Spark Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2018

That’s the topic of the latest Spark whitepaper, Steal Like a Fundraiser: Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations. Attracting Millennial/young professional supporters. CFA Society Minnesota (attracting Millennials). Capital Area Food Bank (attracting Millennials). CompTIA (campaigns).

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Amanda Lea Kaiser ) Two mobile engagement strategies to help your association increase Gen Z and millennial membership. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Also worth your time What people really remember about your association.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 21, 2020

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. 5 Tips to Engage Gen Z and Millennial eLearners in 2020 and Beyond. Learn how to level up your existing learning strategy to meaningfully engage your Millennial and Gen Z learners. (Alisha Haridasani Gupta, New York Times ).

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Secrets of Innovation. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A new post, "Secrets of Innovation," has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Communication. Innovation.

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Reid All About it

MAY 21, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly (or sometimes fortnightly) In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. I tweak this recipe according to what’s on hand, but described the usual sort-of recipe earlier this year on my other blog. It’s Time to Innovate: Member Engagement in the Post-COVID Age. Tue 5/25 at 2 p.m.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Innovation Does Not Happen Online. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A new post, "Innovation Does Not Happen Online" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Communication.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Millennials Are the New Slackers. Heres another one of those fun HBR blog posts where a blogger from one generation pontificates on the failings of a younger generation, and gets taken to task for it in the comments. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A new post, "Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Communication.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Association Adviser shares the story of Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate , Chief Innovation and Information Officer for NCARB, who created Lineup, a software platform that helps organizations efficiently manage talent and form teams (and committees) with diverse strengths. Follow Blog via Email. TopRank Marketing ). More info/register.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

The Season of Innovation. Thats certainly what it feels like with the ASAE Annual Meeting next week and the WSAE-sponsored National Summit on Association Innovation five short weeks after that. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. About This Blog. Why Another Blog? Communication. Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. Note: At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. Monday, October 24, 2011. image source. To see my reasons why click here.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 24, 2017

It’s a question that many associations ask when planning benefit programs and communications to members. As virtual assistants normally work as contractors, providing this opportunity for focused communication with peers enhances the value of their certification programs for members. What is the best benefit ever?

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. All authentic innovations ask you — want you — to become a different dimension of yourself. About This Blog.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A new post, "Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2018

This time, Sohini Baliga, a communications expert from the charitable fundraising world, joined Elizabeth to address three major areas where charities are way ahead of associations. Attracting millennial/young professional supporters. The Millennial Generation: A Demographic Bridge to America’s Diverse Future (Washington DC).

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

The Bedrock of Innovation. I was combing through my backlog of HBR blog posts recently and came across this one from shortly after Google pulled the plug on their Google Wave experiment (remember that?). Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Companies tend to focus far more attention on improving the front end of the innovation process, the creativity. Its excellent.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2023

Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association. In the Global Millennial and Gen Z Survey , 40% of Gen Z respondents volunteered or have been a member of a community organization, non-profit, or charity. If so, you’ll need to get to know Generation Z.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. . Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Millennials and Gen Z are joiners but only if they believe the ROI your association offers is worth the short-term sacrifice to their budget. Host: Event Manager Blog. More info/register. Host: BizBash. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 5, 2011

Real-World Innovation for Associations. I accepted an invitation from a national professional society to present the information we have developed on innovation in associations at their Board retreat, and help them determine how it applied to them and what specific steps they should take. Labels: Culture Change , Innovation , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation. Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The World Database of Innovation--CLOSED! I first stumbled across The World Database of Innovation in this HBR blog post from a few months ago. As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Five thousand two hundred and eight tools for innovation!

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community. Im also blogging about it here.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Patricia Andrade, VP of Marketing, Communications, and Community Relations, ABTS Convention Services. Recruit and Retain Millennial Members. Millennials make up one third of the workforce today, and at the rate Baby Boomers are retiring, millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce in the country by 2025.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Monday, August 16, 2010.

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.orgCommunity

OCTOBER 3, 2018

We watched those containers explode as IT pulled everything from communications to continuing education into its orbit. CHEST prides itself on an innovative approach that recognizes and responds rapidly to new demographics, evolving technology, and the shift from growing membership to growing engagement of the profession.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Saturday, August 28, 2010. These advantages include: 1.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

So, in Psyche , Cort Rudolph says, “Quit the millennial bashing!”. Ashley Neal at Sidecar wonders if innovation has slowed down at associations or become business as usual. If you’re a home cook, check out the irregularly published In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Subscribe to Blog via Email.

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