Associations Now

AUGUST 23, 2016

As southern Louisiana begins the arduous process of cleaning up after the floods that ravaged the area this month, the National Education Association and the Louisiana Association of Educators are working to provide public school employees with relief assistance and school recovery resources. Floodwaters are finally receding in southern Louisiana after heavy rains pounded the area the last few weeks, killing 13 people and displacing thousands.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The Louisiana Restaurant Association, in tandem with other New Orleans groups, is coordinating a relief fund targeted at hospitality workers affected by Hurricane Harvey. When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and other parts of southeast Texas , Louisiana’s restaurant industry knew all about how bad a storm like this could be. Across Louisiana, we’re getting lots of calls from members saying, ‘We want to help the people there like they helped us here when we needed it.'”

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Features ASAE ASQ association resources CalSAE Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Munich open access Munich’s U-bahn (Untergrundbahn, underground rail) and S-bahn (Stadtschnellbahn, commuter rail) require tickets, but the train stations do not have turnstiles. Which means the trains are technically. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Association Success

JULY 13, 2020

We’re bringing in Maxine Crump, CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana, to lead this workshop. One hundred percent of all donations will go to Dialogue on Race Louisiana and Color of Change. At some point in the last six weeks, you’ve probably given at least a little thought to your association’s policies and bylaws — and maybe even wondered if they’re passively promoting racism within your organization. We want to help you do better.

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Association Success

JULY 29, 2020

Yesterday we proudly launched a new workshop titled “Rooting out Racism: How to get started at your organization,” led by Dialogue on Race Louisiana CEO Maxine Crump. . As an introductory workshop about how to identify the racist policies, bylaws and practices at your association that passively and actively allow inequities to continue, this conversation was a starting point for those unsure of where to begin. “We

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In case you missed it, ASAE’s Collaborate forum (member login required) has recently been hosting a robust discussion of how associations are helping their members and the local community in Houston and southwest Louisiana respond to Hurricane Harvey. With Houston and Louisiana still drying – and digging – out and Hurricane Irma about to strike Florida, I wanted to summarize some good practices that have emerged.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Through an initiative to help people eat healthier, Louisiana restaurants can be recognized as “WellSpots” with nutritious items on their menus. Louisiana is known for good food—but not necessarily food that’s good for you. To encourage restaurant-goers to make healthy choices, the Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) has joined forces with Well-Ahead Louisiana , an initiative of the Louisiana Department of Health, to put healthier options on restaurant menus.

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Associations Now

MAY 17, 2019

Last year, ASAE and the Institute for Credentialing Excellence cofounded the Professional Certification Coalition after bills limiting private credentialing emerged in Louisiana, Missouri, and several other states. In Louisiana, for example, the measure passed only after language that would have affected association credentialing had been removed.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Last month’s flooding in Louisiana damaged thousands of cars. That’s the warning the National Insurance Crime Bureau issued following intense flooding in Louisiana last month. While officials in Louisiana enacted tough restrictions to ensure water-damaged vehicles weren’t resold, other states are more lax, according to Scafidi. A problematic vehicle from recent flooding in Louisiana might end up in, say, Nevada or Michigan.

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Association Success

JULY 23, 2020

We’ll talk with Maxine Crump, CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana, about how to identify racist policies, bylaws and practices in your association, and what you can do to move toward eliminating them. Is racism a result of prejudice, or is prejudice a result of racism? When asked to consider the question, most people will likely say individuals are prejudiced and that prejudice leads to racism.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

This frenzy was no accident: GUT , Popeyes’ Louisiana Kitchen’s marketing agency, implemented some seriously effective strategy with impeccable timing and grace over the past six months. . Since its Aug. 12, 2019, debut, the Popeye’s fried chicken sandwich has been quite the craze.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 17, 2020

Field representatives for the association are traveling in the Deep South this month in an effort to advocate for expanded Amtrak service in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 22, 2016

The city and the state of Louisiana pursued a thoughtful strategy to convince the league that it was taking discrimination concerns seriously. Almost immediately after news of the potential move broke last month, Louisiana Gov. “Louisiana is rich in diversity of heritage, culture, cuisine, and people, and we believe the NBA could not select a better place for everyone to come and enjoy this spectacular sporting event.”

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Association Success

JUNE 10, 2020

Companies need to understand that there are people of color in their company quietly weathering the culture because they don’t think that there is anything they can do about it,” said Maxine Crump, president and CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana , an organization which leads conversations about racism and is dedicated to eliminating racism through education, action and transformation. .

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2015

Louisiana’s Shifting Stance. To give you an idea of the issues at hand, look no further than Louisiana, where the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association (LCCA) has gone back and forth on whether to recommend that its members hand out marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a decision made even more difficult by the fact that the state’s governor and attorney general have both publicly spoken out against the ruling.

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

Presenter: Maxine Crump, CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Associations and the future of colleges. Jeff Cobb of Tagoras/Leading Learning asks a provocative but reasonable question: Could associations replace colleges? For many of us, the answer is a resounding “Yes.”

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Associations Now

AUGUST 29, 2016

This is a life safety issue,” said Bryan Holland, NEMA’s southern region field representative, which covers Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where major flooding in August left multiple people dead and tens of thousands of homes damaged. Following this summer’s devastating disasters in California and Louisiana, NEMA sent the document to electricians and civil authorities in both states. Natural disasters have struck the U.S. frequently in recent years, leaving devastation in their wake.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2020

Today we may help out in DC, and tomorrow it may be Louisiana.”. The staggering numbers of coronavirus deaths in some states have left funeral homes without enough personnel to manage the deceased. The National Funeral Directors Association has coordinated member, nonmember, and student volunteers to assist. As of April 22, New York and New Jersey had almost 20,000 deaths related to coronavirus.

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Reid All About it

JULY 17, 2020

Presenter: Maxine Crump, CEO of Dialogue on Race Louisiana. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Design thinking demystified. Are you just a tiny bit intimidated by the idea of design thinking? It’s okay, we’ve all been there. Design thinking is completely doable when you get it explained to you like WBT Systems does in their post, Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical.

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Executive Connections

JUNE 22, 2010

Shortly before I left for New Orleans, I was saddened at the news that the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science is being threatened with closure. I sincerely hope that the visibility our conference generated in Louisiana helps Beth call attention to the fact that LSU has the only library school in Louisiana, and one of the few in the Southeastern U.S. . If you could not join us in New Orleans for SLA 2010, you missed something special.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2014

More details: A “right to try”: Several states, including Colorado and Louisiana, have passed laws that allow patients to make deals with pharmaceutical firms for access to experimental drugs, which generally require FDA approval before legal distribution. In testimony given to the Louisiana legislature, the institute’s senior attorney, Kurt Altman, questioned why patients in the U.S.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In just the last few months, droughts and fires have plagued Tennessee , and heavy rains and floods have deluged Louisiana. Last week, four actuarial groups in the United States and Canada introduced the Actuaries Climate Index, an online tool that measures changes in extreme weather events and sea levels.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Ways to know the conference you are involved in is being held in Louisiana: The Starbucks in the hotel complements its assortment of sugar-free syrups with a half-dozen liqueurs to add to your coffee. The morning break at the conference offered only Bloody Mary's and another alcohol-laden drink. Just a good in-my-face reminder of the different norms and customs one may need to get accustomed to when stepping into others' worlds

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Louisiana Society of Association Executives. Best of the Web. How Do You Address the Long-Time Members or Customers No Longer in Your Ranks? Jeffrey Cufaude. Idea Architects. The 5 Must-Have Qualities of the Modern Employee. Jacob Morgan. Forbes. Making an Impact: Building Trusting Relationships and Expanding Your Sphere of Influence. Go Boldly Where Your Members Are. Christine L. Avery. Association Media & Publishing. The Game of Association Growth. Sarah Hill.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 20, 2019

The issue, which last year led associations into legislative battles in Louisiana and Missouri , reflects a situation where highly credentialed professions are being caught in the crosshairs of a broader movement intended to prevent the use of overly arduous licensing, ARPL members say. With a variety of fields represented, the new Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing aims to speak up in state legislative battles over credentialing, which have picked up in recent years.

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SBI

JANUARY 15, 2019

As part of this agreement, SBI will also provide conference management for the 2019 IOA Annual Conference this April in New Orleans, Louisiana, that is expected to attract more than 400 industry professionals. Seattle, WA – January 2, 2019. SBI, a Seattle-based association management company, is proud to announce the International Ombudsman Association (IOA) as its newest full-service association management client.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 27, 2020

Good eats—skip down to the list of free webinars if you’re not into cooking: The highlight of the week was Louisiana oyster and linguiça bake , an Emeril Lagasse recipe. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The Virtual Conferences Survey from Tagoras comes at an opportune time since virtual events are on everyone’s mind.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 19, 2015

the storm left more than 1,800 dead and an estimated $100 billion in damage, much of that damage hitting New Orleans and surrounding areas in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Morial Convention Center and the Louisiana Superdome saw their normal usage as event venues take a back seat to basic human necessity.

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Associations Now

JULY 20, 2017

According to Stateline , six states—Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Utah, and Washington—have passed laws this year allowing sunscreen to be used during school activities. You may not think of sunscreen as medication, but the FDA does, and so do many schools. School rules restricting suncreen use lead to dangerous sun exposure for students, dermatology associations say—and they’re working to ensure kids are protected, one state at a time.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 29, 2016

Long story short, AGC hired me at age 24 to run a chapter in Louisiana. I was pretty up to speed when I got back to the Louisiana chapter office for my first job. After eight years in Louisiana, I ran a chapter in Jacksonville, Florida for six years and then came up to Atlanta to run this chapter in 1995 where I’ve been ever since. After more than three decades at the helm of various AGC chapters, Michael Dunham, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

The group focused its efforts on markets near major shale plays like Marcellus (New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia), New Albany (Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky), and Haynesville-Bossier (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas), among others. Facing negative media depictions and a lack of knowledge about their profession, the American Association of Professional Landmen launched campaign to help the public—especially landowners—get to know them. Early returns have been promising.

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GrowthZone

JULY 24, 2018

with offices in California, Illinois, Louisiana, India, and Australia. Could an Association Management Software (AMS) solution be the answer to the inefficiencies that plague your association? This article will help you evaluate ten association software options.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Politicians in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi have worked to block gay and lesbian National Guard members’ spouses from receiving benefits based on state law not recognizing same-sex marriage. With political leaders blocking the processing of same-sex spouse benefits for members of the National Guard in four states, the American Military Partner Association is working with the American Civil Liberties Union to fight back. The U.S.

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Associations Now

MAY 18, 2017

Chamber of Commerce; the International Association of Machinists; the National Federation of American Shipping; the Louisiana Association for Mental Health; the National Association of Manufacturers; and the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The National Film Preservation Foundation, with the help of the Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and other film resources, has made more than 100 “sponsored films” freely available to the public through its website.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 29, 2017

One of the factors that helped Louisiana get back on its feet after Hurricane Katrina was a major influx of temporary workers who assisted with reconstruction efforts. Don Briggs, president of Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, told the Daily Advertiser that “the big factor is what refineries can do to maintain refining capacity.”

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Because the group’s March annual meeting, ENDO 2019 , will take place in New Orleans, much of the initial strategy centered on states and member institutions near Louisiana. When your members are especially busy, you might consider hitting the road to meet them where they are.

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Associations Now

APRIL 24, 2014

” Poor messaging can hurt momentum: At the time of the Shared Learning Collaborative’s launch in 2011, the potential for data integration in apps seemed to draw excitement, and by the time its successor, inBloom, emerged in February 2013, several states were onboard with the concept, including Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina.

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Associations Now

JULY 24, 2014

However, tech security journalist Brian Krebs reported Monday that stores in 21 states showed patterns consistent with fraud, including locations in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 2, 2013

Just like any business—forget that it’s food trucks—every business wants a regulatory environment that’s going to allow them to succeed or fail on merits,” said Matt Geller, president of SoCalMFVA, who over the past couple of years has helped form food truck associations in Washington, DC; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Denver; Philadelphia; New York; and New Orleans. “I

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2015

” Tom Lubbe, president of the Shreveport-Bossier Hotel & Lodging Association in Louisiana, offered KTBS these tips for avoiding scams : Watch out for suspiciously low prices. The American Hotel & Lodging Association says that federal regulators should do more to protect consumers from fraudulent hotel-booking sites—but that consumers should keep an eye out as well.

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