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Association Brain Food: 4.5.24

Reid All About it

While up in Massachusetts, I cooked dinner a few nights for my parents and got takeout (pizza and Italian food) on the others. Hear how to build and maintain trust on teams, spot potential trouble early, and foster a culture of accountability for project success. Damn, that was good. One night, I sautéed sea scallops. 1 CAE credit.

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Pilot Project Grooms Latino Leaders to Serve On Nonprofit Boards

Associations Now

The Cultural Inclusion Project in Lawrence, Massachusetts, aims to train Latino professionals and pair them with nonprofits that are trying to build boards that better represent the community. The Cultural Inclusion Project is in the second year of a two-year pilot phase. The groups hope to change that.

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How to successfully recruit and retain staff with innovative technology

Nimble AMS

Modern technology streamlines work processes, allowing employees to take on new projects and grow their skill sets. . TECH TIP: With Nimble AMS, the Massachusetts Dental Association streamlined staff work processes through automation and boosted revenue in their online store by 25%. Welcome technological feedback from members.

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Want creative solutions? Then get creative about finding them

Association Success

He points to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, as it’s more commonly known, for an example. A decade ago, when DARPA was looking to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Internet, which is widely considered the result of a DARPA project, a half-joke turned into a real endeavor for the government agency.

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Trust is key to success

Association Leaders

Several years ago the Forum Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts, conducted a study of two groups of salespeople. Ewings project on television, the “good guys” and the “good gals” really do win. Hope you enjoy it too. Since selling is a transference of feeling, the super-successful translated that feeling of trust into more sales.

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You’ve Got to Read This: September 13, 2011

Reid All About it

Frank Fortin , Chief Digital Strategist at the Massachusetts Medical Society, discovered The Sexiness of Unsexy Innovation. Brilliant creative people use it to seek funding for project ideas. Although written for the association community, he gives solid advice that any business should heed. Kickstarter is inspiration central.

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GrowthZone Congratulates 2022 ACCE Communication Award of Excellence Winners

GrowthZone

South Shore project encouraged 600,000+ residents to think of “local” as more than their own neighborhood or town and promote broader exploration. The goal was to help local businesses increase their volume of business during the summer and expand their long-term market regionally. CATEGORY 3. Campaign.