Hey Association Execs in and Around Ottawa! What are you doing February 9?

CSAE Ottawa-Gatineau is inviting association executives to join them on February 9th at the Ottawa Convention Centre to enjoy a free breakfast session with Dan Gardner followed by a day of networking with your industry colleagues and opportunities to meet over 160 organizations offering products and services targeted specifically to the association sector.

...Did I mention it was free?!

Come on by and don't forget to say hello to our Managing Partner, Geoff Thacker on the tradeshow floor!

Here are the registration details!

See you there!

Government Relations 101 Part Deux: Help Them to Help You

I had the privilege of hearing former Deputy Premier Jessica McDonald speak on Monday as part of CSAE-BC’s session on Government Relations. I couldn’t help but notice that the main theme to the advice she gave the association executives in the room was about making it easy for government folks to help them achieve their association’s agenda. While this rule of thumb holds true for pretty much any relationship in which you are looking for a benefit, it was interesting to be reminded about how this might work in a government relations environment...

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Association Government Relations is About Relationships

Well, duh, you are probably saying... But all too often associations treat government and public relationships as a sales-based transaction instead of relationships that can help to build and manage their brand.

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Get in the Know: Professional Development Day for Associations Coming Up in Vancouver

CSAE-BC is putting on a full-day professional development event that includes speakers on several topics including social media and QR codes. Our team will also be in attendance and will conduct an interactive workshop called Listen Up! Your Members Have Something to Tell You! We will present the findings from over 50 studies conducted with Canadian Association on the key drivers of member needs and satisfaction and then put you to work tackling a case study based on real-life association challenges in this critical area.Don't miss this great event!

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Ready or Not! NFP Trends for 2011 and Beyond

As promised at our session last week on NFP Trends for 2011 and Beyond at the CSAE conference in Saskatoon, here are the links to the session slides, case studies and discussion notes. Thanks for joining us and see you next year in Ottawa!

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