Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 4, 2014

Likewise, many of the ideas garnered at this conference can be immediately tweaked and applied to your own organization. It’s confusing to know who to listen to and how it all applies to our organizations. Scott Oser, president, Scott Oser Associates. Some may say we’re kindred spirits. Monday, March 10, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

When you are considering an update, it’s also a good time to take the temperature of trust in your organization. The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships. Yet, the organization was able to grow that narrow cause into the larger role of supporting maternal and infant health.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Two keynote speakers at ASAE’s 2013 Technology Conference & Expo share how to implement an effective strategy to create, organize, and deliver valuable content. Part of content strategy is asking questions like ‘How are we going to define whether our content is any good or not?’ This is the actual content itself.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 19, 2017

I called 2013 my year of brave public speaking. If someone asked me to speak to their organization, I said yes before I had a chance to think about it. I offered my services to organizations all around town. Related: To start or sustain an association-wide focus on innovation the association’s CEO must be on board.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 3, 2014

Strategies that once delivered solid results are sputtering in today’s change-charged marketplace. Pitching Conferences As Innovation Labs. Conference organizers often toss out the word innovation to promote their events, but where many fall short is in thinking through how they will deliver on that promise.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2015

A new study reveals what meeting sponsors and organizers are looking for from these partnerships. A top priority of event organizers today is driving revenue growth, and sponsorships are seen as a top area of opportunity, while exhibitors are looking to enhance the value of sponsorships. What do they consider more mundane?

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 14, 2013

Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. The topics are below, followed by an insightful tweet: Brian Reich: Innovation Mindset. What are challenges that nonprofits face when trying to create an innovation mindset in their organization to support social strategy and how to overcome them? npsmpeer #sxsw. —

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 15, 2014

Leaders from more than 5,000 organizations participated in the sixth annual survey. Perhaps even more startling is that while 80 percent of nonprofits reported an increase in demand for their services, only 56 percent could meet those needs in 2013. Other strategies: cutting funds and changing the business model.

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Principled Innovation

APRIL 2, 2013

This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 28, 2013. It is an invention designed to create artificial predictability and a sense of security for risk-averse organizations. You can read Part I here. The problem for associations is that the member market does not really exist.

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Mizz Information

JUNE 12, 2019

actually, I did go down that rabbit hole back in 2013, come to think about it. Oh, and helps organizations adapt and change. Communities are agents of change that can deliver on some of the most intractable challenges organizations face while at the same time empowering individuals. Advanced Strategies Enable Success.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2013

In my last post on six serious ideas for 2013 , I discussed the concept of “strategic legitimacy,” which is about challenging association boards to do a better job of providing future-focused stewardship in a world experiencing relentless transformation.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 27, 2014

Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. Many conference organizers are looking for ways to attract a new generation to their event. Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored Conference 2013.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Next year promises to deliver exciting new mobile technology, so when planning digital strategies, associations should consider mobile apps and websites, said Kim Harwood, president of Results at Hand Software. Results at Hand develops mobile-centric solutions for associations, events and direct sales organizations.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 24, 2014

As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences. The backbone of the strategy was the Connected Learning Center, located in the middle of the exhibit hall. Let Members Do the Planning.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2013

Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. To start us off, I spoke with Jeff De Cagna , founder of Principled Innovation LLC. It lays the groundwork for new strategies and helps association leaders plunge into a future that may seem murky, at best. Below is my Q and A session with De Cagna.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

How I adopted the innovative start-up strategy for the benefit of my association. I first read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries in 2013. It was a lightbulb moment to see thoughts that had been percolating in my head over the years be articulated in such a way. Always ask, is this a real problem worth solving for our membership?

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

RT @ChatterBachs : 10 Strategies for Increasing Your #Creativity @DanielBurrus [link] #assnchat #innovation #nonprofit. — John Ricco (@johnricco) November 18, 2013. A reinvigorated imagination can spur unbridled creation of new ideas—channeling refreshed creativity back to innovation within your organization.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2013

These Barriers Keep You From Conference Innovation by @JeffHurt [link] #pcma #assnchat. — Dave Lutz (@VelChain) August 27, 2013. Hurt says that today, conferences must focus on building a stronger consumer experience—and outdated strategies are barriers to that happening. How do you keep people interested? ht @ VelChain ).

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Mizz Information

JUNE 12, 2019

actually, I did go down that rabbit hole back in 2013, come to think about it. Oh, and helps organizations adapt and change. Communities are agents of change that can deliver on some of the most intractable challenges organizations face while at the same time empowering individuals. Advanced Strategies Enable Success.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Her responsibilities included directing both a show and member marketing strategy, along with, sponsorship and advertising sales for Campus Market Expo (CAMEX), a Trade Show News Network (TSNN) top 150 show. Two critical needs of organizations seeking annual meeting improvement are increasing attendance acquisition and sponsorship revenues.

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Associations Now

MAY 10, 2017

It’s a strategy associations can learn from. In large part, Espey succeeded in bringing customers back to Chipotle , and last week he shared some of those strategies with MMCC attendees. That lesson is important for associations with members who trust the organization to do the right thing. You can’t create that.”.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

As more organizations focus on innovation, this is a question that every facilitator must be prepared to answer. Here are seven I find fundamental to my innovation facilitation: Let's remember Kurt Lewin's adage that behavior is a function of people interacting with the environment. Who are wild cards. the unusual suspects.

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Associations Now

MAY 10, 2013

Also: If your organization is going through economic changes, make sure your CIO has a seat in the C-suite. — Team Slice-Works (@sliceworks) May 10, 2013. — Thad Lurie, CAE, CIP (@ThadLurie) May 10, 2013. Instead of keeping a presence on every social network, you should instead stick to what you’re best at.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2013

— Geri (@EproGeri) October 31, 2013. What role does your organization’s executive assistant play? (ht — Maddie Grant (@maddiegrant) October 31, 2013. Social shift: Is it time to scrap social business from your organization’s vocabulary? Who is The Most Powerful Person in your Office?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2013

— Geri (@EproGeri) October 31, 2013. What role does your organization’s executive assistant play? (ht — Maddie Grant (@maddiegrant) October 31, 2013. Social shift: Is it time to scrap social business from your organization’s vocabulary? Who is The Most Powerful Person in your Office?

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Associations Now

APRIL 15, 2013

Let everyone else know that that’s how things are done at your organization. — Amith Nagarajan (@AmithNagarajan) April 15, 2013. — Jenise Fryatt (@JeniseFryatt) April 15, 2013. We do have control over how we respond to disruptive innovation and whether we adapt and adopt some of the newness around us.”

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

What surprised us most in 2013? InfoComm International , the audiovisual association, is one organization that does this very well, Stern said. Tompkins agreed, explaining that many organizations still communicate with members in a segmented fashion—”membership sends X, events sends Y”—and neither consults with the other.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2014

While many nonprofits are planning to hire new staff in 2014, the sector is largely lacking when it comes to implementing formal recruitment strategies, according to a new study. Talent is a key ingredient to any organization’s well-being. Just ask management consultant John Spence. “The This includes social media recruiting.

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2016

It would work against the whole mission of the organization if we said only ASPB people can play in this space. ” Four years ago, ASPB began to examine its future, knowing that the open-access movement could soon threaten its academic journals, the organization’s primary source of revenue and relevance. .”

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

Cain, a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant who delivered the opening keynote presentation at the ASAE 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, said that American business and American culture—even parents of young American children—tend to value extroverted personalities more than introverted personalities. Technology.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 22, 2015

Patent reform might not have gotten through Congress last year, but the fight against so-called patent trolls is getting more organized. ” The Innovation Act’s success didn’t translate to the Senate last year, with that chamber’s Patent Transparency and Improvements Act getting tabled back in May. .

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Idea Architects

JUNE 23, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Beginning in 2013, I hope to change that by repurposing a portion of my work to provide even more content-rich learning experiences coupled with compelling conversation over a sustained period of time.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2013

While AGC’s goal was to sell $250,000 in sponsorships and exhibits, it sold $305,000 and netted $183,000 for the organization—$58,000 more than its net-revenue goal. Now fast forward to today: AGC’s March 2013 expo generated $183,000 in net revenue for the association. So just how did they get there? Don’t be afraid to change again.

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Associations Now

MARCH 17, 2014

Nonprofits are letting fewer people go and plan to create more positions in the coming year, but they continue to struggle to adopt new and innovative human resources practices, according to the 2014 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey , conducted by consulting firm Nonprofit HR Solutions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Selling lots of low-priced visibility options instead of embracing a strategy of fewer, bigger sponsorships. Organizing your sales effort around your own offerings rather than what your customers would value most. Pitch something innovative and all they’ll see is more work and higher risk.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It''s December 2013 and every association is about to embark on a new year. A year in which we want our associations to go to a new level, membership to increase, more members engage in our programs and a vibrant board who is thinking futuristic with great ideas and innovation at the forefront. If you do that, people will want to join.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 6, 2013

I foresee that 2013 will be the year that this strategy really takes off. In November 2012, the giving day platform Razoo partnered with GiveMN, an organization that aims to grow online giving in Minnesota, to break a world record by raising $16.3 Austin is hosting its own giving day, called Amplify Austin , on March 4, 2013.

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