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KSG Selected to Manage AFP-MD
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The Association of Fundraising
Professionals – Maryland Chapter (AFP-MD) recently selected King
Stringfellow Group, Inc. as its professional association
management firm. AFP-MD is the local chapter of the Association
of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) which includes more than
30,000 members in 213 chapters throughout the world. Its mission
is to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education
and certification programs. The association fosters development
and growth of fundraising professionals and promotes high
ethical standards in the fundraising profession. The AFP-MD
Chapter has over 400 members.
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New KSG Staff
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Meet Elizabeth Walters, who joined
the KSG staff team in December 2010 to work with the Association
of Fundraising Professionals—Maryland Chapter and The Pet Care
Trust. Elizabeth is the main liaison for members and maintains
databases for these KSG client organizations by handling
membership and event data and communications. She is currently
attending Harford Community College, pursuing an Associate’s
degree in Business, and plans to continue her education at
Towson University.
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NSGIC Ignites Annual
Conference
Recently, National States
Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) sparked a new approach to
information delivery by implementing “Ignite” sessions: programs
offering four to five presentations at a time, of no more than
seven minutes each, usually clustered around related topics.
During its 2010 Annual Conference, NSGIC offered multiple Ignite
Sessions over the four days, featuring 90 different presenters.
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SMART Launches Media
Relations Campaign for Textile Recycling Awareness
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KSG has coordinated the creation
and launch of a new
press kit on behalf of the Secondary Materials And Recycled
Textiles (SMART) Association. This press kit is the result of a
three month media counseling program that included media
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and key board members, to better provide the
message of the important role that textile recycling plays in the
environment and the economy.
The press kit was unveiled at the SMART 2011 Annual Convention by
SMART’s media consultant Rob Weinhold, Jr. of the
Fallston
Group. The press kit is a vital component of SMART’s overall public
relations campaign supporting the goal of increasing awareness of
textile recycling and the opportunities it brings for a cleaner
environment and stronger economy.
The Business of Meetings
Recently, KSG staff participated in events
supporting the case for face-to-face meetings, a significant part of
most associations’ membership value propositions.
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Managing Non-Profit Social
Media Risk
Almost universally, non-profit associations
are using social media to attract, engage, and retain members, gather
and disseminate information, and create content. Individually,
organization members are sharing information, providing feedback,
obtaining education, networking and advancing their careers.
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KSG Supports its Local
Community
In 2010 the KSG Staff Team pledged to
participate in community service events as a team, as a means to support
local church and civic organizations in their service to residents in
need. During the 2010 holiday season, the KSG Team collected food and
household supplies which were donated to local homeless shelters and
womens’ shelters as part of our community outreach.
Community service project plans for 2011 include participation in
ServeFest, a one-day, hands-on serving event taking place on Saturday,
May 14th in various locations in the Baltimore area. ServeFest
coordinates dozens of different types of projects including school
grounds clean-up, park clean-up, home and facility repairs, and
volunteering at facilities assisting disabled individuals and seniors.
KSG ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP
Stringfellow Elected to AMC
Institute Board, Chairs Task Force
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Fred Stringfellow, CAE, Co-CEO of
KSG was elected to the AMC Institute Board of Directors at its
recent Annual Meeting at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT.
Stringfellow was also appointed Chairman of AMC Institute’s
Content and Delivery Task Force for the coming year.
The AMC Institute is a trade association representing the
association management industry and includes more than 170 AMC
members throughout the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. AMC
Institute promotes service excellence among association
management companies, and strives to raise awareness of a
burgeoning AMC Industry by establishing its member companies as
the recognized and preferred choice for quality association
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King Advances to Chair of
Small Business Legislative Council
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Steve King, CAE, Co-CEO of KSG, and
President of the Pet Industry Distributors Association, began
his term as Chair of SBLC in February 2011. King served as
Chair-Elect of SBLC for the past year, and has held several
leadership positions as a Board member.
The Small Business
Legislative Council is a permanent, independent coalition of
over 50 trade and professional associations that share a common
commitment to the future of small business; its members
represent the interests of small businesses in such diverse
economic sectors as manufacturing, retailing, distribution,
professional and technical services, construction,
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KSG Clients
KSG clients include trade,
professional and charitable organizations serving a variety of
industries. Contact your account executives if you have questions about
the services we provided to these valued clients:
American Veterinary
Distributors Association (AVDA)
American
Sports Builders Association (ASBA)
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Maryland Chapter (AFP-Maryland)
DistraNet LLC
Flexographic
Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA)
Generic Animal Drug
Alliance (GADA)
League of Historic
American Theaters (LHAT)
National States
Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
Pet Industry
Distributors Association (PIDA)
Ricky Riggs Memorial Foundation
Safety
Equipment Distributors Association (SEDA)
Secondary
Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (SMART)
Shippers of
Recycled Textiles (SORT)
Souvenir
Wholesale Distributors Association (SWDA)
Spill Control
Association of America (SCAA)
The Pet
Care Trust
Web Sling & Tie
Down Association (WSTDA)
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