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The foundation, through its investments in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, will commit $1.8 Detroit is still on the comeback trail—and that includes its media outlets, too. The partners in the Detroit Journalism Cooperative help make that happen.”.
Aerial of downtown Detroit Riverfront Photo Credit: Vito Palmissano. Hosted by the Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit, the theme is “What’s Working?” Despite bad press, Detroit offers countless examples of what’s working. Likewise, Detroit is not the ‘black eye’ of America and Motown magic continues to attract business.
So why are you telling someone who didn’t come to your booth: “Thanks so much for stopping by our booth at ASAE in Detroit. It’s a sloppy and lazy example of the “spray and pray” tactic. We enjoyed visiting with you.”. How do you think an email like that goes over with an association exec who didn’t visit your booth?
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Over the past seven months, the association, which represents more than 600 companies in the construction industry, has built up a massive public awareness initiative set to consume up to 20 percent of its annual budget, according to an article in Crain’s Detroit Business. Out of sight, out of mind.”.
For example, Michigan has been systematically removing elected city councils and boards and replacing them with appointed (not elected) "financial managers." And now, Detroit. Our beloved Detroit is in danger of losing its soul. How can the "competency based board" concept possibly lead to a bad outcome?
For example, “grants are currently being offered to nonprofits in Detroit, Michigan in the areas of health, education, family services, sports, and community improvement”. . Here is an example of a funder who has clearly communicated grant deadlines: . Also, do you make grants to individuals?
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To show you what I mean, here are five common news hooks you can use — along with examples of how those in and around the nonprofit world have used them to place opinion pieces in the media. Earlier this week, it penned this piece for the Detroit Free Press. Here’s one recent example from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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As an example, she mentioned professional Russian hockey player Slava Fetisov, who moved to the United States to play. Fetisov did poorly on the New Jersey Devils, but when he moved to the Detroit Red Wings, he helped the team win a Stanley Cup. “It
Now, Nokia makes bathroom scales , and according to Nicholas Mattar, the director of marketing at the Detroit Regional Chamber, who presented this week at ASAE’s 2017 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference , 13-year-olds are using the social app Snapchat on their personal smartphones.
Movements like the Ice Bucket Challenge and GivingTuesday stand as high-profile examples of the power of this credo. While these are powerful examples, however, the results are largely transactional. One of the most poignant examples of this comes from the Max M. Fisher Foundation in Detroit. It’s not easy to do.
For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. One example: the emerging field of collaborative robotics, which produces machines designed to work side by side with humans. “But as an association that has been around for 43 years, we need to make sure that we are indeed changing with the industry and the times.”.
Here are the highlights of the USA Today story: The Detroit Red Wings and the San Antonio Spurs play different sports in different leagues on different surfaces in different states, but make no mistake: They''re the same team. The team is supported by first-class players who lead by example.
We’ve found that e-learning can be a great alternative—for example, just consider the benefits of healthcare e-learning ! For example, are any of your association’s members struggling to adjust to working from home or seeking a job in a volatile job market? Let’s draw on the healthcare example from before.
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Also: how the Detroit Pistons let go of a legend the right way. If a retired icon wants to swim another lap, let ‘em—but let ‘em hit the pool at their own pace. Michael Phelps has more gold than he knows what to do with. And there’s a chance that he might be raring for a little more. A Dismissal With Respect.
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In this edition, explore tools for environmental scanning and trend watching, examples of game dynamics being applied by real-world companies and associations, and a handy tool for tracking and maintaining personal productivity. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Staying Aware of Societal Trends and Innovations. Blog Archive.
Lets take a physical example of this concept to help make it more concrete: lifting weights. These are just two examples of how challenge and support are evident in a facilitation environment. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference. 1, Columbus, OFA & ANLA Staff Workshop. Blog Archive.
It was a perfect (if somber) example of how an event can create what PR pro Adele Cehrs termed a “ SPIKE ,” or a Sudden Point of Interest that Kick-starts Exposure, for an association. It’s an example of a strategic use of analytics, something Krause advises other associations consider to get the most out of their data.
Heres an everyday example. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. As a society, we obsess over enforcing rules without sufficiently inculcating people in the values upon which they are based. Without doing the latter, rules can seem arbitrary and lead individuals to question why they should follow them. Blog Archive. Blog Archive.
But all around us we find examples of fear-based leaders whose inflammatory rhetoric attempts to unite, but only to rally against false foes or unlikely threats. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Build a sense of community instead of force confinement of individuals from one another. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference.
Alex: That's a great example. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Our investigations Almost always expose a weakness in a process. We see process flow and process hand-off points as the weaklink in the system. Jeffrey Cufaude. More individuals should stop to question the system before assigning blame to human error. Newer Post.
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The American Psychological Association , for example, took advantage of social media by assembling a dedicated Student Twitter Team to maximize event coverage during and after the festivities. Social media is now a given at conferences, with attendees using dedicated social media platforms to tweet, pin, and record event highlights.
For example, nonprofit consultant Beth Kanter provides insight into how to make social more strategic. Detroit’s revitalization was a frequent topic of discussion during the ASAE 2015 Annual Meeting & Expo, and now, Forbes reporter Natalie Robehmed explores how the city is using techno music to raise its profile even higher.
The poisoning of Flint’s water—and the delayed response to that poisoning—is a classic example of the disproportionate burden of environmental harm being borne by low-income persons and communities of color,” the association’s president and CEO, Cornell William Brooks, said in a news release.
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It offers a great example for associations to follow. It came from Detroit. It’s pretty common, for example, to hear about OnStar helping to catch a car thief—a feature that has increased uptake of the service because it lowers insurance premiums. A Rare Example. It’s still going strong.
For example, Amy Trask was CEO of the Oakland Raiders for many years. And Dawn Aponte, executive vice president of football administration for the Miami Dolphins, has been with the team since 2010, though she had recently been the subject of speculation for a position with the Detroit Lions.
percent in the last year; the only city with a lower rate of job growth was Detroit (0.1 And while salaries at other nonprofits declined by 1 percent, jobs specific to the industry (grant managers and fundraisers, for example) saw a 3.7 The total number of jobs increased by just 0.3 Associations Show Strength.
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It’s a gap for lots of us,” Vernon said at the “Closing the Confidence Gap in Women Leadership” Learning Lab on Tuesday at the 2015 ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Detroit. Samuel, for example, shared five lessons that she’s learned from her own career that helped her own her confidence. Sometimes it’s a little gap.
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Here’s an example: “Jones, who is the organization’s 17th director, becomes the first woman to lead a major arts organization in Gotham City.” Similar programs in cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh are already showing great promise in addressing this important issue.” ” What is the impact?
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