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Are You in Tune with Your Members and Prospects?

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According to a survey by the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College, more than 60% of employers state that many job applicants lack “communication and interpersonal skills”. We have shared how social media giant LinkedIn is actively working on ways to help young people prepare for the jobs they seek.

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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

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Issue 2: Should your association have a social media policy? Only about 40% of employers have formal social-media policies, according to a survey of 470 companies released this year by the Society for Human Resource Management. 8 Reasons Social Media Policies Backfire by Heather Bussing. Louis) From St.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

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Leonard Toenjes, CAE, President of AGC of St. Join us for an engaging discussion, interactive Q&A and useful tools to help give you the edge when pursuing your next promotion. Learn about tools and practices that will help you build better networking into your own virtual events. Adam Legge. Kathleen T. Fri 5/21 at 3:45 p.m.

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Is Your Association a Media Manipulator or Media Manipulated?

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For example, I received a call one hot July from a reporter at a St. Louis tv network station wanting to interview a local farmer who was having issues with a drought. I tried to convince the news editor that we could do a story on the drought but that it has not yet reached St. Astonished, I complied.

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Halloween Offers Associations Creative Growth Opportunities

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The West County YMCA (St. Louis) sponsored a Halloween Fest the Saturday before Halloween. Delta Dental Health Theater in St. Louis created a "post-Halloween" Great Candy Exchange inviting kids/parents to bring new Halloween candy. It engaged hundreds of volunteers. Tons of candies and prizes will be waiting for you!

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Lunchtime Links: Don’t be Afraid of Improvisation

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Kathy Deters, senior writer and social media manager for St. Louis Sprout & About magazine, highlights some of the lessons the show has taught her about professional life, such as maintaining transparency in the organization, holding meetings when necessary and doing everything with passion.

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Stronger by Association: What's the "New Normal" for Associations?

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Several of our Drakeco staff had the opportunity to attend a recent meeting of the St. Louis Society of Association Executives. 5) Social networks outside traditional organizations. In a world where groups can be formed almost spontaneously in a matter of seconds on social media, what value does your association offer?