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Oklahoma Tornado: How Associations Are Helping Out

Associations Now

After the tornado this week that killed at least two dozen people and caused widespread damage near Oklahoma City, associations from far and wide have come to the aid of both their members and the community at large. It’s humbling to receive all of the kind words of comfort and offers of support from people around the country.

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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

InternetAssociation

“We’re excited to have James join our team. We’re excited to have James join our team. Hines will also cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, which include an additional 1,366,000 American internet sector jobs.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Since 2016, Werner and her team had been noticing pockets of highly engaged members who ran independent programs and events on behalf of the organization.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.6.21

Reid All About it

AMS reports. You can’t expect your reports and dashboards to prompt action all by themselves, says MemberSuite. Reports are just one piece, but an essential piece, of a strategic framework for decision-making and action.” Chris Berry, District Executive Director, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. in Education. 1 CMP credit.

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Q&A with The Discovery Educator Network Community: Connecting and Empowering Educators Across the Globe [Case Study]

Higher Logic

It was exciting to join the DEN team and become a community manager and point-person for all things DEN. Since February, we’ve had over 700 events reported impacting 21,000 educators. Dave : This is how it works: imagine you’re a second-grade teacher in Oklahoma, and you want to conduct a video chat with another classroom in Oregon.

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Senator Pushes to End Sports Leagues’ Nonprofit Status

Associations Now

However, the National Basketball Association has always been a for-profit endeavor, and Major League Baseball gave up its nonprofit status in 2007 in an effort to avoid publicly reporting executive salaries, the Atlanta Journal Constitution noted in 2012. billion in revenue each year. How’d that happen? Blame it on a merger.

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14 Tips from a PR Hall of Famer

SCD Group

My journey into agricultural public relations began in a cow pen on a ranch in Foraker, Oklahoma. After college graduation, I became a news reporter for The Associated Press (AP). Yet, I discovered Clarke did not have a basketball team. I said, “Mick, the home team is supposed to call in the game results.” Yes,” I said.

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