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Engage volunteers, take a page from the magazine

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 3, 2014

Whether mentoring emerging professionals, serving on boards and committees or simply sharing with colleagues our best practices and lessons learned, every little bit helps. The real takeaway here is that associations could (and should) take a page from the magazine when it comes to volunteer engagement. Editorial Advisory Board.

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Curating conference content to promote member engagement

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 18, 2012

You may know that Higher Logic is the leader in social media and collaboration solutions for associations, not-for-profits and member-based organizations worldwide – and, of course, Lauren Wolfe and I go way back as long-time members of ASAE’s Young Association Executive Committee. You’ve not slept in days. Develop a library of resources.

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Speaker coaching: The key to unlocking top-rated conference sessions

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

When’s the last time your organization’s education committee was asked to identify the three to five greatest challenges currently inhibiting its industry speakers from reaching their fullest potential during the annual conference?

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A new face, a new format and all things ORGPRO

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 4, 2013

As you likely know, I’ve served as the chair of the ORGPRO 2013 Program Committee for the last year. Henry Center for Executive Development , will share with us the projects she’s working on as chair of the ORGPRO Community Engagement Committee. Finally, we want to engage with you even more in the coming months.

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Call for Presentations: Dead or Alive?

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

And by “quality” I mean different, leading-edge, innovative and engaging presentations. With that information in hand and summarized, we engaged our education committee to “address” these needs in terms of placement throughout the annual education calendar. Is this really a big need?

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Volunteer management: I gotta feeling

Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In addition to committees and councils, volunteers support our organizations as board members, SMEs and speakers (many of whom are uncompensated). Leveraging just some of these course corrections while there’s still time could have a profound impact not just on your volunteer numbers, but on engagement and membership, as well.

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Mission possible: Finding and keeping volunteers

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And later that month, committee members flock to your building to discuss the assignments for the year. Like zombies, committee members engage in busy work instead of generating new ideas to further the mission of the organization. The litmus test for maintaining standing committees is breadth of oversight (i.e.

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No more burnout blues

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Wouldn’t it be amazing to have an abundance of engaged, highly motivated volunteers who are brimming with ideas your association actually implements? Do-nothing committees. We believe that’s because the current model of association volunteering, based on standing committees, is broken. Poorly attended meetings. No new ideas.

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Change is good…right?

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Those organizations with a specific system tend to handle new ideas in a variety of ways: 50 percent rely on staff initiative; 48 percent have a special committee or group; and 41 percent develop new ideas with the CEO. Increased member engagement is the most common way to measure innovation efforts.

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Post-Relay reflection: passion and public relations

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 10, 2014

Wolowiec sat on the committee and chaired the luminaria event, while I served as a team captain. As you may remember from previous blog posts I’ve written, giving back and community engagement are wonderful ways to say “thank you” to the community that supports your organization. So why did we do it? That’s not all.

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Change is good…right?

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Those organizations with a specific system tend to handle new ideas in a variety of ways: 50 percent rely on staff initiative; 48 percent have a special committee or group; and 41 percent develop new ideas with the CEO. Increased member engagement is the most common way to measure innovation efforts.

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Our screwed up thinking about creating conference experiences

Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This month’s guest blog post is by Jeff Hurt , executive vice president of education and engagement for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Jeff Hurt, executive vice president, education and engagement, for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. The Political Action Committee. It was originally posted on Jan. Photo courtesy of Jeff Hurt.

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Why ‘giving back’ isn’t what you need from volunteers

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 29, 2014

Lack of engagement, or lack of the kind of engagement you need to get important work done. From the board to task forces and subcommittees, engaged volunteers who do valuable work will only show up if you — that is, the association’s leadership — set a standard for what engagement and valuable work is.

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Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 18, 2013

This week, Shana Killips, chairperson of ORGPRO’s Community Engagement Subcommittee, will give us a sneak peek of what’s in store. The ORGPRO Task Force created a Community Engagement Subcommittee in 2012 to support three areas of need: 1. Member engagement reception. So why should you attend? Plan networking activities.

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Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 19, 2016

77 percent have an employee green team or sustainability committee. The report states that while having someone lead efforts is key to fostering venue-wide sustainability, it’s challenging to keep employees engaged. 80 percent donate excess food to local charities on an ongoing basis. 87 percent have secure bike parking for staff.

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Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 19, 2016

77 percent have an employee green team or sustainability committee. The report states that while having someone lead efforts is key to fostering venue-wide sustainability, it’s challenging to keep employees engaged. 80 percent donate excess food to local charities on an ongoing basis. 87 percent have secure bike parking for staff.

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The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

That may be because I still offer free initial consultations, but repeat consultations, without an engagement, are a different matter. One negotiating tactic might be to offer a discount or credit should the exploratory meeting result in an engagement of sufficient size and scope to warrant such consideration.

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Achieve more: How research should inform your association’s meetings strategy

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 9, 2012

As part of my ongoing series titled “Achieve More,” I’m profiling this month the role of research in the development of compelling educational experiences that inspire learning, engagement and community. The first is characterized as highly innovative, collaborative and experimental, and could easily be classified as an early adopter.

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Enhance your online education strategy in 90 days

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 1, 2013

We use an advisory committee of member experts to help identify topics and speakers. We actively engage our speakers and have them leverage their relationships in trade magazines to announce their presence on a webcast. We are engaging content experts to do the tweeting. I do an annual education survey via email.

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Engage volunteers, take a page from the magazine

Curating conference content to promote member engagement

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Speaker coaching: The key to unlocking top-rated conference sessions

A new face, a new format and all things ORGPRO

Call for Presentations: Dead or Alive?

Volunteer management: I gotta feeling

Mission possible: Finding and keeping volunteers

No more burnout blues

Change is good…right?

Post-Relay reflection: passion and public relations

Change is good…right?

Our screwed up thinking about creating conference experiences

Why ‘giving back’ isn’t what you need from volunteers

Rolling out the ORGPRO 2013 welcome mat

Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

Would Mother Earth approve of ‘green’ venues?

The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Achieve more: How research should inform your association’s meetings strategy

Enhance your online education strategy in 90 days

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