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Why Did We Start Pardoning Thanksgiving Turkeys, Anyway?

Associations Now

Here’s how the phenomenon took off—and how associations have helped the whole process along, including this year. As for this year’s turkeys, they came to the White House courtesy of South Dakota, with NTF Chairman Jeff Sveen coordinating a delivery from a farmer in his home state. appeared first on Associations Now.

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Harley Davidson Stumbled Upon Community (And it Saved Them)

Higher Logic

You can’t go to the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota - a rally that attracts 1.25 It’s because when you buy a Harley, you’re not just buying a motorcycle - you’re buying an experience, an identity and a ticket into their unique community. What does it take to get somebody - anybody - to advocate for you?

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Midwest Association Group’s Rebrand: Call Us “Associations North”

Associations Now

Associations North , the new name for the long-running Midwest Society of Association Executives, reflects an effort by the 1,200-member group (which focuses on executives in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota) to simplify its branding.

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Pandora’s FM Station Riles Up Music-Publishing Groups

Associations Now

After a years-long debate over whether it could purchase a small South Dakota station, the online radio provider won big last week with the FCC—frustrating music publishing groups like ASCAP in the process. Last week, Pandora gained approval to purchase South Dakota terrestrial radio station KXMZ-FM.

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Luggage Tags and Breath Mints: How MSAE Refreshed Itself As Associations North

Association Adviser

Her insight into their rebranding research process left us with the strong impression that their new tagline of “moving professionals forward” is much more than a platitude; but a promise to members. A name change was never the plan, but organically in the re-brand process it was revealed this was something to explore.

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth Kanter

Natural Language Processing. All of these organizations have invested in people, process, data, and technology. Perhaps the key to Big Data success can be found amongst the myriad of technologies and terminologies that exist today: Hadoop. Machine Learning. Algorithms. Predictive Analytics. Internet of Things. Data Health.

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Advocacy Do’s and Don’ts

Association Adviser

Angela Kisskeys , marketing and communications manager, Midwest Society of Association Executives (MSAE) , which represents associations in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said her organization doesn’t lobby directly unless the issue impacts the overall operations of non-profits. Have fun in the process.