Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2014

From diversity to globalization to governance, a few big leadership themes from the past year—and challenges for the next one. So, what did we learn in 2014? However, I don’t want to close out 2014 with a resounding “Bah! In 2014 the ASAE Foundation released research revealing that many U.S.-based

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Last week we held our December Thought Leadership webinar Mindful Associations: Fuel 2015 Success with Vision and Gratitude , with Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, recognized speaker and CEO of Leadership Solutions International. This marks the end of YM’s 2014 Monthly CAE Thought Leadership Webinars.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 29, 2015

Once again, I am pleased to share the just released 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report with you. The purpose of this study continues to be the development of meaningful benchmarks by which the leadership of associations can evaluate their own membership marketing strategies and tactics.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2015

We dug into our readership numbers to give you a look at the most popular Associations Now stories of 2015. Is 2015 really almost over already? Blast From the Past: Is 2015 the Year of the Chat Room? It lived on as the pre-2015 article most read this year at Associations Now. Leadership. By Ernie Smith, January 6.

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Wired4Leadership

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The economic reality of 2014 was far better than many expected. You are reading Leaders: Five Ways To Step It Up in 2015 from the Wired 4 Leadership blog. CEO Executive Development Leadership associations CEO life non-profits'

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Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 31, 2015

According to a recent report by Professionals for Nonprofits , nearly 60 percent of nonprofits increased their staff size in 2014 and 55 percent plan to add staff this year. After a few years under their belt, these employees are ready for leadership positions. Look for potential leadership capabilities in staff and new hires.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 18, 2019

For women, inequities in the leadership pipeline start at lower levels than organizations might expect, according to a new study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. Currently, 21 percent of C-suite roles in the companies surveyed are held by women, up from 17 percent in 2015. That’s a 24 percent increase in four years.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2015

It’s been a great week in Dayton, Ohio as I wrap up my time at the 2015 Ohio Association of Association Executives Annual Conference. We just held our Monthly Thought Leadership webinar entitled 5 Must Haves for Your Association’s eLearning Efforts. Standing pat is no longer an option.

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Slice-Works

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

And even though content marketing was the hot topic of 2013, with marketers scrambling to create blog posts, e-books, white papers and infographics on the topic, 2014 is revealing a new trend. Video consumption is expected to reach more than a quarter of the US population in 2014. Sometimes trends carry over from one year to the next.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 7, 2017

The VSAE Board of Directors takes a break outside at their 2015 Board “Advance” in Lynchburg, Virginia. Along the way, he has internalized several lessons about association leadership that he shared with Association Adviser during a recent chat. Brandon Robinson facilitates the 2014 VSAE Board Advance in Keswick, Virginia.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 7, 2016

Demand Metric study, 2014) This effective involvement is possible with the right balance of meaningful impact and innovation using smart risk mitigation and ROI. Leadership will need greater insights and ask, “What is the community story?”. So how do we help executives spot the value in online communities? See slide 28 ).

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The most successful piece published on Associations Now over the past decade, this 2014 guest post by Lori Porter, MBA, IOM, CAE, part of a series from ASAE’s Ethics Committee, discussed the fundamental issues around building an ethical culture. The Leadership Elements That Made Nelson Mandela an Icon. iStock/Thinkstock).

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YourMembership

AUGUST 29, 2014

I just returned from the 2014 ASAE conference in Nashville, TN and I was thinking about how rewarding going to conferences can be. Xperience2015 will be held April 12-15, 2015 at the fabulous Vinoy Renaissance St. So many interesting people to meet. So much valuable information to absorb. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in St.

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Associations Now

MAY 8, 2017

That suggests a lack of leadership development—and perhaps a neglect of larger strategic issues. That’s one of the conclusions of the latest study by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, which has been surveying organizations for the past 15 years about how well nonprofits have been handing leadership transitions. We don’t know.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The 2014 State of Digital Marketing in Associations benchmarking study was administered mid-October through mid-November, with membership associations holding the largest response rate. Leaders should provide the vision; the board of directors should adopt it; and leadership should provide guidance to all staff. So what do you think?

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

CXPA and Higher Logic launched the CXPA Community on May 13, 2014. After the CXPA Community launched in 2014, CXPA continued to use another vendor for its corporate website. The mentoring module from Higher Logic was a good solution that wouldn’t burden staff time – it was an easy sell for the leadership team. "My

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The 2015 Online News Association annual meeting boasts a diverse speaker lineup. But ONA’s 2015 conference, convening this Friday in Los Angeles and running through the weekend, looks different. That’s no accident: It’s the result of a deliberate effort to respond to member criticism about past conferences.

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Associations Now

JULY 29, 2016

After making diversity and inclusion a priority in 2014, the National Venture Capital Association formed a task force to take on what is a male-dominated profession. As of 2015, 40 of the top-100 firms in the industry did not employ a single woman as a venture capitalist, according to a survey published by Page Mill Publishing.

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Holly Duckworth

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

As 2015-2016 FY approaches and we carefully plan our goals and our visions, let’s rethink. Here are three ways to Advance your association in 2015. Advance your vision/mission: Ask your leadership, staff and board if they know it. Advance your vision and mission in 2015. Horses spin, chaos ensues. If they do not.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In 2014 they were number one. In 2015 they were number two despite their staff rating their level of engagement with the company's core purpose higher this year than when they were number one. Whatever term you might use to convey it, authenticity about culture from an organisation's leadership is critical to success.

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Associations Now

MARCH 5, 2015

A new survey of nonprofits forecasts employment growth within the sector in 2015, but many nonprofits report they’re struggling with recruiting and retaining employees. The nonprofit sector could grow more than its corporate counterpart this year, according to Nonprofit HR’s 2015 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey [PDF].

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 16, 2017

The 440% revenue growth from 2011 to mid-2014 led to StrikeIron’s successful acquisition by Informatica. Chris’ software leadership experience includes executive management, general management, sales, marketing, and corporate development roles at Fortune 100 and venture-backed startups.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

The 2015 College football season has begun. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer guided the 2014 OSU football team to a national championship in only his third year on the job. Here are six leadership lessons from OSU football: 1. The program focuses on servant leadership and team first. Now, he is attempting to repeat.

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Holly Duckworth

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

For others it may be time to revise business plans for 2015. As you put the finishing touches on your 2014 to do list and look to 2015, make it a point to use these three tools to visualize and step more fully into making your organization’s vision a reality in the new year. November brings the end of the year.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

The Sun Sets on 2014. I didn’t do a complete unplug, as we’re so dependent on the Internet for information in navigate our daily lives, which is a huge change since I first got online in 1993. And, now with those beautiful sunsets behind me, I look ahead to 2015. My Theme for the Year: Learning.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 19, 2017

However, by February 2014, USFWS had not yet responded whether the petition warranted a full review, despite a 90-day requirement, prompting the Xerces Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council to threaten a lawsuit. In January 2013, the Society submitted a petition to add the species to the list.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2015

Some of them came from my discussions with Dr. Will Thalheimer who delivered a similar presentation at PCMA Education Conference 2015. Make It Stick: The Science Of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger III and McDaniel (2014). How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where And Why it Happens by Benedict Carey (2015).

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

“Yet, both Harvard and MIT betray their legendary leadership in quality education by denying access to approximately 48 million Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing.” Department of Justice may issue proposed rules in June 2015 to provide much-needed guidance in this area.”. Rosenblum said. We expect that the U.S.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is expected to be nominated by President Obama to serve as the next ambassador to China, a move that congressional insiders said could put an end to any plans to overhaul the tax code in 2014. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said this week that he plans to seek the chairmanship of Ways and Means in 2015.

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Associations Now

JUNE 29, 2015

The NFL, for example, raked in about $12 billion in revenue in 2015, while the governing body of the other football, FIFA, brought in a little more than $2 billion during the 2014 World Cup. There’s no denying that sports are big business, both here in the U.S. and on the global stage. FIFA is just the tip of a very large iceberg.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2014

The teens learn volunteer leadership skills, and OHA makes a connection with a new generation of Sooners. Just ask the Oklahoma Heritage Association, which is currently accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Teen Board program. It’s never too early to start developing tomorrow’s leaders.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 21, 2014

While I have grown increasingly selective the past few years about taking on new work (in 2014 I have said yes 19 times and no 13), my default position is still "take on new engagements." For 2015 and beyond, my default setting is now no. What I am retiring from is the active pursuit of any new work. What would change that?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In its 2015 state of the industry report, ATD found that organizations spent more on employee training and development in 2014 than in previous years. Research from the Association for Talent Development further reinforces this point.

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Associations Now

MARCH 27, 2015

A few weeks back I shared four of the best meetings-related ideas I heard at ASAE’s 2015 Great Ideas Conference. In fact, Tagoras’ 2014 Association Learning + Technology report , which surveyed 200 trade and professional associations, reported that only 5.3 They’re often in the room.”. percent are offering flipped classes.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The ALS IceBucket Challenge in 2014 that raised over $115 million is well known to all, but this FAQ can help refresh your memory. In August, 2015, the second ALS Icebucket Challenge took place. Both organizations had to embrace improvised leadership versus scripted leadership.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 26, 2016

First, in Mark Athitakis’ Leadership Blog post here at Associations Now , he highlighted research suggesting that the work of association boards—particularly their in-depth deliberations on strategic matters—can be hampered when put under the microscope in the name of transparency. That effect might not be as direct as we think it is.

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2015

The thing about Microsoft that’s worth respecting in 2015 is that it’s managed to get away from the institutional hubris that for years appeared to benefit the company even as it hurt the computer industry as a whole. Some of this may be attributable to weak leadership. Adapting to the Times. The year before, however?

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