Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

Event planning. Is your event planning to-do list still up to snuff? Whether you’re new to the business or have been planning events forever, take a look at the post-pandemic event checklist put together by Impexium. Eat, pray, cringe: Elizabeth Gilbert cancels herself.

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Associations Now

MARCH 21, 2014

Perhaps they’ll be craving even more knowledge after your conference, buying books and registering for more events, the way a band’s fans may download music after a concert they loved. What other ideas can associations steal from live music events for their upcoming meetings and conferences? Share your thoughts below.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Authors of well-regarded books on topics relevant to your event, media personalities, or influencers in your industry might be suitable. Confirm Speaker Availability Securing the availability of your preferred keynote speakers, especially the in-demand ones, is a critical step in event planning.

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MemberClicks

MAY 25, 2023

Events are a great member benefit but can become a huge expense without proper planning. Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to run an event without some spend. Venues, booking vendors and speakers, ordering banners and signage, etc all cost money. there are ways to cut back on your budget while planning.

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Reid All About it

JULY 7, 2023

AI and event planning. Michelle Bruno at DAHLIA+ Agency gathers advice from several event and association consultants on how AI can help event planners. Join us for lunch to discuss concepts from the book with the author himself and connect with other AI enthusiasts. Location: Washington DC. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver. Using uncommon strategies from her book Elevating Engagement , learn how to create an energized and highly motivated membership.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Physical planning. These team members will handle tasks like booking the venue, and assisting attendees with travel and hotel accommodations. When determining your event date and choosing a venue, be sure to select days that do not coincide with holidays, sporting events, or local festivals. Facilitators.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

For example, an individual in the nonprofit event planning industry might create a podcast on event-planning best practices, helping to build their audience and potential clientele. Plan your content strategy. You might also consider the interview format, where you invite a new expert to appear on each episode.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 26, 2023

When you’re planning a major event like a conference or annual meeting, you want to do everything to make sure that it runs smoothly and is successful. But the first rule of event planning is that something will inevitably go wrong. Where do we start with the benefits of mobile event apps?

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Achieve

JANUARY 18, 2023

When planning an in-person fundraising event, your organization likely nails down the venue, catering, and entertainment very quickly since these need to be booked months in advance—and can require a significant amount of funds. However, this isn’t the case with virtual events. . into your nonprofit event planning.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

For instance, at an event recently, the speaker offered to give his book away for free to anyone who sent him a text with their contact information. Be creative – Make it fun for members by offering them an experience they want to participate in or a benefit they want in exchange for the data they’re giving you.

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Protech

MAY 13, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought in-person events to a halt in early 2020, the Protech marketing team joined so many others in the association community in scrambling to shift gears. As Protech’s event guru, Marketing Communications Specialist Heather Hughes’ event planning skills were put to the test – and she delivered. .

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Elevating Engagement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Fresh off of her recently published book, Elevating Engagement , Kaiser draws upon her experience as an association leader to offer expertise on engagement strategies , member experiences , leadership growth , event planning , and more.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I start my day by reading a book. So many books, so little time. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Simple Ways to Use Technology to Improve Your Event. Learn how to best use these tools to meet your event’s needs, improve attendee experience, and increase event ROI.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I start my day by reading a book. So many books, so little time. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Simple Ways to Use Technology to Improve Your Event. Learn how to best use these tools to meet your event’s needs, improve attendee experience, and increase event ROI.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 24, 2019

Plus, events are one of the ways that your association can raise non-dues revenue. . There’s a lot riding on your association’s next event, so how can you get the most out of it? . Every event-planning team struggles with this question. Making Online Registration Easy.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Also, provide scheduled opportunities for volunteers to check in with event managers and ask any questions or voice concerns. . Pro tip: Check out our top event management software options to help with your virtual service day planning. Construct a communication plan to engage members.

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Membersuite

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Delta variant is messing up plans for returning to the office, booking business travel, and attending in-person meetings. Because people are nervous and anxious about making travel and conference plans, your event planning and marketing must take their need for peace of mind into consideration.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

2024 & More: Your Focus on the Future of Events As we step into a new era of event planning, it becomes crucial to adapt and evolve with the ever-changing needs and expectations of participants while taking advantage of new tools that promise to make event strategy, design and delivery more efficient and effective.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 17, 2018

This week, The Wall Street Journal made the radical suggestion that executives who travel infrequently should fly in economy class, while heavy business travelers—say, staff who travel a lot for event planning—should get upgraded to business class. Do you have a lot of employees who “go rogue” when they book business travel?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 25, 2022

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Book Club: The Art of Gathering. Discuss how Parker’s book helps us rethink parties, events, and even workplace meetings. Host: Abby Mund, AM Planning. What to Expect from Event Contracts in 2022. CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

I enjoy seeing friends and meeting new acquaintances in the association community via Zoom coffee chats, happy hours, book club meetings, and educational events. Industry Insight: What To Know About Hybrid Events | A Case Study. Hear insights from Addie’s extensive hybrid event planning experience. 1 CAE credit.

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Virtual

MARCH 8, 2016

If you’re planning an association meeting or conference any time soon, you’ll want to be on the lookout for “room block pirates.” These are housing companies that call your participants pretending to be affiliated with your group to try to get them to book a room outside of your room block.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 4, 2023

But when I read her book, Quiet , my entire striving life up to that point made sense. Aaron shares advice to help introverts manage their energy and mind at a hectic event like Annual. . Host: MeetingsNet Speaker: Justin Maddox, Director of Digital Strategy, LEO Events Fri 8/11 at 12:30 p.m. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We look forward to watching the program grow in scope and awareness through the events planned with help from the Authors Guild.” The authors will appear at events—which will include conversation and a book signing—with established authors such as Angie Thomas, Esmé Weijun Wang, and Rachel Vail. .

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

During that event, we asked both planners and suppliers alike to share with us their favorite resources (e.g., technology tools, apps, programs, websites, blogs, books and articles). Event Garde Blog. Event Planning Blog. Following is what they shared with us (in alphabetical order by category): Apps. Websites.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2017

PD Book Chat. Discuss Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why. His TED talk is also a quick and informative way to become familiar with some of the ideas we’ll discuss as part of the book club. – After Appagedon: Your Event App and 2018. Presenter: Pat Schaumann, Sr. Tue 12/5 at 4 p.m. – More info/register.

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NXUnite

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Their association management platform offers membership management, event planning , website hosting, and communication tools, so these organizations can streamline operations and fulfill their missions.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

When they did take the time to switch events to the virtual sphere, their first priority (and maybe yours too) was to adjust their. fundraising events for the virtual sphere. . While this isn’t a bad thing, it does tend to leave the stewardship events out to dry. and prepare discussion questions to get everyone involved. .

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Association Success

AUGUST 1, 2019

If we look at training for event planning, I know about places that are training the next generation of event planners with professors who aren’t actually planning meetings and events. Associations can fill that gap.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The stress of event planning could be relieved by something as basic as a checklist. Plus: a new book from a couple of our favorite social media experts. Event planning is a complicated process that can easily get out of hand, with deadlines, projects, follow-ups, and countless other minutiae overwhelming your team.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2023

If you plan to shop for a new AMS in the near future, make sure you check this out first. Although Amanda Kaiser says this post is about how her book came to be , it’s really a valuable lesson about defining membership value and engagement. Membership. CAE credit. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. Fri 10/29 at 12 p.m.* – DC Book Club – Diversity & Inclusion: Process and Policies. Many associations have plans to revisit or implement a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

That includes things like storing information about their members, sending members emails and other communications, reminding members to renew their membership, helping with event planning, creating a more engaging member-friendly website, automating membership benefits by tiers, and much more. Salsa doesn’t list their pricing online.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Last week, in-person social gatherings returned to my calendar, including my first book club dinner in more than a year. Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events: Understanding the 2021 Event Budget. So far, we’ve covered public health, legal and event best practices, as well as the 2021 event planning playbook.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A round up of great events for association professionals. In part one of this series, we celebrated the books that have been propelling and supporting our efforts towards the future for associations. 2) Association Mentoring Network (AMN).

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Association Success

AUGUST 1, 2019

If we look at training for event planning, I know about places that are training the next generation of event planners with professors who aren’t actually planning meetings and events. Associations can fill that gap.

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