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Time for a Conference Chatbot?

Associations Now

On the association front, the American Society of Hematology used the Amazon Echo Alexa chatbot as an information resource at its annual ASH conference in San Diego last December. And chatbots also collect lots of valuable data. How do you think a chatbot could improve the attendee experience at one of your upcoming conferences?

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Tapping Into Attendee Expertise For Community Service Projects

Associations Now

For example, at ASAE’s 2017 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Toronto in August, attendees will have the opportunity to support two local organizations : the Toronto Humane Society and the Royal Canadian Legion. A final example, which I stumbled across in Convene magazine , comes from the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA).

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NFL. Rams. Association Governance.

SCD Group

All association professionals need to remember this mantra: “It’s their organization not yours!” along with San Diego and Oakland (other franchises seeking to move.) Like Roger Goodell, the NFL Commissioner, I am the paid staff guy who "reports" to a Board of Directors. Roger reports to 32, I report to 19 owners.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.29.20

Reid All About it

This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Organizer: ASAE Government Relations and Advocacy Professionals Advisory Council. Organizer: Robert Taflinger. Presenter: Mandy Brown, Lecturer, San Diego State University L. Mon 6/1 at 1 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.26.21

Reid All About it

The report identifies the internal barriers or constraints to innovation, describes inflection points in creating a more innovative culture, and includes profiles of weak, moderate, and strong innovation cultures—plus much more. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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AI for Nonprofits and Social Good: Link Roundup

Beth Kanter

Facebook’s AI monitoring lead to contacting emergency responders an average of about 10 times a day to check on someone and that number does not include wellness checks that originate from people who report suspected suicidal behavior online.

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Air Transporters Urge Better Tracking in Wake of Missing Flight 370

Associations Now

In a recent expedition from San Diego to Honolulu conducted by the Sea Education Association, 38 scientists, sailors, and students hand-counted nearly 70,000 pieces of plastic and other debris gathered from 118 net tows along the way. Air France 447 brought similar issues to light a few years ago, and some progress was made.