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Realtors Association Launches Effort to Fight Event Food Waste

Associations Now

NAR announced at its annual Leadership Summit in Chicago this week that it would begin donating its surplus food items from its various events and meetings to anti-hunger causes. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is a large enough organization that when it does something big, it has ripple effects.

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Daily Buzz: Your Standing Desk Is Overrated

Associations Now

FastCompany gives you 4 reasons why employees may be ignoring processes: [link] #leadership. If adherence to processes is a chronic problem, it might be time for leadership to step in to keep everyone accountable. The five reports every association should pull data from, according to the MemberClicks blog. Other Links of Note.

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International Women’s Day: How the Meetings Industry Is Doing Its Part

Associations Now

The half-day program covered topics from increasing the number of women in leadership roles to eliminating the gender pay gap. The Gender Diversity & Inclusion in Events Report ,” which was published in November by Bizzabo, highlighted some areas where the meetings industry falls short. Ensuring EQual Representation. “ In the U.S.,

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Ryan Davis, CEO of CINC Systems, on Accepting the Unknown

AvidXchange: Association Management

The two discussed Davis’ unique path from news reporter to C-suite executive and how he’s guided CINC Systems through digital transformation and exponential growth. “The Power of Change” features interviews between Praeger and industry leaders who embrace change and use it to their professional advantage. It’s because you see it.

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Better Connected: Engaging Virtual Meeting Attendees

Associations Now

At Google’s I/O developer conference , which took place in May in San Francisco, the organizers boosted their efforts to engage the event’s global audience, known as Google I/O Extended. These were pairs of reporters and camera operators who traveled around the event, providing a live look at some of the other experiences.

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The Powerful Benefits of Mentorship

Associations Now

Respondents to a new survey from the Internet Marketing Association reported strong benefits of mentorship. The survey of IMA members found, for example, that 62 percent reported having a mentor in both their personal or professional lives, with almost 30 percent reporting mentors were most prominent in their professional lives.

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Whatâ??s your 20 Second Public Relations Strategy?

Off Stage

But there''s another lesson to be learned from the airline industry in these last two weeks: let''s turn to the San Francisco crash of Asiana Flight 214. Also, this case illustrates a new normal in news reporting: no longer are news gatherers waiting for a reporter to fax in a story. in one day).