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Can Real-Time Public Relations Analysis Help Association Marketers?

Associations Now

After studying what happened, Yang Cheng, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, and Glen Cameron, a colleague at the University of Missouri, developed an approach that can give real-time insight into public perceptions. I spoke with Cheng about their research into Contingent Organization Public Relations.

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Groups Release Local Government Broadband Resource Guide

Associations Now

Six cities that are part of NRN—Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gonzales, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Springfield, Missouri; and Youngstown, Ohio—collaborated on drawing up the resource.

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Conference Circuit: Reinventing Meals on Wheels

Associations Now

August 22-25: The National Guard is back in the spotlight since its Missouri contingent was called up to help calm ongoing tensions in the Ferguson community in the wake of the police shooting of an unarmed African-American teen nearly two weeks ago. October 14-16: Have you spent the summer enjoying your nearby parks?

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American Legion to Female WWII Vet: Yes, You’re a Member

Associations Now

However, Strong never applied for full membership because she thought her time as a a cook at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune didn’t qualify her for membership. She had served in the Legion’s auxiliary unit, set aside for supporters of the organization, for seven decades.

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Company or Individual: How Member Type Shapes Association Work

Associations Now

I posed a few questions on this subject to Kim Lawyer, QAS, manager of association operations at the North Carolina Nurses Association, and Liz Peuster, director of membership at the National Wood Flooring Association. And who better to ask than association pros who have worked in both settings?

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW.