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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.9.18

Reid All About it

Derek Ham, a North Carolina State University professor, asked: “What was it like to be there? His “ there” is the Memphis sanitation workers strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. If a competitor beat you to a new market opportunity or disrupted your business model, know you’re in good company.

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Coaches vs. Cancer: Groups’ Fundraising Strategy Eyes New Recruits

Associations Now

In one legendary example, the late Jim Valvano, who coached the North Carolina State University basketball team to an NCAA championship in 1983 and later died from cancer, said, “Don’t give up. Here’s why ACS recruited some of college basketball’s top coaches to their team. Don’t ever give up,” and “Be a dreamer.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

It should also be noted that the list reflects my interests: associations, events, travel, tech, government, education, social media, communications, marketing, public relations, and jobs. Individuals from North Carolina, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Oregon, and Idaho stand alone as delegates from these states. Change Leader.