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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Kristine’s Story The goal of the Kitchen Cabinet was to talk about the great things restaurants do in Milwaukee. Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet. We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. Brent describes the organization this way. “We

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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Our members were privileged to hear their reflections on a unique time in their organizations’ history and how the pandemic’s impact reshaped their future. Lockdown regulations were enforced one way in Dane County, another way in Milwaukee, and yet another way in Northern Wisconsin,” Kristine advised.

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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Pre-COVID, we had a program called the Milwaukee Kitchen Cabinet. We leveraged our connections during COVID by organizing a weekly call to convene the key players. Today, in Milwaukee, the group has gone on to consider public safety, another issue that’s critical for restaurants.

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Conference Circuit: Human Services

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The American Public Human Services Association’s IT Solutions Management for Human Services Conference begins next week in Milwaukee. Organization: American Public Human Services Association. Organization: American Public Human Services Association. City: Milwaukee. Attendance is expected to hit 1,500. Wisconsin Lt.

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Looking Back From a Feeling of Triumph

Eric Lanke

On Friday of this past week I had a business meeting in downtown Milwaukee. It was a meeting of one of the committees of my association, a group of technical experts who would be using their expertise discuss and decide some important matters for the organization. So I told her a quick story.

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Daily Buzz: Measure Your Online Community’s Maturity

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Seeing an increase in connections at your association and being asked by other organizations for strategy tips are also signs that your online community is both growing and maturing. “If Finkelstein recommends organizing important employee info into a spreadsheet, where leaders can monitor and track individual progress.

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When It’s Time to Ask Members to Start Paying

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New organizations sometimes face an uphill climb in gaining traction. Food-and-beverage trade group FaB Milwaukee tried a free-to-fee approach. It might make sense to let the organization gain a foothold first, or it you might want to put a dollar value on your offerings from the beginning.