decades of experience as a trainer and sharing that on this blog. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.