Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

According to the Association Lab survey, the association executives who responded believe that information management, including both volume and quality of information, is their members’ top concern in 2014. It always was, of course, but now everyone has blogs and social media.)

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014. With a membership of 55,000, NSTA is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. How To Design a Digital Badge Strategy. Key elements of a viable badge-based learning strategy.

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YourMembership

APRIL 24, 2014

Last week we shared the most noteworthy association management concepts from the Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014 at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Utilize NeuroMarketing Strategies. Petersburg, FL. 3) Demonstrate how you will eliminate your members’ pain, and. (4) Embrace Gamification.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 23, 2013

Note: this is one of those very infrequent professional and personal updates that I publish on this blog. So beginning in 2014, I’ll limit myself to 15 annual speaking or facilitation engagements ( four are already taken) , a significant drop from my typical schedule of about 40-50 offerings. Regular content returns with the next post.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The informational interview—a conversation with someone whose industry you’d like to break into—is a good strategy for setting up future steps in the process. ” Have any strategies you’d like to share? 5 Proven Private Online Community Strategies for Associations [link] #assnchat #asae. Go With Proven Ideas.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 16, 2015

This month’s guest blog post is by Tara Ericson, group vice president for Naylor Association Solutions , where she oversees group publishers and specialized industry market teams. Based on the 2014 Association Benchmarking Report , only 42.8 Tara Ericson, group vice president at Naylor Association Solutions. Keep it fresh.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2015

The strategy was welcomed by many of the associations that took part, including the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). AWEA noted the contrast between API’s 2014 report [PDF] and this year’s edition. “This is an important development. has to offer.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

“The new brand better reflects the kinds of specific services that our companies deliver to consumers and just gives us new energy in how we represent the industry,” said Brian Dietz, NCTA vice president of communications and digital strategy. wrote President and CEO Michael Powell on the organization’s blog. So why did we change?”

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2015

A recent report in Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights the net effect of the issue that industry makeup can have on a board’s approach. The numbers are most startling at research universities, Jenkins notes, where in 2014, 40 percent of board members and 56 percent of board leaders hailed from the financial world. .”

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Lauren Precker, the social media manager who handles many of ASAE’s accounts for both conferences and the main organization, broke down her strategy for SocialFish ‘s Maddie Grant. So often we avoid change or don't move on an innovation because it feels too risky. — Amanda Kaiser (@SmoothThePath) October 8, 2014.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 6, 2014

Also: Become a well-oiled machine for learning in 2014. Work on your “you” strategy: With 2014 in its opening days, now’s a pretty good time to think about how to improve the way you function so that you’re working at peak performance. The unsung Generation X definitely deserves some of your attention.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Refining Your Gamification Strategy. Or recommend an education session: Mary Brown’s book on innovation is outstanding. Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. Let’s assume that you are attracting the right people to your conference. Looking forward to her session.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

The Sun Sets on 2014. When I look back on 2014, it was a very rich and productive year. And, I expect no less in 2015. I’ve been working in the nonprofit sector for 35 years, doing training for the past twenty, blogging for the past twelve, and published author over the past five years. My Theme for the Year: Learning.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Social Innovation Summit , a twice annual event that represents a global convening of thought leaders in technology, investment, philanthropy, international development, and business. Bloomerang Blog. ALS Association and discuss the Ice Bucket Challenge. What are you takeaways?

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SCD Group

AUGUST 30, 2012

So, the organization explored a LinkedIn marketing strategy. · And many small businesses, as well as 70% of the top 2,000 global organizations, will use "gamified" applications for marketing, employee performance and training, and health care by 2014, projects technology research firm Gartner. Strategy | Content | Discovery.

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Associations Now

JUNE 23, 2015

Principled Innovation’s Jeff De Cagna highlights the lessons he’s gained from launching his own newsletter. Principled Innovation’s Jeff De Cagna, who back in April launched the Association Contrarian Report , a twice-monthly newsletter aimed at bringing new perspectives to the association world.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 9, 2014

I don’t have to tell anyone who reads Beth’s blog about the value of storytelling. from entertainment media and news, brand strategy, technology, government, nonprofits, and business. By Jay Geneske, 2014. However, few of us working in the social impact space could admit to utilizing storytelling to its fullest potential.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

” Soon, you’re planning your exit strategy. Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. You snag a beverage and start scoping out the room. You saddle up to join a few conversations, but it’s tough to advance beyond “hello.”

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2016

“Essentially what we’re doing strategically with this whole concept around Plantae is we are separating the strategy around how we engage and grow our audience,” says Susan Cato, director of digital strategy and member services at ASPB. ASPB decided the traditional approach wasn’t going to work anymore.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. In our blog, “How Nonprofits Can Show Love on Social Media” (https://attentive.ly/social-love/),

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. Here’s some additional thoughts sparked by our conversation after reflecting on various blog posts I’ve written and others. Harold Jarche (@hjarche) April 25, 2014.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

He asked our five innovative community managers some tough questions, and they provided real answers. In 2014, ACUHO’s board reevaluated the association’s committee work and the online community concept came up—we launched in June 2015. This is an aggregate of our webinar discussion. The Kick-Ass Community Managers. It’s all there.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My To reap all benefits of crowd funding for your organization, you need a strategy. Social Strategies. Click to download worksheet.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) January 13, 2014. But they balance news with engagement.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 10, 2014

” This blog shares some thoughts about this project and I have to give it a big round of applause. This is an example of a nonprofit organization that has invested in building an internal learning and innovation network that will lead to improved results for Greenpeace’s environmental mission.

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