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Tips from the Trenches: 3 Outside-the-Box Engagement Strategies for Your Next Event 

EventMobi: Association Events

Karen recently helped plan the annual conference for the Association of Academic Surgical Administrators , which was held in Boston. Take a page out of Karen’s book and plan a city-wide scavenger hunt for your audience (more on this below.) This was a new city for many of the attendees.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

Associations Now

The massive social network will now curate hot events in a new feature box. Need to promote your next conference or fundraiser? We hope you can get on Facebook’s Featured Events list—it’s sure to be the new hot spot for events , as the social network’s Events section garners 550 million users each month. “You

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.25.22

Reid All About it

Because I used 3 pounds of boneless pork shoulder (aka Boston butt), I doubled the marinade/sauce ingredients—and added a hefty amount of spicy sambal oelek to the mix. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Check out Cecilia’s Nonprofit Executive Spotlight series too.

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Compare Association Management Software Platforms

GrowthZone

Headquartered in Austin, TX with other locations in Chicago, IL, Maitland, FL, McLean, VA, Atlanta, GA, Boston, MA. Software includes membership management, event registration, website, and community features. Additional features include: Fundraising/CRM, Accounting Software, Web Hosting, and Learning Management System (LMS).

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Event Management: Do Your Policies Match Your Reality?

Associations Now

While contracts are a key part of the event-planning process, there’s a disconnect between meeting planners and leadership on who exactly signs those documents. While just 6 percent of leaders said meeting planners are allowed to sign contracts related to events, 23 percent of planners said they actually do. So, who signs?

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Best Association Management Software | Our Top Picks

Fonteva

With features spanning database capabilities, messaging and email tools, accounting and payment systems, and event planning, a top AMS solution is a smart move for practically any group. This is not exactly an AMS system, however, it does help facilitate a huge part of associations: planning and launching events.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

I started this listing on February 20th, when there was still a question of whether or not conferences could still be held with the impending threat of the novel coronavirus. What Events Are Going Ahead Despite the Pandemic? Here is a list of events moving forward in the third and fourth quarter of 2020, and early 2021.