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Acoustics Group Project Looks to Improve Sound-Related Wikipedia Pages

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To ensure people find the correct answers there, the Acoustical Society of America is helping launch a wiki-editing project. Applying a similar principle, the Acoustical Society of America is undertaking a new project—updating Wikipedia pages on sound and acoustics—because that’s where the public is searching for answers. “We

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Tapping Into Attendee Expertise For Community Service Projects

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Your attendees have professional skills and specialized knowledge that can make a difference when they’re put to work in a conference-related community service project. Association conferences often feature a community service project —a chance for attendees to give back to the local community where the meeting is being held.

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News Revenue Hub Expands as Journalism Membership Programs Grow

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An initiative by Voice of San Diego to bring membership programs to media outlets is picking up enough steam that it’s being spun off into a separate nonprofit. The News Revenue Hub has helped five news organizations raise more than $1 million in member-driven revenue.

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Digital Content Next Offers Support to Nonprofit News Organizations

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Knight Foundation , will offer full, complementary, two-year memberships to 10 emerging nonprofit news organizations. The first four organizations to be selected for membership are: Billy Penn , a mobile news source for young Philadelphia residents.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

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Mon 1/20 at 12 p.m.* – Community Integration into the Total Organization Ecosystem. This trend represents a movement wherein online communities are recognized by departments within organizations to play a central role in achieving their business goals. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not product-centric.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.9.21

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During the pandemic, MemberSuite noticed your already full plate was taking on additional tasks and projects so they’re sharing strategies to help you cope with an extremely heavy workload. But you might have that issue at your organization—perhaps an actual committee vetting articles or leaders with control issues. Website insight.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.22.21

Reid All About it

I understand why people love working from home since I’ve been doing it for more than a decade, but I also see how it can cause issues if your organization doesn’t overcome the common culture and management challenges of remote work. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos covers hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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