Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

It’s hard to quantify those day-to-day “ah-ha” moments, but we hope you enjoy this glance at our 2015. Here’s a look at 2015: Marketing and Communications. And individually, we belong to networks and organizations that enhance our personal and professional goals. In 2015, Event Garde produced 50 blog posts.

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Budgeting now for 2015 purchases both large and small, such as adding new technology or software, can create predictable cost-controls, enable and prepare you to add assets that will improve your balance sheet while enhancing the overall strength of your association, and generate long-term, cost-saving advantages.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 28, 2015

The holidays are a great time to reflect on all of the year’s hard work, and what we’ve accomplished together in 2015. A strong volunteering system can help organizations and their communities tap into its potential. I’d like to brag about a few outstanding goals Higher Logic (and our clients!) achieved this year. Meet Jenny Taylor.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

MARCH 24, 2015

The March 24, 2015 edition of Association Chat will focus on The Digital Organization - inspired by this great book. Is your association a digital organization? Does your organization focus on always improving? Does your organization use technology to better communicate internally? How is it not?

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YourMembership

MARCH 12, 2013

Businesses and organizations are using this tactic to create brand awareness and drive user engagement. by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations. If you put these important game pieces into action, your organization will be winning in no time!

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 3, 2015

Whether or not your association currently utilizes a mobile app for its annual meeting or as part of a larger, annual engagement strategy, the question remains: Just how ready is your organization to deploy a mobile app? We look forward to sharing the results with you later this year.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 6, 2018

Workers who are seen as negative to company culture represent an interesting conundrum—they end up costing organizations money and poisoning other workers, but they’re often good at getting themselves promoted. Even in the happiest organizations, unhappy people can wreak havoc. In a recent Inc. Working the System.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries named an emoji, “Face With Tears of Joy,” its word of the year. They also have raised the profile of the Unicode Consortium , which in nearly 30 years has evolved from the organization tasked with digitizing the world’s many languages into what can be best described as a meme machine.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

I received my Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation in the summer of 2015 and within 24 months I had also given away/donated/tossed over 70 per cent of my possessions. I have a few minimalism rules to live by, that also come in handy at the office. Learn more.

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Virtual

JANUARY 20, 2016

Here is an innovative approach to launching an organization quickly-- the Joint Development Foundation (JDF). It's an organization that enables smaller standards and source code development collaborations to form swiftly and efficiently through a turnkey legal and operational infrastructure. What benefits does the JDF offer?

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Membership Marketing

JANUARY 8, 2015

We have just launched the questionnaire for the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report and I want to invite you to participate. The annual Benchmarking Report is the association industry’s most comprehensive study on membership marketing and gives you the opportunity compare your organization against almost 1,000 other associations.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2015

As the year nears conclusion, it’s time to review some of the biggest marketing mistakes of 2015. From the misreported death of the Queen of England to inappropriately suggestive advertising, CIO has compiled its list of the most cringeworthy media campaigns of 2015. — TIME.com (@TIME) December 9, 2015. byfU6tyGFb.

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Achieve

JUNE 21, 2015

The theme of MCON 2015 is “The Power of Influence: Art, Media, Business and Place” and an incredible lineup of speakers from the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors will share stories of the successes and failures they’ve encountered while changing the world. Join us at MCON 2015 this week and discover the power of influence.

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2015

Didn’t make it to the 2015 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference in Washington, DC, this week? — Tracy Cullen (@tracyann105) June 2, 2015. "What — Kate Sigety (@KateSigety) June 2, 2015. "It's Cook (@lize36) June 2, 2015. — Lisa Campo (@HighRoadLisa) June 2, 2015.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Learn about growing your community, how psychology works in an online community and how to leverage communities to build a better organization. All are thought leaders in online community management and each has a unique perspective and expert insight. Five “tracks” to choose from, for newbies to Higher Logic veterans.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2015

Fewer associations are reporting membership growth this year than in 2014, according to the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. The 2015 “Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report,” released by Marketing General Inc. MGI) , analyzed and compared membership trends from 914 organizations. It’s hot.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

People, events and organizations are not perfect and never will be. However, organizations can always strive to improve – getting better, faster and smarter year after year. An association is bound to make some mistakes at a trade show, whether it is falling behind schedule or not securing the amount of X, Y or Z it hoped.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Based on 2014 successes and trends, here are some things the association meetings industry may want to resolve to do in 2015. And with less than two weeks until the start of 2015, others are beginning to set goals for next year, whether that’s to find a new job, be healthier, or learn to play the guitar, among others.

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Associations Now

JUNE 16, 2015

That’s according to the International Association of Conference Centres, which just released a list of the “ Top 10 Meeting Tech Trends for 2015 ,” based on a survey of its members—small- to medium-sized event venues. The post Study: Meetings Are Higher-Tech Than Ever in 2015 appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Here’s what a few organizations and companies are predicting that 2015 has on tap for meetings. 5 % The amount air travel costs will increase in 2015, according to MPI’s quarterly “Meetings Outlook” report. It’s never too early to start thinking ahead when it comes to conferences and events.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2015

“No generation really runs things completely,” Notter said during the authors’ Tuesday session at ASAE’s 2015 Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, Florida. — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) March 9, 2015. — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) March 10, 2015. — PYMLive (@PYMLive) March 10, 2015.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We will be closing the questionnaire for the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report on February 15 th and I want to give you this last opportunity to participate. To thank you for your participation in this best practices research project, MGI will send you a printed copy of the full 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Strategies to use data to prepare your organization for AI The AI revolution is touching everything, nonprofit and member-based organizations included. Tips to prep your data for AI Is your organization ready for AI? Since 2015, ASSH has leveraged Nimble AMS to support new and innovative approaches to organizational challenges.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 15, 2024

Let technology do the heavy lifting—leverage modern association management software to enhance the staff and member experience and build trust in your organization. Learn how the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) uses innovative technology to boost their organization’s reputation by supporting member services and products.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

Organizations of ALL types – for profit and tax exempt – have been talking about digital transformation for many years, and yet association efforts, both to digitize and to go digital, continue to lag. …but were afraid to ask. Why is that?

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.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Make It Real Jennifer explained that in 2015, ABMS set out to improve the onerous 10-year maintenance of certification exam process for physicians. The organization wanted to create a user-friendly certification process. You don’t need to be the least expensive option in the market, but competitive pricing is a must.”

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Plus: Is your organization using its employees to the fullest? Today marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. “On the occasion of World Food Day 2015, we hope that water and food will no longer be luxury items in Haiti,” CWS wrote in a news release.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Over the next few weeks, you’re going to hear a lot of hype about up-and-coming technologies to watch in 2015—including from me. Context for your organization, as well as context in the broader world. I’d love to make an effort to fill in the gaps on my blog in 2015.). Mainstream Failure, Niche Success?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

corporate C-suite roles are occupied by women, an 11-point jump from 2015, when the organizations began their annual survey. To address this gap, organizations need a data-driven plan. In addition, organizations need to make concerted efforts to “de-bias” performance reviews. customer service). customer service).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Sarah’s long and lonely search for help inspired her to found Connecting for Kids, an organization devoted to helping mothers like her quickly find the education and support they need. Although Sarah had no experience building a nonprofit, she did have one thing that helped her grow Connecting for Kids over 300% from 2012 to 2015.

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Holly Duckworth

JANUARY 5, 2015

Here are the basics for us in 2015: Educate: I completed my first book Ctrl+Alt+Believe: Reboot Your Association for success. Buy books for your entire board and help them get back to basics in their business “reboot” for 2015. Look for her book CTRL+ALT+Believe: Reboot your Association for Success available 2015.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 4, 2015

In addition to upcoming chapter leader training for the California Dental Association, the Consortium for School Networking, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, I’ve also been working on some session for my association peeps: The Mission Driven Volunteer, ASAE Marquee Management Series, March 2015.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 15, 2015

GivingTuesday 2015: Attracting Millennial Donors looks at the behaviors of millennials during #GivingTuesday , which was Dec. The researchers studied nine organizations to learn how they engaged millennials in their campaigns. The organizations reported varying levels of success, but after analysis, there are some clear takeaways.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 4, 2015

With less than a month to go until 2016 (Wow, what happened to 2015?!), noted that some of the major updates in the 2015 edition address data, including how it relates to capture, strategy, and security; education approaches; physical security; and the impact of the global economic picture. a significant stock market correction.

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Last week we held our December Thought Leadership webinar Mindful Associations: Fuel 2015 Success with Vision and Gratitude , with Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, recognized speaker and CEO of Leadership Solutions International. We will kickoff our 2015 CAE Webinar Series on January 22 with Shelly Alcorn, CAE.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Here is a list of resources to help you get your organization (e.g., member renewals, events, volunteer recruitment, website and much more) off to a good start in 2015. membership-technology'

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Last January, I wrote about Naylor’s 2015 Communication Benchmarking Study. At the same time, nearly 80 percent of associations said their members ignore their communications – up from 59 percent in 2015. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. That goes for businesses, too.

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