Socious

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Flying cars. Meals that spontaneously appeared after a machine was given an order. A shower that dressed you. These are things I grew up expecting. They had been promised to me by the Jetsons , first, and then Back to the Future and all its sequels.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I used this metaphor the other day when talking about all the things our association does. If our mission is the basket, I said, and the strategic objectives that we pursue in order to achieve that mission are the eggs, then we have six eggs in our basket. Described that way, that doesn't sound like a lot. But, in fact, it is, especially when one considers how easy it can be to confuse eggs with baskets.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Flying cars. Meals that spontaneously appeared after a machine was given an order. A shower that dressed you. These are things I grew up expecting. They had been promised to me by the Jetsons , first, and then Back to the Future and all its sequels. But I can’t say the future has been disappointing. (Maybe the meal thing.) There are some amazing creations that have occurred over my lifetime.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tonight’s presidential debate is a reminder that Americans are skeptical of a lot of institutions—including nonprofits. Proactively building awareness of what you do can help, even if you don’t have a debate stage. Tonight marks the first of three planned presidential debates. This reminder either excites you as a political junkie or makes your heart sink as citizen weary of more than a year of public partisan squabbling.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Innovative technology is making waves in every industry - including agriculture. With a decrease in farmers and an increasing population, ag-tech is helping modern farmers increase productivity and efficiency without ruining the planet. Investments in new ag-tech is reaching the billions as opportunities for growth and sustainability arise. The industry is reinventing itself - so what does that mean for the agricultural organizations that represent the farmers?

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

If you don’t already read Joan Garry’s nonprofit blog and or listen to her podcast , you should. She is a must read and a must listen. She has the experience of being a nonprofit executive director, but now works with nonprofits, assisting with crisis management, executive coaching and the building of strong management teams to support the work of the CEO.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

More than 50 indigenous nations have joined forces in a coordinated attempt to fight the construction of massive oil pipelines that would extend through Canada and part of the United States. The collaboration highlights a growing level of coordination between the nations. A coalition of indigenous tribes from the United States and Canada is displaying solidarity on a key issue: the environment.

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Effective Database

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve posted two new articles on my site: Fewer demos are better than more. Find out why here ! What can you do to get your users to trust your database? Here are a few suggestions.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The Association Meeting Buyers Collective will take the hassle out of meeting planning by increasing association buying power and lowering costs for hotels. The newly created Association Meeting Buyers Collective is taking extra middlemen, fees, and hurdles out of meeting planning for both associations and hotels. It’s a very disruptive, unique way to buy that is bringing benefit to everyone involved.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

A U.N. organization and Indian women’s group have united to help lift rural workers, especially women, from poverty and food insecurity. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is deepening its partnership with India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association to promote rural development and provide greater resources to rural women and youth in Asia and Africa.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Does your member database need a public relations campaign to convince your staff to rely on it again? Also: Snapchat tries something new. Your member database should be one of the most valuable things your association has. But what if your own staff doesn’t trust what you’ve been putting in there? Wes Trochlil of Effective Database Management says that, of course, you should be managing your database effectively.

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