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A People First Approach To Nonprofit AI Adoption

Beth Kanter

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

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Why Tech Marks the Spot When it Comes to Meeting Planning

Associations Now

“Conventions driving innovation in … demand sectors deliver companies and associations to a city’s doorstep,” according to the report Defining Conventions as Urban Innovation and Economic Accelerators from Skift for Meetings Mean Business. Meetings and conventions are a part of this innovation mix. Case in Point: Vancouver.

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Booksellers Association: Membership Grows as Indie Stores Expand Reach

Associations Now

For the seventh straight year, the American Booksellers Association is reporting a membership surge. Teicher admits, however, that the pressure of increased minimum wages in some parts of the country, such as Seattle , are putting pressure on what has traditionally been a low-margin industry. It puts us in a peculiar position.”

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Mortgage Associations Fight Unusual Plan to Save Homes

Associations Now

Home prices are on the rise, and headline writers across the country couldn’t be more ecstatic: “Housing Market Heats Up,” “Firing on Most Cylinders,” “Housing Market Roars to Life.”. Those reports might seem foreign in parts of the country where the housing market has been slower to recover.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

COVID-19 Impact Quadrant (source: Moengage Covid Report) April 24, 2020 – With a vision to bring such information to the fore, we set out analyzing data trends of more than 1.5 This report contains data primarily from North America, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The financial markets are a bellwether, at least.

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Executive Connections: SLA Says It "Big"

Executive Connections

I hope you had an opportunity to see the advertisement that appeared in the Wall Street Journal before and during the 2008 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO in Seattle promoting the role of information professionals. Will you be reporting on the feedback you've received on the ad? SLA Says It "Big". Well it's about time!

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Lunchtime Links: How to Capitalize on Member Ideas

Associations Now

How to turn that idea into stronger engagement , and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links: A good idea: At ASAE’s 2013 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference, Eric Lanke, CEO of the National Fluid Power Association, talked about the role of members in association project planning. What’s your next step?

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