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MAY 19, 2020

The summit will feature daily live content via TED-style talks, as well as interactive sessions, group dialogues, and working groups aligned around the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The plan is continue to convene as long as the pandemic lasts. Right now, they have content planned through September.).

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JUNE 10, 2020

In our session, you’ll learn how your association can use sophisticated content curation strategies effectively to move your association from a “nice-to-have” option into becoming a vital partner in your members’ professional success.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Samasource helps people in lesser-developed countries through microwork: outsourcing digital tasks that are relatively low-skill but do require human intervention (like transcribing audio files). In another instance of doing well while doing good, I give you Samasource. changeblogging cool technology Harvard Business Review'

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APRIL 11, 2018

This is where I will say that nonprofits should not skimp on fundraising staff and professional executive development. A good, connected development officer is worth every penny of salary. There are grants available for hiring fundraising staff and professional development at all levels of the nonprofit world.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

How can we develop a better understanding of how blockchain may impact us as individuals and leaders of organizations? Advocates claim it will revolutionize trust on the internet and, perhaps counterintuitively, lead to more privacy for individuals. Is it all just hype?

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MARCH 26, 2014

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MAY 1, 2013

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APRIL 13, 2017

A week or two later, the prospect gets an email offering some free editorial content related to professional development, which she clicks on and downloads. Next, she’s offered something she needs to pay for, perhaps a paid report or webinar on career development, which she chooses to buy (same thing with the call to action and tracking).

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

They are in the process of trying to develop a variety of technologies that support mesh networks in the developing world, remote areas, and areas that are recovering from natural disasters, and have a freely available app for Android. Does this strike you as a good idea? changeblogging cool technology video Technology Review'

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MAY 22, 2013

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

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Social Media Innovation Review Conference 150

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MARCH 20, 2020

How can you repurpose staff – membership, meetings, GR, IT, professional development – to help your community with their REAL challenges right now? The federal government will get there eventually. Your members may need guidance about what’s available to them and how to get it.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

You have to develop a writing practice. You need to develop a thick skin to be able to critique yourself and take criticism from others. All three are a little “woo-woo,” but the practices they recommend *will* help you develop your chops. In fact, it pretty much doesn’t happen. I won’t lie.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

”), or long-term (“I want to be an association CEO, so I’m going to find a current association CEO who is willing to be a sponsor for me to help me move closer to achieving that goal”).

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JULY 11, 2013

According to HBR, lean: …favors experimentation over elaborate planning, customer feedback over intuition, and iterative design over traditional “big design up front” development. It also includes the ideas of the “minimum viable product” and the decide –> experiment –> learn –> iterate cycle.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

The importance of iterative thinking and development. Our conversation touched on issues like: What failure really is – and isn’t – and why it shouldn’t scare us so much. What success really is – and isn’t. The relationship between lean startup methodology and IKEA (yes, really).

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JULY 20, 2015

We also address the role of the board of directors in engagement, talk about co-creation and co-development, and share some of what we learned from the associations and other organizations that generously contributed their stories and experiences for our case studies.

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MARCH 27, 2014

When developing your plan, use a simple business plan as a template. Include your volunteers when developing your plan to ensure inclusion and buy-in. Below are the bonus tips I promised everyone in the session: Membership recruiting is an eternal program, not s series of intermittent campaigns. Have a plan!

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JULY 5, 2017

You’re trying to develop a relationship here, one that you want to last over the long term. You know, actually develop an actual relationship as if you’re an actual person and so is she. Oh: and don’t just assume “she likes webinars and hates books.” That’s something else you should try to find out.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

The free recording is now available: During the webinar, I relate A Tale of Two Projects, Parts 1 and 2, showing the difference using lean startup methodology can make in your innovation efforts (spoiler alert: building something pretty that works great that NOBODY wants versus building something beta that EVERYBODY wants) and share the key principles (..)

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JANUARY 4, 2018

They’re not asking for people to give them money to get a direct personal benefit (a membership, a conference experience, professional development, knowledge). Fundraisers are experts at doing all of those things. They have to be. They’re asking people to give them money for some sort of greater good. And they do it really well.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 23, 2013

The prospective hosts are still debating the challenge we’ll be addressing, but it’s looking like it’s going to be about the role associations can play in workforce development, the opportunities that presents for us, and the challenges we face trying to help prepare a 21st century workforce “Membership in the Modern Age” (..)

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

GenXers are likely to be happy to be your guinea pigs and will give you the space to develop an experimental mind-set and approach, which will position you for success with the larger generations coming behind as they reach career maturity. Photo by Johann S. on Unsplash.

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JUNE 21, 2018

This has had a positive impact on two of their key organizational metrics: membership retention and leadership development for individual nurses, which then increases the capacity of the entire system. In other words, 20% of their members are considered – and recognized as – active volunteers.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Develop serenity to accept the things you can’t change : You WILL get negative reviews. There’s a dark side to Word of Mouth, too. Negative reviews are inevitable. So what should you do in response? Expect them. You can make some of the people happy some of the time, but there’s always that one guy who just wants to complain.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

My spouse is in the process of changing from an implementation engineering role to more of a business development role at his company, with the result that he’s having to do more presenting. And by “more,” I mean “any at all.”

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MAY 15, 2013

As I look around DC, it’s easy to spot development that was a result of accepted theory in the 1960s (i.e., a lot of Southwest) and development that is a result of the more organic, community-based, reality-based approach Jacobs advocates (i.e., my beloved H Street NE neighborhood).

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MARCH 21, 2014

Additionally, Jamie, Leslie, and I offer training for senior teams to help you develop the skills to make better decisions faster. Focusing on the decision. You can find out more about how to do that by downloading the free whitepaper at [link]. You can find out more on the Spark Services | Training page.

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JULY 18, 2019

On Tuesday, I once again facilitated the Membership Development class for ASAE’s Association Management Week. If you’re trying to be member-centric, it seems like anniversary renewal cycles would be the clear winner, right? There’s a caveat. What size is your membership team? For what size membership? .

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Last week, I taught ASAE’s Association Management Week Membership Development class, and one of the participants, who works for an association with lots of student members, mentioned that her association is doing an increasing amount of communications via text.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2013

You’re trying to develop a relationship here, one that you want to last over the long term. You know, actually develop an actual relationship as if you’re an actual person and so is she. .” She’s still figuring out if her initial investment is going to be worthwhile. It’s just rude. Stay in touch.

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How To Case Study Course Conference 150

Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These amazing people are using mobile phones to validate medication in lesser-developed countries and to fight disease. The Visionaries are anticipating how technologies can make life better, while Humanitarians are concentrating on expanding opportunities. They are addressing electrifying remote rural areas with solar power.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2015

Developing Brand Advocates. Over the course of the past two years, we’ve covered: Volunteer Management. Working with your Board. Publishing. Membership Sales. Association Websites. Exhibits, Sponsorship, and Advertising. Online Communities. Fundraising. Creating Marketing Collateral. Segmentation. Using Data Effectively.

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Recruiting Recruitment Leadership Tips 150

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JULY 15, 2013

Of course, it’s far from perfect, but it’s one of a crowd of predictive intelligence apps that are in development or have been released, including Ostio , Grokr (which Apple is rumored to have acquired), Donna , and bRight (which is the entry from the Siri team ).

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Software Course Technology Team 150

Spark Consulting

APRIL 25, 2018

It’s relatively easy to figure out what someone who’s fresh out of school or otherwise new to a given profession or industry is going to need – introduction to basic principles, help understanding how to translate training or a particular degree into the actual jobs in your industry, relationship and network building, soft skills (..)

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