Association Success

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Including diverse voices and faces is so important for the success of your organization, as well as for society at large. “I We ensure that there is a broad spread of people within our organizations helping us achieve a balanced portrayal of our industry. Let’s use our skills and powers to keep this at the forefront.

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Associations Now

MARCH 21, 2014

A new in-depth report from the Project Management Institute takes a look at why so many organizations are failing to implement strategic change. A majority of organizations (64 percent) are only moderately successful at change management, the study found. What are the highly effective organizations doing differently?

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Associations Now

JUNE 9, 2014

.” Before the full write-up is released, the company revealed a preview of its results Monday , detailing numerous topics and the questions and challenges at the forefront of organizations’ minds. ” And the results range from member retention, sponsorship, and leadership to everything in between. Other good reads.

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Associations Now

MAY 5, 2019

Prather’s story suggests the opposite: that with a certain tenacity and open-mindedness, employees can evolve into valued members of a staff, to the point where they’re qualified for top leadership. I stayed in the marketing and communications realm, and that’s where it kept expanding,” she says. Be interested in everything.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. When looking at the bigger picture, it is important to recognize that AMCs have played a vital role in helping these same types of organizations survive and compete in the business world. The Roadblocks to Success.

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YourMembership

JUNE 19, 2014

How with the right people on your team along with strong leadership, you can do some pretty amazing things. And that led me to think about the San Antonio Spurs and their newly earned 2014 NBA Championship. The Spurs, my childhood team, have built an unbelievable organization. After all, that’s what champions do.

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

This kind of role definition is critical in any organization—know who is doing what. Many organizations lack job descriptions for Board members, or haven’t updated job descriptions for key positions in years. Bring on a Board member who has done some work with bringing two organizations together. Having technology troubles?

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I served as director of communications for an association for four years – and I loved every minute of it. I was all things communications, media relations and public relations. Eighty-eight percent think members perceive their marketing and communication efforts as sometimes to always relevant and professional. But marketing?

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

This kind of role definition is critical in any organization—know who is doing what. Many organizations lack job descriptions for Board members, or haven’t updated job descriptions for key positions in years. Bring on a Board member who has done some work with bringing two organizations together.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Here you can easily replace the word “companies” with any functional area or department within your organization. 82% of Fortune 500 CEOs feel their organization did an effective job of strategic planning. Only 14% of the same CEOs indicated their organization did an effective job of implementing the strategy.”

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) was founded in 2011 as a premier, global non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and cultivation of the customer experience profession. It’s a bustling organization that has exploded in growth over five years, with over 4,000 members worldwide.

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YourMembership

APRIL 17, 2014

The Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014, at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE, CMP, Vice President of Communication and Technology for Ewald Consulting , showed us how to utilize data to improve member relations. Use Data to Strengthen Yo ur Relationships.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

and international institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations. EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014. Membership is open to U.S. They expire after 5 years, to encourage continuous upskilling and development.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

There’s an eye-opening chart you’ll see soon from Association Adviser’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. Think of your members as belonging to a tribe, with your leadership as the elders. It shows all too clearly that social media is still considered a broadcast medium by many associations. percent agree).”

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

But even then, he knew the organization needed a shake-up. In other words, he wanted the organization to pick up the pace a bit. We found those efficiencies to communicate information over time, but there were other things that were hard lessons along the way. I don’t even have a senior leadership team anymore.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Why it was mocked, and how she responded, highlight some basic truths about enterprise tech leadership. The New York Post slammed a 2014 decision, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner Jessica Tisch, to put the entire police department on Windows Phone 8.1. A vendor’s internal changes matter. Maybe, maybe not.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2017

In his 2014 book, The Board-Savvy CEO , Eadie writes about the multiple hats a CEO needs to wear to encourage their boards to think strategically and get out of operations mode. If their preferred method of communication is a well-crafted memo, that’s how I communicate with them. It’s too dangerous. Surprises erode that feeling.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

While two public safety groups have signed on to help wireless providers deliver more accurate cellphone location data to 911 dispatchers, several first-responder organizations are urging the FCC to consider alternatives. Several organizations representing first responders are not happy with the new deal, though.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

That must present some tough communication challenges. Our industry is very tech savvy, but we’re not very tech savvy about communication. We understand you’ve turned to technology to help you solve communication challenges. We’re using a lot of electronic communication to get industry news out to our members.

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Associations Now

MAY 1, 2014

A psychologist explains some methods organizations can use to build more trust among staff. employees reported they don’t trust their employer, and one in three reported their employer was not always honest and truthful with them, according to the 2014 Work and Well-Being Survey [PDF] from the American Psychological Association.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

— Karen Catlin (@kecatlin) November 5, 2014. Simon Sinek, leadership expert and author, admits that he leans closer to being an introvert. That communicates a little bit of insecurity and fear,” he told Shandrow. — BizBash (@BizBash) November 5, 2014. ” For the full interview, click here. (ht

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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. One of the biggest ways [the Teen Board] helps the organization is just to have young eyes.

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2016

As shared here in January , SPE began to offer free student memberships in 2014, via a partnership with Society of the Plastics Industry, which acts as a sponsor to subsidize the student memberships. Throughout the year, the sponsors are promoted through advertising, banners at events, and other communications.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2013

How does an association’s leadership measure the collective will of its entire membership body, or an entire industry? The new association will consolidate OFA—The Association of Horticulture Professionals and the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) into one, AmericanHort, which officially launches January 1, 2014.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 6, 2013

With the digital communications landscape evolving at light speed we wanted to track challenges, leadership attitudes, measurement strategies and 2014 investment plans. More than 25% remain “daunted by the technical aspects” of managing digital communications across various platforms. Future Investment Plans. Mary Trudel.

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Associations Now

JULY 16, 2014

The Federal Communications Commission, citing website downtime, extends the final deadline for public comments on its open-internet proposal. — Adrian Segar (@ASegar) July 15, 2014. Don’t let bad leadership hurt your fundraising capabilities. Also: Years later, Google+ gives in on nicknames. What’s in a Name?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 10, 2014

However, it is rarely discussed by conference organizers or meeting professionals. And that improvement will be in areas critical to the organization’s business strategy, objectives and growth. Still, how often do conference organizers align their education session with business growth and outcomes? Lack Of Business Acumen.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The poster/pamphlet was one part of an effort to inform members and involve them in discussions about major changes that AIGA’s leadership envisions, says Richard Grefé, AIGA executive director. “The national organization should very self consciously reduce its sense of self-importance,” Grefé says.

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Mizz Information

MARCH 11, 2014

Look at the top three reasons members don''t renew association membership, according to MGI''s 2013 Membership Marketing Benchmarking report : Budget cuts Lack of engagement Unable to justify membership costs with ROI Two of these three can be addressed/alleviated with online community. Online community can.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Initially, we used a blog ( blog.discoveryeducation.com ) as our primary communication tool to share about events and resources with our community members. A DEN community member has been running this for years, as well as her daily “#DENspiration” posts. She hasn’t missed a day for #DENspiration dating back to July 29, 2014.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 9, 2014

We knew we needed a cross-sector perspective on the problem , so we awarded a grant to Hattaway Communications to convene stakeholders (including Beth!) Are organizations using the rights tools to collect and store stories? How can storytelling be embedded into the DNA or every member of an organization? By Jay Geneske, 2014.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fast-Paced Best Seller: Author Russell Blake Thrives on Volumes By Alexandra Alter via The Wall Street Journal Frequency may be an important strategy for association communicators as shown in this article. However, there’s one asset that most conference organizers and hosts constantly miss when responding to this question: audiences.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 14, 2014

Ettore Rossetti (@EttoreRossetti) March 25, 2014. Teach Them How To Be Twitter Literate: Your organization’s brand communication strategy will complement your CEO’s use of Twitter. Does your nonprofit’s CEO use social media for leadership? Organizational Culture Professional Networking'

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SCD Group

AUGUST 30, 2012

Here are some examples: · American Academy on Communications in Healthcare (AACH) wanted to reach chief medical officers at major medical centers. So, the organization explored a LinkedIn marketing strategy. · LinkedIn Promotes Association’s Leadership Positio. based technology research firm. Subscribe via RSS.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Have you ever wondered how your association’s brand is perceived specifically by the international community?

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 25, 2014

Or they can be maps of networks of organizations and communities. For example, the Irvine New Leadership Network project that has used network mapping for two purposes: 1) evaluation 2) direct network engagement. Harold Jarche (@hjarche) April 25, 2014. Organization. Why Visualize Your Professional Network?

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