Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

For the first time in history, four distinct generations of adults are now socializing, communicating and actively participating in the workplace. Four distinct generations of adults are now socializing, communicating and actively participating in the workplace. Copyright 2014 Hubler for Business Families. Tom Hubler.

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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. Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Find Accounting Software has released the findings from its 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study , and the results are clear. Technology matters, but making the most of it is a challenge that many fundraisers have yet to overcome. “4 out of 5 fundraisers feel that better technology leads to fundraising success.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

A newly published survey reveals several issues, including membership growth, facing associations in 2014. It also indicates some of the strategies associations are planning to implement this year in areas from marketing to technology to leadership succession. Fifty-eight percent of respondents reported that they plan to do so. “DC

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it relies on old technology. The natural next step was to create a secure online community to streamline communication, build new engagement, and increase participation within affinity groups.

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Associations Now

JUNE 18, 2014

Tech tools were the talk of ASAE’s 2014 Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference. Much like any conference that has to do with associations these days, it seems like so much revolves around two key topics—data and technology. — Sandra Giarde, CAE (@sgiarde) June 17, 2014.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Last week, consulting firm Tagoras released Association Virtual Events 2014 , a survey of associations’ use of virtual conferences, trade shows and other events. Tied for second place were “to be seen as offering cutting-edge technology for members” and “to support an overall strategy to deliver more services online.” So why the boom?

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Association Mavens

JUNE 9, 2014

Amy Sample Ward is the thought-leading CEO of NTEN , where the nonprofit technology community meets. We discuss some truly fascinating aspects of the current state of social media and how associations are starting to move beyond Social Media 101 and tackle innovative and strategic approaches to these communication channels.

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Virtual

JULY 2, 2014

First, the birthday of Virtual itself – July 6, 2014 marks 15 years, and we are grateful to have been a part of many global technology movements that have since transformed the lives of consumers and altered how businesses function. Our influential technology-focused client organizations helped us succeed.

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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. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No. 2 slot, followed by technology. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The number of people that seem to be taking an interest in getting this done is increasing at a rate that we weren’t expecting,” Hunt said in 2014, as the petition was trending. ” Hunt’s petition got the attention of Ajit Pai, then a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (now its chairman).

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

No joke—Santa can really teach you how to improve membership communication. Taking a look at kids’ letters to Santa, there are many styles of communication that can be found in the notes shipped off to the North Pole. The last thing on the list is sending member communications at the right time. Conferences can be fun.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Factors including Coronavirus Disease , supply chain disruptions , political polarization , innovative technologies, cyber threats, trade policy, shifting consumer attitudes, & workforce shortages all complicate markets. Communicate Industry and Profession ROI. Foster and communicate solutions.

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Association Success

JUNE 11, 2019

million since 2014. As a management consultant, I learned a long time ago that in order to introduce innovation, it’s helpful to break it down in terms of the significance for people, processes and technology. IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY. That impressive statistic has significant implications for associations. IMPACT ON PEOPLE.

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GrowthZone

JULY 17, 2017

Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014. Canadians deserve to be protected from spam and other electronic threats so that they can have confidence in digital technology. Its purpose is to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Electronics maker TCL Communications, the company that distributes BlackBerry’s current smartphones, said it will stop selling them later this year, Business Insider reports. But by 2014, following poor phone sales and the rise of competing smartphones such as the iPhone, BlackBerry’s U.S. smartphone market, with a 43 percent share.

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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. It was our opinion that these associations were in the greatest need of the help the technology we were building could provide. How to keep up with the changing demands driven by technology advances.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

But suppose you received a large and unexpected bump in your annual budget for communications and technology. What they did seem more interested in was “improving the quality of their existing communication vehicles” (54 percent) and “upgrading their publishing tools, technologies and processes” (48 percent).

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Existing Technology: Between learning management systems (LMS), association management systems (AMSs) and social media, many associations have a robust technology ecosystem in place to support rapidly changing skills-based training and digital badges. EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014.

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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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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Best Community Site Design: International Society for Technology in Education. The International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) site is attractive, mobile-friendly, and accessible, but most impressive is the new dashboard members see when they login. This is the first complete overhaul since their launch in 2014.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 3, 2019

AARP Executive Vice President Martha Boudreau, who serves as the association’s chief communications and marketing officer, noted that the goal of the new collection was to help modernize the aging discussion—especially important given the fact that more than a third of Americans—110 million in total—are over the age of 50.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2020

As I wrote in 2014 , the USB Implementers Forum had managed to pull off an improbable feat over the prior two decades or so, with the technology becoming the de facto standard for plugging in just about everything. The Universal Serial Bus, or USB, has been dealing with problems just like this over the past few years.

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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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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

As this video explains , high-performing organizations are always looking for ways to incorporate technology for the sake of evolution and better execution. Text polling could be one such technology that makes sense for helping you grow engagement at your events. Test potential feedback for upcoming big initiatives. Words of advice.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This show app wasn’t the first ASAE event app, but it seemed like ASAE placed more emphasis on referencing the app and communicating through it (via Twitter widget) during the show than they did at previous events. This embrace of technology that makes association life easier should be applauded and further supported in 2014.

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YourMembership

JUNE 19, 2014

And that led me to think about the San Antonio Spurs and their newly earned 2014 NBA Championship. As Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE, CMP, Ewald’s Vice President of Communications and Technology said, “Now we can get down to the cool stuff. Only a great team made up of dedicated and highly motivated people could have pulled this off.

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

Having technology troubles? Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. So be sure to constantly deliver and communicate value—the only banner that people want to see in the Boston Garden is the next one, and you should be building toward that in your organization.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Associations are currently experiencing one of the biggest dynamic shifts in technology and demographics ever experienced in human history. Keep your finger on the pulse of how your overall membership views programs, services, and technology, and use the data to drive your value proposition.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 3, 2014

I was fortunate enough to come away from the 2014 digitalNow conference in Nashville both recharged and inspired thanks to being surrounded by smart people, good friends, savvy conference organizers and the very cool city of Nashville. Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick opening digitalNow 2014 (photo by Bill Sheridan). …if

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SCD Group

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Singer, President, Singer Communications SCD NOTE: I started my association career in association public relations. Two tremendous simultaneous changes--the 2014 newsroom and technological advances. I suspect most journalists have a love/hate relationship with technology. As president of Singer Communications, Sheri L.

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

Having technology troubles? Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. So be sure to constantly deliver and communicate value—the only banner that people want to see in the Boston Garden is the next one, and you should be building toward that in your organization.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

A new study on tech trends in fundraising illustrates some of the challenges nonprofit fundraisers face and opportunities that technology is making possible. These numbers are from the “ 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends ” study, which also found that a significant number of fundraisers feel they could be more effective at raising revenues.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Technology and social media is not going away. That must present some tough communication challenges. In order to keep our different members—and prospective members engaged, we did a major revamp of the magazine and have really leveraged technology, mobile and social media. I’ll talk about that in a minute. That’s right.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

iBeacon is Apple’s implementation of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless technology to create a different way of providing location-based information and services to iPhones and other iOS devices. c measurements using state-of-the-art technology that’s cost effective and enhances your exhibitors’ ROI. What is iBeacon?

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Associations Now

JUNE 24, 2014

As a session at ASAE’s 2014 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference highlighted, for all the skills your IT department has, your best tool for leveraging their know-how may be to build a good working relationship with them. Communication’s Role in Tech. Here’s why.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2015

Aside from helping the planet, these trends will also improve attendee experiences, build stronger communities and generate significant cost-savings. Between now and 2020, organisations will make it a priority to more effectively communicate their sustainability strategies and progress. 1 – Transparency & Ethics.

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