Higher Logic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

AACSB launched their all-member forum in 2014, giving their entire membership the ability to communicate with one another for the first time in the association’s history. This paves the way for AACSB to start working on larger projects, which were difficult to start without the data Activity Sync provides.

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2014

Sometimes you can get burned by being too innovative. Sometimes, an innovation that’s meant to do good comes with negative side effects. ” This is a point that translates neatly to innovation in general: Sometimes, being ahead of the game means you may be stuck with unanticipated side effects. Small Things Add Up.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

Last week, Associations Now did a story on my awesome client NICSA and the new membership model project we worked on together last summer. They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 28, 2016

In April 2014, former Apple executive Guy Kawasaki joined Canva as the company’s chief evangelist stating, “Canva democratizes design.” If you’re looking for something specific, reach out to them because they often take on specific project requests. The Noun Project. Are you in search of new icons? Check this out!

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Higher Logic

APRIL 18, 2017

of the US population volunteered in 2014. They can help you power through your to-do list and deliver innovative ideas to members. If you recruit a volunteer and they wait all morning for a project, they probably won’t return. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 25.3% How many people volunteered at your association?

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2014

percent, new Gartner projections show. We’ve seen a lot of growth in tech innovation in recent years, and it looks like 2014 is the year many IT departments are going to start spending on some of it. So says a new Gartner forecast, which projects that worldwide IT spending is likely to top $3.8 Predominantly phones.

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Associations Now

JUNE 17, 2016

Despite getting more paid time off last year than we did the year before, Americans barely used any additional vacation time, according to a new Project: Time Off study. The good news is that we used slightly more vacation time in 2015 than we did the year before, according to research released this week by Project: Time Off.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We felt that it was choking our ability to be innovative. … Innovative for us was being able to be responsive and agile, and that’s what we were structured not to do. We) largely have the exact same staff (but) it is materially different than when I got hired in 2014. We need to be responsive faster as change hits higher ed.” .

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Idea Architects

JUNE 23, 2013

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. Do let me know if any of these opportunities match your needs for 2014. This revised scope of work allows me more time to read, reflect, and write.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 14, 2019

As consumers increasingly expect wellness initiatives – whether traveling for work, attending a conference, or simply on vacation -innovation in this sector is something that cannot be ignored. Two years later, in 2014, MGM Resorts expanded that partnership to include its meeting rooms.

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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. Membership is open to U.S. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) was founded in 1944.

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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2014

Also: one inventive expert’s insight into road bumps that impede innovation. Offering a bonus can make employees more dedicated to a project, but there’s such a thing as too much of a good thing. — greggfraley (@greggfraley) March 6, 2014. Why monetary motivation causes productivity deviation.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

According to the new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report —a joint project between Babson College and the London School of Business—the rate of entrepreneurial activity among women has increased by 7 percent across 61 world economies since 2012. That’s in addition to the 128 million women who are running already existing businesses.

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Associations Now

MARCH 17, 2014

83 % The percentage of nonprofits that use email to accept candidate applications and work histories, according to the 2014 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey. And, for the first time since the end of the Great Recession, more groups said they plan to hire new staff to support new projects (45 percent) than use current staff (43 percent).

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

In addition to the name change, NCTA also launched an updated website and a new logo which, according to a NCTA press release , “is a bright, bold and sleek design that projects a message of unity, partnership and energy.”. We are not some old-fashioned cable industry.

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Associations Now

APRIL 16, 2014

— MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) April 15, 2014. — Julius Solaris (@tojulius) April 16, 2014. And, just as you’d expect, a conference that’s all about Apple took an innovative scavenger-hunt approach to the technology , according to Event Manager Blog contributor Brian Duggan. assnchat [link].

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2014

— DMO (@davedmo) April 1, 2014. — TheWebbyAwards (@TheWebbyAwards) April 1, 2014. Today marks the 10th anniversary of Gmail, which began way back when as a side project at the search-engine titan Google and has since evolved into one of the biggest email services in the world. Win Experts and Influence People.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

The recruiting firm notes that 20 percent of New York-based groups and 23 percent of Washington-based nonprofits bumped up their salaries by more than 3 percent in 2014, with numbers projected to inch even higher in 2015. They really need to step up and take a look at their salaries, take a look at their performance rewards.”.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

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. For more on the “ 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends ” study, check out Morgan Little’s wrap-up from earlier this week.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

2014 from Cage Free Content on Vimeo. Steered by the vision of Roman Tsunder, founder of ACCESS 360 Media, PTTOW brings together influential leaders, entrepreneurs, and artists in order to reach new innovative heights on a global scale. “You only live once, right?”

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Cardiovascular experts attending the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 should come prepared to keep up with the conference’s rapid pace. A prominent cardiovascular conference will feature rapid-fire presentations. Plus: Descendants of Civil Rights-era heroes discuss civic participation.

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Associations Now

MARCH 27, 2014

On the other are the innovation-focused upstarts experiencing unpredictable growth and change. — Yahoo Tech (@YahooTech) March 27, 2014. Looking to pitch a new project or idea to your association’s bigwigs? He asks whether this leads to a divide within the association community. There are pluses and minuses to both.

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Associations Now

JUNE 24, 2014

80 % The amount of plastic marine debris that comes from land-based sources such as poor waste management and sewage overflows, according to the 2014 progress report of the Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter. Its latest progress report has good news.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

The Sun Sets on 2014. Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. When I look back on 2014, it was a very rich and productive year. And, I expect no less in 2015. Year in Review. My Three Words.

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Associations Now

APRIL 10, 2015

62M+ The number of visitors to the Orlando region in 2014, according to new statistics released by Visit Orlando. Tennis Association (USTA), the organization that promotes the sport throughout the country, is breaking ground on a massive new project, and it’s one that has the potential to serve returns for decades to come.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 15, 2014

Meal Sharing (@MealSharing) May 13, 2014. ” #2014SHARE — Peers (@peers) May 13, 2014. We should also create more substantive partnerships with the private sector, learn from its innovations and successes, and build a more transformative Sharing Economy. His projects address unemployment, food waste, and health.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 21, 2014

READER NOTE: Association Adviser is in the final stages of preparing the 2014 edition of the annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study. Please contact us ASAP if your organization would like to participate in the project or if you would like to submit questions for consideration. My early experience with Big Data.

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2013

Technology companies could get a big boost to their congressional lobbying efforts on immigration reform if projections by the Department of Homeland Security are accurate. The request process for company’s seeking H-1B visas for the 2014 budget year started Monday, and they will be accepted through at least Friday. university.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 31, 2013

2014 will be the year of learning for me. Most of work projects are capacity building and training other trainers. Many best wishes for happy, healthy, and abundant 2014 for you. Year in Review. I also wrote guest posts for the Harvard Business Review and the LinkedIn Corporate Blog. What is your theme for the year?

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2015

Earlier this year, Microsoft raised eyebrows by announcing it would retire the Internet Explorer brand name and launch a new browser in its place —a product, at this juncture, called Project Spartan. Much like Windows, IE suffered from an institutional holding pattern, with new versions coming out only with new versions of Windows.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 9, 2014

By Jay Geneske, 2014. Jay Geneske is Director of Digital at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he pioneers new ways to hear and share innovative ideas and perspectives on serving the needs of poor or vulnerable people in a time of rapid change. Storytelling'

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SCD Group

AUGUST 30, 2012

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. Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness. An Online Game for Civic Education.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 6, 2015

“Only One,” a new collaboration with Kanye West , was a bit of a surprise for music fans—Macca and Kanye, though arguably the most innovative and popular songwriters of their respective eras, don’t seem to have any clear common ground. Heck, a lot of Kanye fans don’t even know who Macca is.) Need proof?

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2016

So, why would an association hurting for reasons to join embark on a massive project to develop something that isn’t even a member benefit? ASPB hired a digital strategist, consulted with another, and engaged an analytics firm in the course of building it. And all the while, ASPB membership has been on the decline.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 25, 2014

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. Diversity correlates with innovation? Or they can be maps of networks of organizations and communities. Hierarchical Position.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Lean Start Up is is taking hold in huge corporations like GE and into the nonprofit sector, in hospitals, schools, and social good entrepreneurs. The latter is exemplified by the work of “ Lean Impact ” which is hosting a conference in San Francisco in 2014. Q: Nonprofits may get their “start up” or innovation funding from foundations.

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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 Keep in mind that crowdfunding is particularly useful to raise money for a specific project, need, or campaign. Objective.

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