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[GUEST BLOG] If Everyone Goes Left, Go Right

GrowthZone

This strategy of duplicating what other chambers offer is safe because it doesn’t get you criticized or laughed at. The third example is Chris Russell with the Nixa, Missouri Chamber of Commerce. There is a real problem in the chamber industry. It’s conformity. But it doesn’t help your organization stand out.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.2.21

Reid All About it

MemberSuite shares nine strategies for preventing volunteer burnout so you can keep your leaders in office and your pipeline full. Leave with new online community strategies and tactics and meet peers who are experiencing the successes and challenges of managing an online community. Strategy First, Software Next.

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Do I Still Belong In The Association Space?

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

I still remember moving to Bethesda, Maryland, from Joplin, Missouri, starting my first job in associations - working for the Parenteral Drug Association. I was focused in membership (specifically chapter development) and then took on the evolution of social media for the association, leading me to start presenting on it at ASAE events.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. Does that mean your social media is international? Probably not. Probably not.

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

Beth Kanter

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Missouri, California and at SXSW. Year in Review.

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SCD Group: E-learning will Impact Association Education.

SCD Group

After returning home, I spotted a local news story that the University of Missouri plans to spend $2.5 They provide tech savvy undergrads a learning environment more closely aligned with their social media expertise. We need to be looking at how we can adapt our offerings and adopt strategies others are using. Newer Post.

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Preview of #ASAE11

Jamie Notter

This year, though, we’re also raising money to support Habitat for Humanity’s efforts in rebuilding tornado-stricken Joplin, Missouri. Social Media. Thanks to our sponsors, the early arrivers will get some drink tickets too. Bring a $5 or $10 bill to drop in our box, and YAP will match the donations. Consulting.