We’re excited to celebrate that both the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Austin Chapter and Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Houston Chapter have been recognized as a national leaders for their work to advance inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) in the fundraising profession.

Fast Growth School Coalition (FGSC) partnered with SXSW EDU to convene FGSC Superintendents and Corporate Partners at its annual conference last week in Austin.

We’re so proud to celebrate Mary Beth Kiser, CAE, Executive Director of Beyond Batten Disease Foundation and SAM Account Executive, being named a Rare Disease Difference Maker by Engage Health Inc. 

We’re so excited to share this interview with Julie Marshall, CAE, CMP, DES, SAM Director of Meetings & Events, and HopSkip as part of its Planners Moving Forward Series spotlighting how planners in the industry adapted to COVID-19 and events in a post-pandemic world.

New year, new goals! In this month’s staff pick, SAM Communications Manager Katy McDowall recommends the Harvard Business Review’s article, “Be Intentional About How You Spend Your Time Off.”

SAM is excited to celebrate two new Certified Association Executives (CAE) on our team: Julie Marshall, CMP, DES, CAE, Director of Meetings and Events, and Katie Hooks, CAE, Account Director. Way to go, Julie and Katie! SAM is committed to best practices in the association industry and 40% of the SAM team now holds the CAE credential, which is conferred by the ASAE The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE).

Looking for tips on coaching and working with your team members effectively? SAM Account Executive Paulina van Eeden Hill recommends The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier. Paulina's review was featured in a recent AMCI blog piece.

We are excited to announce that SAM Founder and Co-CEO Megan Woodburn, CAE, has been slated to serve a second term on the AMC Institute (AMCI) Board of Directors.