NASMM Virtual Fall Symposium — Registration Now Open!
No word better amplifies 2020 than change. The changes we've experienced over the past months required us to pivot and think differently. NASMM's 2020 Virtual Symposium — Seasons of Change — is designed to help you expand your opportunities through three (3) deep-dive sessions focusing on three important areas of business — your employees, your marketing and your opportunities for expansion.

To be clear, the 2020 Virtual Symposium is a truly unique opportunity for NASMM members to participate in an intensive, virtual learning session about three (3) topics of considerable interest to our Move Manager members. You'll obtain a ton of information and gain access to the top experts in their respective fields for an incredibly discounted rate.

Thursday, November 12 • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
You're the HR Department: Proven Strategies for Managing Your People

Friday, November 13 • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET
Marketing Growth Strategies for 2021 — Plan Now for Big Things Next Year!

Saturday, November 14 • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Swimming in a Pool of Profit: Adding Photo Organizing to Your Move Management Business

Registration for this unique event is by company — educate your team for one low price — or you can register for a la cart sessions. Each session will be recorded.

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NASMM's COVID 19 Safety & Prevention Certificate
NASMM shares your concerns about the spread of the coronavirus during any step of the move process, particularly as our busy season approaches. We must protect our clients, our crews/teams and coworkers, and be especially mindful of the vulnerable population we serve — the elderly and those with health deficiencies that make them more susceptible to viruses.

To best assist you and your staff, NASMM has developed training and standards of practices to enhance your ability to safely work during these times. For only $299 you can educate your staff and share your designation in your marketing!

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It's Official — NASMM is Now the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers!
After receiving nearly unanimous support from the NASMM membership, it's official! NASMM has expanded our name to the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers. Members overwhelmingly voted in favor of the name expansion, with a final tally of 94.6% approval. Whoa!

Over the next few weeks & months, you'll notice many exciting new changes — including an updated website, new education offerings, revised marketing materials, and more. Exciting!

Thank you for joining us on this newest journey. The possibilities are truly endless.

A Senior's Lifetime Experiences Help Generate Resilience to Pandemic Trauma
Older adults are especially vulnerable physically during the coronavirus pandemic. But they're also notably resilient psychologically, calling upon a lifetime of experience and perspective to help them through difficult times. New research calls attention to this little-remarked-upon resilience as well as significant challenges for older adults as the pandemic stretches on.
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Another Change During the Pandemic — I'm Using the Good China
For their wedding in 1948, my parents got a set of Taylor, Smith & Taylor china, with brown scrolls and pink roses and yellow and blue forget-me-nots. There were serving platters and a gravy boat, along with all the big and little plates and bowls. The set was stored in special quilted and zippered pouches, for use only on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Your Emails Are 36% More Likely to Get a Reply If You End Them This Way
How you sign off on business emails seems like a small thing, but it has a big impact on their effect. As any salesperson, PR rep, or entrepreneur can tell you, the rate at which people open and respond to your emails can be the difference between accelerating your career and the pit of despair.
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41% Don't Trust Assisted Living, Nursing Homes to Keep Residents Safe During Pandemic: Survey
Forty-one percent of participants in a new survey said they don't trust assisted living communities and nursing homes to keep older adults safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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