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Congratulations, 2024 Chamber of the Year Finalists!

GrowthZone

“This year’s finalists represent the best in the chamber industry,” said Sheree Anne Kelly, ACCE president & CEO. Those honored with the designation have demonstrated organizational strength and made an impact on key community priorities, such as education, transportation, economic prosperity, and quality of life.

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Oklahoma Tornado: How Associations Are Helping Out

Associations Now

After the tornado this week that killed at least two dozen people and caused widespread damage near Oklahoma City, associations from far and wide have come to the aid of both their members and the community at large. It’s humbling to receive all of the kind words of comfort and offers of support from people around the country.

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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?

Candid

However, the gender pay gap varies by industry, role, etc. Equal Pay Day landed on March 15, meaning that women in the U.S. had to work a 14-and-a-half-month year to earn the same amount that men made in 2021. This translates to women making about 83 cents for every dollar made by men (based on median income). 106,526.00. California.

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Silver lining: Lessons learned from social distancing

Ungated

I personally enjoyed the lively debates on social media over the Netflix documentary “Tiger King” about a zoo in Oklahoma. Now, as an important tool for maintaining relationships and communication, civility has improved. My hope is that our civility on social media will continue. We want to interact in person. People are important.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Brenda Bennett

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Brenda Bennett is the VP of marketing and communications for NewView Oklahoma and has held executive management positions in the media industry for more than 25 years. Before joining NewView Oklahoma, Brenda served as the VP of marketing and communications for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City.

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Q&A with The Discovery Educator Network Community: Connecting and Empowering Educators Across the Globe [Case Study]

Higher Logic

The discussion posts and replies (per day or per post) hover 5-6 times higher than industry benchmarks. Dave : This is how it works: imagine you’re a second-grade teacher in Oklahoma, and you want to conduct a video chat with another classroom in Oregon. Dave : Our growth has been almost entirely organic.

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Foo Fighters to play first show at Madison Square Garden since March 2020

Event Industry News

The latest show announcement comes after the Foos announced details of a US tour this summer which will take in shows across the Midwest, Oklahoma and New Mexico. New York, get ready for a long-ass night of screaming our heads off together to 26 years of Foos.”. We’ve been waiting for this day for over a year.