Spark Consulting

MARCH 7, 2013

Organized by Joe Gerstand t and Jason Lauritsen , it provided an opportunity for 10 people who didn’t know each other to sit in a cabin outside Omaha for 2 1/2 days and think and talk deeply about the future of work. Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in The Boondoggle.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Visit Omaha. Discover Puerto Rico. . Corporate Partners. Visit Austin. Caesars Entertainment. Destination Cleveland. Visit Dallas. DelCor Technology Solutions. Louisville Tourism. Visit Reno Tahoe. Visit Salt Lake. . Event Partners. Higher Logic. Maritz Global Events. Mighty Citizen. The Palm Beaches.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 7, 2015

For example, in the research for our latest book , Maddie Grant and I studied a healthcare company in Omaha, Nebraska that provides rehabilitation services to people with brain and spinal chord injuries. Your culture must value the behaviors that drive the success of the enterprise.

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Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2016

For example, one article focused on the benefits of a partnership between the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, and local school districts. The first issue of Connected Science Learning , which was released earlier this month, featured successful in- and out-of-school collaborations that foster science education.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 4, 2017

You would absolutely not say ‘Oh, I would go learn from Warren Buffett for a month, but I just don’t like Omaha, so forget it.’”. “If you had the opportunity to be mentored by a leader you revered, you’d sleep on rocks in the woods surrounded by bears to gain access to that opportunity,” writes Mark Murphy.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2014

The cost of living (in small towns) can be cheaper,” NSBA President Michael Fenner explained to the Omaha World-Herald. “What we’re trying to do is to show those who are receptive that the bird in the hand may not be their best bet. The state definitely needs such a program. And 12 others have no practicing lawyers.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

After a 19-year-old man fatally shot eight people and injured five others at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, the industry started working more closely with the Department of Homeland Security on emergency response to such situations, according to the Associated Press. Like malls, convention centers are largely open environments.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2014

AdWeek has a list of brands hoping to score big with the approach—including the City of Omaha, which won accolades of its own after jumping on Peyton Manning’s play-calling a couple of weeks ago.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 27, 2014

This sort of brand hijacking doesn’t always work, but organizations can certainly gain a lot of free exposure from this approach if it’s done well—as the Greater Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau did when it riffed on Peyton Manning’s play-calling a couple weeks ago.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Similarly, Lyn Wallin Ziegenbein, Executive Director of the Peter Kiewit Foundation, a private independent philanthropic trust in Omaha, Nebraska, says, “We place a high priority and value on building enduring relationships with our grantees. As we see it, the Omaha community is relationships.”.

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Association Okie

AUGUST 13, 2011

Grand Rapids had a local craft beer (Founders Brewery) and brought the brewer with them, and Omaha had a local ice cream. I admit, I can’t use most of the products offered (although I hope as the AMC grows some of that will change), but I enjoy seeing what is out there. I especially enjoyed the CVB’s who brought a local flavor.

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ChatterBachs

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

So, here are just some of the ideas that the ChatterBachs team hopes to see come our way: Round trip flights to exotic locations like New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Argentina, Omaha, Atlanta, etc. Hotel or resort stays. Dining credits or restaurant gift cards. Tickets to sporting events, museums, theme parks, and other attractions.

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ChatterBachs

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

So, here are just some of the ideas that the ChatterBachs team hopes to see come our way: Round trip flights to exotic locations like New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Argentina, Omaha, Atlanta, etc. Hotel or resort stays. Dining credits or restaurant gift cards. Tickets to sporting events, museums, theme parks, and other attractions.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Doing the closing keynote at the HR Reinvention Experiment in Omaha allowed me to fully participate in the conference prior to making my remarks at days end. I got to "bookend" this conference, making both opening and closing remarks as well as being the emcee and content weaver throughout the three-day event.

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Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Sadly, this whole Cain scandal is shining a very unflattering light on associations--the lavish perks Cain enjoyed at the expense of members, including a lavish DC apartment, weekly first-class trips back to his wife in Omaha, schmoozing poolside and wining and dining--oh, and allegedly sexually harassing female colleagues.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 21, 2013

The second year we made changes and moved our event to a large park in Omaha and in doing so we were able to save the organization more than 25K in expenses and make it possible for us to retain more of our profits allowing us to provide larger grants and scholarships to help the local LGBT community!

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas. I keynoted at the Grant Manager’s Network Conference and was on a panel with Alex Samuel and Jeremiah Owyang at SXSW.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 10, 2012

Maddie is the one who wrote it up, but it was the result of a weekend retreat last fall of twelve people (including me, Maddie and Charlie; Maddie lists them all in her post) in, of all places, Omaha, Nebraska. I think we pulled together some very important thoughts in a very powerful way.

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