Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

We’re always collecting your feedback from a variety of sources to inform the direction Wild Apricot takes. This month sees us taking our commitment to collecting feedback to new heights. We've implemented software usability testing that allows select users to test out upcoming features before they are released!

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Software 211

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

At the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, member-get-a-member is more than a one-time campaign. Its long-running Top Hand Club confers elite status upon members who refer new members to the association. Here’s how NCBA turns its true believers into busy recruiters. In a post about “member-get-a-member” campaigns two weeks ago, I posed a dream scenario, one in which your members do all your recruitment for you.

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Recruiting Recruitment Newsletter DC 83

Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Chris Messina hacked a piano for a standing desk. There has been more and more research coming out on the health dangers of sitting too much during the work day and the benefits of standing and walking while you work. This recent article does a great job summarizing the newest research studies , but more importantly it reports that medical experts and researchers are starting to devise formulas for how long we should be sitting at work to avoid adverse effects.

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Cost System Education Report 61

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The beer industry celebrates some of the best varieties around as the number of breweries in America rapidly approaches an all-time high. How do you cheer the rapid growth and rising popularity of the craft beer industry? By sampling lots of suds, of course! The Great American Beer Festival , one of the Brewers Association ‘s biggest annual events, concluded last week with an awards ceremony, at which 242 breweries were honored for their craftsmanship.

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Sample America Industry Course 77

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Wired4Leadership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

What’s the difference between being consistent and being predictable? When you’re talking leadership, there are five ways consistency wins every time. It is important you not confuse consistent leadership with predictable leadership. While some believe predictable leadership is the equivalent of good leadership, it isn’t even close.

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Leadership 45