Associations Now

JANUARY 3, 2016

How supporting international volunteer work within your organization can teach leadership skills that your members and staff will rely on for a lifetime. In 2015, I went to Nepal for three weeks and came back a more productive, enthusiastic, caring professional striving for success. It’s not impossible.

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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. If you were unable to attend the webinar you can view a recording by clicking here.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 11, 2016

Adam Werbach, CEO and founder of Yerdle, recently spoke at CMX Summit West 2015 about what community managers can learn from grassroots movements. Rachel Happe of The Community Roundtable touched on this method in her Super Forum 2015 keynote. Remember, building community is a slow process that takes time. So what’s your hook?

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 15, 2015

We’d love to say you can supersede this process, that there are (insert your favorite number) of handy tips and tricks to apply to a young community and make it flourish. What is consistent and compounding across all online communities is engagement growth – the older the community, the better chance for highly engaged members.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 18, 2018

As a member of the NTEN Board, I used this framework to help us work through our performance evaluation process. Actually, according to the Urban Institute, 88% of nonprofits had revenue between $100,000 and $3 million in 2015! Small, But Mighty: A Resource for Small Nonprofit Leaders by Debra Natenson and Karen Walker.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

JANUARY 16, 2023

At AvidXchange, our customers in the CAM industry company use AP automation to pay suppliers so their finance team can process payments and invoices accurately and on time. So Justin was the founder of a company called Strong Room, which we acquired back in the 2015 timeframe. What’s next for the industry? They’re the ones now.

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Associations Now

JUNE 19, 2017

In 2015, AEM’s board of directors authorized the creation of Infrastructure Vision 2050, a thought-leadership initiative focused on maintaining the country’s global economic competitiveness through advancements in infrastructure. After a two-year research process and a six-month drafting process, the five steps were developed.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In an essay for the Stanford Social Innovation Review from 2015, Steve Scheier wrote of how the people who work with nonprofits recognized “the inefficiency of their organization’s decision-making process.” Any culture change has to come from and be lived by the leadership. .

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

In August, ASAE introduced the 2015-2017 Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan as well as new policies on religious diversity and accessibility. The committee also coordinates the ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP). AAC: The D&I Committee developed a new strategic plan for 2015-2017.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

We can all agree that every organization's CEO and leadership team is accountable for determining what adds value to the business. By putting customers at the center of the business successfully, community building becomes a vital step in a multilayered process that helps organizations grow through engagement.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Nonprofits have used Facebook fundraising to raise billions of dollars since the emergence of the platform’s fundraising tools in 2015. Encourage supporters to use this information when creating their own fundraisers, which can help protect your nonprofit’s digital brand (and, make the process easier for the users creating fundraisers!)

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Leaders should provide the vision; the board of directors should adopt it; and leadership should provide guidance to all staff. It is a function that must pervade the entire organization, guided by strong leadership that collaborates effectively with everyone, from the board and below.”. Is marketing part of the plan for 2015?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Learn how to evaluate your association’s current analytics maturity using a scorecard for the key areas of Culture, Data, Technology and Process. In 2015, JP Moery launched his Association Playbook podcast, and it was the best business decision he ever made. . – How to Create an Analytics Strategy & Roadmap. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

JUNE 15, 2016

A 2015 realignment of EO staff and responsibilities contributed to the current status of the office, ACT said. In January 2015, the IRS announced that all formal guidance for nonprofits would now come from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, which caused EO to lose personnel. From 2009 to 2015, the EO office endured a 13.5

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 29, 2014

It was inspired by the take-down of strategic planning in Humanize , and in it I pledge to stop using that term to describe the messy, constantly evolving process my association uses to determine our direction and set our objectives. I''m Not Building a Navy SEAL Team Another newcomer to the list, originally posted in October 2014.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

The main challenge associations face in digital transformation initiatives is that digital transformation is an iterative process that includes both technologies and culture. Secure leadership support and a funding commitment. Review your legacy systems and processes. We have you covered: Assess where you are now.

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Associations Now

JUNE 19, 2017

Even so, Earnest was (and is) an optimist about politics, and he recalls that on that day, his goal was to mirror the president’s demeanor—open, calm, and supportive of the American democratic process. That’s why that kind of leadership is so important.”. Stay positive.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Growth matters: develop repeatable processes. The basics include a welcome program and onboarding process, programmatic outreach, access to support documents and a robust FAQ section. Every community needs to align with organizational goals and set up a strategy for scale and efficiency. Leverage social media outreach.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The logical take-away from that statistic would be to reduce the amount of information sent to members, but associations reported they communicate more frequently , touching members four more times per month (on average 30 times) than in 2015. This struggle may be related to lack of measuring and recording reader engagement.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

After finding there wasn’t any software in the right price range, CXPA saw Higher Logic and partner eConverse’s web design in action at the annual Super Forum conference in 2015. 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

JANUARY 24, 2017

According to Kroll’s Annual Global Fraud and Risk Report , 82 percent of executives experienced instances of fraud at their companies between July 2015 and July 2016—up 7 percent from Kroll’s previous report in 2015. And there won’t be any recrimination. You’re going to be protected.’”.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Ideas to ensure the RFP process doesn’t drive either you or your potential vendors crazy. ” However, your proposal process could cause pain if you’re not careful. — Brandon Robinson CAE (@BRobinsonCAE) September 4, 2015. Also: offbeat signs that you’re an association exec. Laura Otten, Ph.D.,

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Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2017

In 2015, the group opened up the National Winter Activity Center (NWAC), a New Jersey-based nonprofit ski facility, which happens to be the first of its kind in the country. NWSEF’s goal is to encourage better health among children—but it might just help keep winter sports healthy in the process.

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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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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2015

In fact, the report cites a February 2015 survey by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events and the Professional Convention Management Association that showed millennials have a greater desire to attend live meetings and events than members of older generations. workforce , as of the first quarter of 2015.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With a major advocacy group finding value in the well-known Y Combinator accelerator, now might be a good time to see if there are ideas you can borrow from accelerators in your own ideation process. If $20,000 was enough to build Airbnb, imagine what it means for a lot of smaller companies.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 16, 2017

Chris’ software leadership experience includes executive management, general management, sales, marketing, and corporate development roles at Fortune 100 and venture-backed startups. Business Intelligence has helped decision makers make smarter investment decisions, improve process efficiency, and enable self-service access to information.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2015

On Tuesday, in Las Vegas, the giant chipmaker announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show that sometime in 2015 it would start selling the Intel Compute Stick , an HDMI dongle that turns any HDTV into a fully functional Windows 8.1 — MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) January 7, 2015. And you can thank Intel for that.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

— CEO Update (@TheCEOUpdate) February 23, 2015. Then submit their names for CEO Update ‘s Association Leadership awards. But now the process is much more complicated. Nominations are now open: [link] #assnchat pic.twitter.com/6x2lQ8rEEr. Think your association’s CEO should be heralded for his or her excellence?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 19, 2017

But the process of securing the bumble bee’s place on the endangered species list wasn’t always smooth. Following a settlement, USFWS decided in September 2015 to conduct a full review, and a year later proposed giving the bee endangered status. In January 2013, the Society submitted a petition to add the species to the list.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2015

When Half Moon Bay Brewing Company Founder Lenny Mendonca used a name for his beer that was already owned, he was sure that a formal letter he received would mark the start of a long legal process. — Emilie Barta (@EmilieBarta) August 28, 2015. Need some help with your organization’s leadership?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2019

. • “ The Right Way to Kick Off a CEO-Board Relationship ,” by Mark Athitakis, January 23, 2017. • “ Learning: Secrets for New CEOs ,” by Kristin Clarke, CAE, October 1, 2015. Cynthia was instrumental to my leadership,” Shannon says. I now realize that I am a CEO sitting in that chair, and a very successful CEO,” Shannon says.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

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. 2015 will be another year of learning for me. My Theme for the Year: Learning.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015. 2015. ** 11%. Source: Association Adviser 2015-2016.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 4, 2015

Alicia Schatteman (@aschatteman) May 1, 2015. But none of this would not have been possible if not for the dedication, vision, and leadership from Andrew Means, who has passionately been working on creating a learning community of nonprofit professionals interested in data for social change called Data Analysts for Social Good.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The commitment to delivering high networking value needs to be identified as a high priority by your leadership. All staff and volunteer leadership should take personal ownership for making as many attendees as possible part of the tribe. Test out a few ideas “in process” and gain valuable insight to perfect them before launch.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

The word “Presencing” blends the words “presence” and “sensing” and works through “seeing from our deepest source.” It’s a systems leadership framework. The formula for a successful change process is not “form follows function,” but “form follows consciousness.”

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