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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). Outlaw art. Big things.

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Convention Center Hotels: If They Build It, Will You Come?

Associations Now

That’s led some cities to build hotels using public funds—a strategy that’s proved controversial with taxpayer-advocacy groups. As it turns out, the one thing Kansas City, Missouri, was missing in its effort to boost its convention business was a bunch of hotel rooms. Why are there no bids going out on the project?”.

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Changing human behavior is always the most difficult part of a project like this,” said Nancy. Ascend Learning’s intranet has been so successful that, just a year after launch, basecamp was awarded the Gold PRISM award for Internal Communication by the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Changing human behavior is always the most difficult part of a project like this,” said Nancy. Ascend Learning’s intranet has been so successful that, just a year after launch, basecamp was awarded the Gold PRISM award for Internal Communication by the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

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Why 30 Nonprofits Chose to Be Hacked

Associations Now

The three 24-hour hackathons were held in Chicago; Kansas City, Missouri; and Minneapolis-St. Next, the same panel of judges that selected the nonprofits will critique the projects and honor teams for best design, greatest functionality, and best in show during an awards ceremony later in the month.

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The Future of the Furnace: What’s Holding Up More Efficient Gas Heat?

Associations Now

As The Kansas City Star reported , two associations that represent natural gas utility companies—the American Gas Association (AGA) and American Public Gas Association (APGA)—say that boosting minimum standards would require installing costly new furnace systems in homes. Energy Groups opposed. Where the Potential Lies.

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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.