Aaron Wolowiec

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Give back on #GivingTuesday

Aaron Wolowiec

According to a recent study by Blackbaud,: #GivingTuesday has had double-digit, year-over-year growth in online donations since 2012. Last year during #GivingTuesday, 700,000 people from 70 countries participated, raising $116 million. Large organizations have received the most donations on #GivingTuesday but this trend is shifting.

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The public is listening and associations are spending

Aaron Wolowiec

“In an effort to find out more, Center for Public Integrity reporters examined the tax returns for trade associations that spent more than $1 million on lobbying in 2012. The report found that from 2008 to 2012, 144 trade groups spent $1.2 The IRS requires the groups to report their top five contractors.”.

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Give back on #GivingTuesday

Aaron Wolowiec

According to a recent study by Blackbaud,: #GivingTuesday has had double-digit, year-over-year growth in online donations since 2012. Last year during #GivingTuesday, 700,000 people from 70 countries participated, raising $116 million. Large organizations have received the most donations on #GivingTuesday but this trend is shifting.

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Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat

Aaron Wolowiec

The ORGPRO Task Force created a Community Engagement Subcommittee in 2012 to support three areas of need: 1. The 2012 volunteers successfully launched an ORGPRO mentoring program with 24 participants and hosted a community engagement reception on the opening night of the conference last year. Plan networking activities.

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The benefits of educating about benefits

Aaron Wolowiec

In the survey, only 33 percent of employees rated the benefits education they received as excellent or very good – a drop from 2012 and a reversal to the upward trend in ratings since 2009. But here’s the kicker: The research also showed that employees don’t feel they’re getting adequate information about their benefits.

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Extreme trends or the new normal?

Aaron Wolowiec

An online engagement center at the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of ASAE on Flickr. A couple years ago, I was sitting at my desk when I got a text message from my dentist with an appointment reminder. So naturally, I checked Facebook, which encouraged me to “like” his page.

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Overcoming your fear of “messing up”

Aaron Wolowiec

Crenshaw, southeast zone adviser of the Michigan District of Key Club International, to present two breakout sessions on public speaking and confidence building at the organization’s 2012 Fall Rally in Wayland.

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