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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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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

So far, six local affiliates have been announced in Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dallas-Fort Worth; and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Since 2016, Werner and her team had been noticing pockets of highly engaged members who ran independent programs and events on behalf of the organization.

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A Great Nonprofit Annual Report in a Fabulous Infographic

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Liesl has spent most of her career in the non-profit sector, working for notable organizations such as KERA Channel 13/Dallas and Girl Scouts of Texas-Oklahoma Plains. Her most previous position before joining the Don’t Forget to Feed Me team was as communications manager for the Arlington Life Shelter in Arlington, Texas.

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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.

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

Higher Logic

It was exciting to join the DEN team and become a community manager and point-person for all things DEN. 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. I joined the DEN community in 2009, the same year I took over as tech director.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.6.21

Reid All About it

From lawmakers, advocates, clients, employees, team members and even competitors, project managing the people and data that help—or hinder—your cause into a coherent game plan is the perfect summer project. Chris Berry, District Executive Director, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. Presenter: Richard Millington. Wed 8/11 at 11 a.m.

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NFL Commissioner to Team Owners: We’re Dropping Our Tax-Exempt Status

Associations Now

Somewhere, retired Republican Senator Tom Coburn has a smile as wide as the panhandle of Oklahoma. The reason for the NFL’s delay had to do with a unique loan structure the league setup to help its teams fund new stadium projects that had favorable repayment programs.

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