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Where in the World are the Innovators? ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

Market & Biz Plan. « Knowledge Application Gap Still Exists in Some Emerging Markets. Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events » Mar. Categories: Market & Bus Planning. San Francisco/Oakland, USA; Taipei, Taiwan). Market & Bus Planning (44). Membership.

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Moneyball and Management Innovation

Jamie Notter

If you haven’t seen it, the movie is about Billy Beane , General Manager of the Oakland A’s baseball team, who about 10 years ago started evaluating his players and fielding a team in a completely different way (and getting great results, at about one-fourth the payroll of the big market teams).

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New Bay Area Nonprofit Turns Refugees Into Baristas

Associations Now

The 1951 Coffee Company , launched last year in Oakland, California, runs a barista training program focused on giving refugees immediately marketable job skills.

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As Coffee Loses Its Punch, Tea Association Steeps In Industry Growth

Associations Now

“We still believe that the market is going to hit $15 billion in the next two to three years.” “There were many factors that sort of shifted the culture to be more receptive to tea,” Rahim said to Oakland North. ” A Cultural Shift. Perhaps the biggest sign that tea is staging a takeover?

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Social Media Roundup: The NYPD’s Social Media Crossfire

Associations Now

— [OAKLAND]ASM (@OLAASM) April 22, 2014. That’s what Donna Vieira, vice president of marketing at interlinkONE, writes in a guest post for Association Marketer. Many upset citizens tweeted their disapproval of NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy while sharing personal experiences about when the department failed them.

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Christmas Tree Safety Tips: What Associations Recommend

Associations Now

And that’s leading groups like the Michigan Christmas Tree Association to double down on marketing to encourage people to buy real trees. With all the recent reminders about fire safety filling the news—whether in Oakland or in Tennessee —it’s worth remembering a fire risk that is going to hit a lot closer to home in the weeks to come.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us. I keynoted many conferences, including ConnectVA , American Marketing Association Nonprofit Conference , the Institute of Fundraising in London , and others.