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Association Brain Food: 12.1.23

Reid All About it

Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format, available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast (to name a few!). Host: Northstar Meetings Group Speakers: Barbara Brass, Vice President, Los Angeles Catering Sales, Wolfgang Puck Catering Tracy Stuckrath, Founder, Thrive!

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3 Reasons for Brain Drain—and 3 Possible Solutions

Associations Now

Considering the tight job market, odds are good that your association’s staff might be, as team members with specific expertise and institutional knowledge move on, move away, or reach retirement age. Consider these strategies to ease the pain. Feeling drained? So what’s a smart association to do? The solution.

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Heart Association Launches Tie-In With Angry Birds Movie

Associations Now

Sensing an opportunity with The Angry Birds Movie to get children focused on exercise, the American Heart Association is teaming with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to encourage kids to stay active. Phillips, president of the AHA’s Los Angeles County Division Board of Directors, said in a news release.

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ACLU Campaign Introduces Californians to Their District Attorneys

Associations Now

“Many DAs aren’t used to voters paying attention to them,” Ana Zamora, the ACLU of Northern California’s criminal justice policy director, said in an interview with NBC Los Angeles. In addition to partnering with local organizations, ACLU of CA also teamed up with Grammy award-winning musician John Legend to produce an animated video.

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Lunchtime Links: Give Your Future Hall-of-Famers Some Love

Associations Now

Why Kobe Bryant’s giant contract with the Los Angeles Lakers is worth every penny (and why it’s relevant to your organization). He’s proven his worth to the team, leading them to an NBA title five times in the last 17 years and taking a spot as an NBA all-star for 15 of those years. The group’s stance?

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Northwestern Football Stars Draw Attention for Effort to Unionize

Associations Now

The new College Athletes Players Association, joined this week by Northwestern University’s football team, aims to raise quality-of-life standards for athletes. CAPA is led by former University of California at Los Angeles football player Ramogi Huma, also the head of the National College Players Association advocacy group.

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College Players’ Group Helps Athletes Launch National Protest

Associations Now

Fans of college football—specifically, fans of Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia, and Northwestern University—probably didn’t notice the slight variation in several players’ uniforms as their teams took the field last Saturday, but the change was significant.