Aaron Wolowiec

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Don’t be an Association Hoarder: Use Professional Organizer Techniques to Revamp Your Programs

Aaron Wolowiec

John Ricco, vice president, Partners in Association Management. This month’s guest blog post is by John Ricco, vice president, Partners in Association Management. It originally ran on Partners Preceptors, a blog by Partners in Association Management. Don’t be an association hoarder!

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Sharing our Great Ideas

Aaron Wolowiec

The event focuses on creative approaches to everyday issues in association management and is built around the sharing of – you guessed it – great ideas. Likewise, many of the ideas garnered at this conference can be immediately tweaked and applied to your own organization. Scott Oser, president, Scott Oser Associates.

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Pay attention to what matters most

Aaron Wolowiec

But baby boomers, who are winding down their careers, may instead rely on associations to provide industry news and trends. The problem: A one-size-fits-all approach to association management and communication doesn’t work, but associations aren’t always good at segmenting their memberships. So what does this all mean?

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What will 2016 bring for associations?

Aaron Wolowiec

As the association industry continues to evolve, community engagement and networking among industry leaders will be key to success, which could include sharing of resources. It’s about rethinking association management systems, Abila says. So, will there be an uptick in swapping of online materials and open source documents?

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Back to basics: Education programs

Aaron Wolowiec

I recently facilitated two sessions on meeting planning and professional development for the Michigan Society of Association Executive’s (MSAE) Academy of Association Management. Significant percentages of association memberships attend annual meetings or trade shows. It seems like a simple enough question.

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Volunteer management: I gotta feeling

Aaron Wolowiec

Like many of you, I’ve been known to juggle a handful of volunteer roles in addition to my nine-to-five job at any given point in time during my association management career. Little to no direction from staff/organization. What works particularly well for your organization? Who am I kidding?

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Goodbye e-learning

Aaron Wolowiec

Cobb and Steel found organizations that consider themselves to be very successful: • Report increased net revenue from their education offerings as a result of their use of technology for learning. Use a learning content management system (LCMS). Have a formal, documented strategy for their use of technology for learning.